Soul-Patrol Newsletter - Black History Month Broadcasts - Bradd Marquis/Sam Cooke, "Doc" Ric Wilson/Mandrill

Soul-Patrol is now in it's 26th year. For each one of those years we have celebrated a concept known as Black History Month and we have done so with pride. Each year doing this has been well received for the most part and I am certainly happy about that. However, each year there is always a "peanut gallery" who complain that the concept of Black History Month is outdated and that for us to celebrate it is "old fashioned/irrelevant." I couldn't disagree more. In fact in 2022 it's even more relevant given the MAGA opposition to the teaching of any concepts that might make white folks "uncomfortable." I say that if reading about Black History makes you "uncomfortable," imagine how "uncomfortable" it must have been to have lived it? (we aren't going to stop)

Excited to welcome artist BRADD MARQIS to Soul-Patrol to kick off Black History Month on 2/3 @ 8pm eastern. He is bringing us the legacy of SAM COOKE into 2022, just when we need it most! Don't forget to register & attend the BRADD MARQIS interview and SAM COOKE tribute.

Registration Link:

http://soul-patrol.com/webinars/soul-patrol-spotlight-sam-cooke-tribute/

Soul-Patrol is proud to present MANDRILL FIUNDING MEMBER: RIC "DOC" WILSON INTERVIEW + BOX SET RELEASE PARTY 2/8 @ 8pm est

Mandrill formed in Brooklyn, New York City in 1968. The original band included three brothers: Carlos Wilson (trombone, percussion, vocals), Lou Wilson (1941-2013) (trumpet, percussion, vocals), and Ric Wilson (sax, percussion, vocals). The Wilson brothers were born in Panama and grew up in the Bedford–Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn. The brothers played music together from childhood, but also led diverse lives. Mandrill’s long standing founder, member, and Harvard College grad, Doctor Ricardo Wilson (known as “Doc Ric”) coupled his musical career with being a Cardiologist and Internal Medicine Specialist. Carlos Wilson, following his service as a Vietnam vet, was also one of the co-founders of Mandrill, bringing his Mannes School of Music writing and arranging skills to the group.

MANDRILL, who came “outta da bush” five decades ago, pushing the musical envelope with a hard-driving combination of heavy horns and heavy percussion deftly layered on a complex mix of Funk, Jazz, Latin, R&B, Rock and Afro-Caribbean sounds.

Registration Link:

http://soul-patrol.com/webinars/soul-patrol-spotlight-conversation-with-mandrill

Oh.....and we got a LOT more on tap for Black History Month (stay tuned for Michael Henderson, Screening of the new movie WVOE - Voice of Ebony - a film about Black Radio History and Sly & the Family Stone Tribute w/Everyday People & Will Power)