"Hadda be Playin' on the Jukebox" is a poem that has been performed to music by Rage Against The Machine. Who was the original poet?
Hadda Be Playing on the Jukebox "Hadda be Playin' on the Jukebox" is a poem written by Allen Ginsberg in 1975. It has been performed live, with accompanying music, by the band Rage Against the Machine, appearing on their album "Live & Rare".
A. B. Spellman Alfred B. Spellman (born August 12, 1935), is an African-American poet, music critic, music historian, arts administrator, and author. He first garnered attention for his 1965 book of poems entitled "The Beautiful Days". In 1966 he published a highly influential book on the history of African-American music entitled "Four Lives in the Bebop Business" (aka "Black Music: Four Lives"; Random House). From 1975 to 2005 he worked as an Arts Administrator for the National Endowment for the Arts. He has been particularly instrumental in supporting and forwarding jazz music within the United States.