A man of robust passions and, at times, confounding candor, he wore his tumultuous personal life, including his homosexuality, on his sleeve.
Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine called James one of the best blues performers of the twentieth century and wrote in his review of the album that "she still possesses an exceptionally strong voice, robust and filled with passion".
In his memoirs, Symonds identifies as a Mittel-Urning, who is drawn to "the male sex during the period of adolescence and early manhood; [and] who is not marked either by an effeminate passion for robust adults [Weibling] or by a predilection for young boys [Mannling]".
By the mid-1990s, he was developing a passion for the more robust work of Paul Evans, Harry Bertoia, George Nakashima, Phillip Lloyd Powell and Klaus Ihlenfeld.
"I too believed that we had established a collaborative, albeit it at times robust relationship, built on our mutual passion for Indigenous education," Pearson said.
"Rififi" successfully transposed American noir to France, while "He Who Must Die," a robust adaptation of Kazantzakis's "Greek Passion" by Dassin and a fellow blacklistee, Ben Barzman, suggests a militant version of John Ford's "Grapes of Wrath".
The Spanish have exported their taste for such liqueurs as ojen and anisado to Latin America, where they appear in forms such as Colombia's robust aguardiente anisado.France, of course, has its passion for pastis.
Mr. Honeysucker deployed his robust, penetrating trombone of a voice with a thrilling passion and precision.
One of the strengths of the meeting was the robust debate amongst the researchers, alongside the energy and passion of the parents.
It was then that Jackie discovered her passion for connecting with women through building and growing robust online communities.
