I had the same conversation over and over again when I was conducting research for my doctoral dissertation on contemporary black gospel music. When I spoke to older churchgoers—dozens of [...]
Many Americans are uncomfortable with the very idea of black people living in the rural South. “Black” plus “rural,” for them, evokes images of slavery and of the “Strange Fruit” hanging from [...]
The podcast Crazy Good Turns, that celebrate nonprofits and people who do crazy good turns for others, premiered their episode on Music Maker Relief Foundation today. The episode features partner [...]
Following in a line of black country singers that include Charley Pride, Linda Martell, Ray Charles and more recently Darius Rucker, Sam Frazier, Jr. sings the sweet songs that have defined [...]
Relying on the local pawn shop seems to be a running theme in the blues. A double edged sword though, you have to drop off your instrument, your main squeeze, with the hopes that she’ll be [...]
Albert White & the Rockers by Albert White Albert White started the Rockers with a group of his high school buddies. At the time, they all played guitar, so they began with the division of [...]
For this year’s Black History Month I have decided to write about what I feel is one of the boldest institutions celebrating Black History in America at this time: The National Museum of [...]
