Bill Graham
Editor's Note: As a teenager growing up in NYC, Bill Graham's voice was one that I heard frequently on the...
Darrell McNeill
Remembering Fred White (that’s the way of the world)
There's a story in Maurice White's fascinating biography "Shining Star" that has always stuck with me, about the recording of...
Greg Tate – RIP
Our Man Tate: A Living Memoriam By Darrell M. McNeill “If you’re not a reality, whose myth are you? If...
BRC Tributes (Curtis Mayfield concert – NYC 11/5/2022)
Curtis Mayfield The work to date… We're about a month from the target. The behind-the-scenes hustle and grind continues, but...
Aretha – She was OURS, WE made her Queen. WE gave her the crown…
By Darrell McNeill She was OURS... WE made her Queen. WE gave her the crown... She didn't ask for it....
The Quizzical Case Against Lee “Scratch” Perry: The Most Important Producer You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of
The selective acknowledgement of Black genius by mainstream pop music and its gatekeepers weighs like an anchor on the collective...
Remembering Rolling Stones/Charlie Watts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqE-owTaqVI A few years ago a Soul-Patrol Newsletter reader sent in the following question: Bob you have made it clear...
Remembering Biz Markie (Darrell McNeil)
King Biz Markie…Nobody beat The Biz… Because nobody hated The Biz… It’s just that simple. That’s LITERALLY the greatest achievement...
WILL IT GO ‘ROUND IN CIRCLES? – THE CONFLICTED LEGACY OF BILLY PRESTON
Billy Preston is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This is a rudimentary statement of fact—do with...
PART 2 ACRES AND MULES ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION: WHAT BLACK SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY MUST LOOK LIKE AFTER 2020
A Critique in (Originally Three, Now) Four Parts Part 1 Link: PART 2 This is the second part of what...
