Remembering Harvey Fuqua: The Man Behind the Music
I originally wrote this upon learning of the passing of Harvey Fuqua. In keeping with our celebration of the 25th...
Newsletter/Email Blast
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...
“Whitey on the Moon” or Summer Of Soul and the Legacy of the Harlem Cultural Festival
Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is the directorial debut of Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, a...
Soul-Patrol 25 – Wall of Fame
In the memory of those no longer with us and the huge contribution they made to our site while they...
LOUIS JORDAN
One day on the Eighth of July 1908, a man named Louis Jordan, was made flesh, in Brinkley, Arkansas. Son...
Book Recommendation – After Dark: Birth of The Disco Dance Party
I'd like to make a book recommendation. If you have ever been to Lucifers, Leviticus, Justines, Brandi, Bogards in Manhattan,...
IT WASN’T JUST TULSA…
Many of you, I am sure, are just learning about the massacre in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma on...
Review – High On The Hog (Alison Crockett)
As I finished watching the Netflix series “High on the Hog” I feel strangely satisfied and upset at the same...
Music Education (Alison Crockett)
Music educator thoughts: As I am writing lesson plans for my song workshops for children I looked for simple resources...
RIP Shock G
I was saddened earlier today when I learned of the passing of Shock G. Although I knew of him from...
