My Name Is Precious by Precious Bryant During the holidays Music Maker always remembers our partner artists that are no longer with us, many whom our staff was very close with.  Music Maker’s work to document these incredible musicians gives one a feeling of great solace. Being able to look back through the photos and […]

One More Mile by Robert Lee Coleman Somebody loves Robert Lee Coleman, but he just doesn’t know who it is. Is it you? This track from Coleman’s 2012 album “One More Mile” sums up the giving season pretty well – because even when you don’t know who it is who’s sending you love, you sure […]

On Monday WRAL’s Scott Mason aired a piece about the Glorifying Vines Sisters, their home church and their trip to Switzerland in August. Watch the piece – HERE!

If there are a matriarch and patriarch of Music Maker, they must be Algia Mae Hinton and Eddie Tigner. Algia Mae Hinton is a Piedmont blues guitarist and buckdancer who, at 87, is as legendary for the musical community that continues to form around her, like moths to a brilliant flame, as she is for […]

Prison Blues by Neal Pattman Neal Pattman grew up one of fourteen children on a farm in Washington County, GA. He lost his right arm in an accident with a wagon wheel when he was seven. From an early age, he played harmonica on the streets of Athens, GA. He fed himself on the tips […]