The National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc., (Hall of Fame) hosts an Annual Competition of Black College Gospel Choirs Competition. Designed to showcase the musical talents of gospel choirs from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) from all over the country, the competition is hosted by legendary gospel music pioneer, Dr. Bobby Jones. North … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: HBCU Gospel Choirs
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Friday Afternoon Thread: Chicago Soul – Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly regarded as a pioneer of funk and of … [Read more...] about Friday Afternoon Thread: Chicago Soul – Curtis Mayfield
Thursday Afternoon Thread: The Chicago Blues
The one, the only, the incomparable - DINAH WASHINGTON Evil Gal Blues … [Read more...] about Thursday Afternoon Thread: The Chicago Blues
Wednesday Afternoon Thread: The Chicago Blues
The Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago, Illinois, by taking the basic acoustic guitar and harmonica-based Delta blues, making the harmonica louder with a microphone and an instrument amplifier, and adding electrically amplified guitar, amplified bass guitar, drums, piano and sometimes saxophone and trumpet. The music developed in the first half of … [Read more...] about Wednesday Afternoon Thread: The Chicago Blues
Wednesday Open Thread: African American WhizKids
Happy Hump Day Obots! We continue to pay tribute to our talented and smart youth. Sujari Britt (From Ebony.com) Music's classical world is buzzing around the globe about the phenomenally talented child prodigy, cellist Sujari Britt. At just 11-years-old this past April, her extraordinarily deep understanding of music and her technical prowess have bought cheers and … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African American WhizKids