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This week's morning threads are highlighting fantastic guitar players. Today's guitarist, Barbara Lynn. Barbara Lynn (born Barbara Lynn Ozen, later Barbara Lynn Cumby, January 16, 1942) is an American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for her R&B chart-topping hit, "You'll Lose a Good Thing" (1962). In 2018, Lynn … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Female Guitarists

Happy Tuesday POU! This week's morning theme will highlight prolific black female guitarists. Today's thread will highlight Elizabeth Cotten. Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (née Nevills) (January 5, 1893–June 29, 1987) was an American blues and folk musician, singer, and songwriter. A self-taught left-handed guitarist, Cotten developed her own original style. She played … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Female Guitarists

Happy Monday, POU! Good morning. This week's morning threads will highlight some fantastic black female guitarists. Beverly "Guitar" Watkins (April 6, 1939—October 1, 2019) was an American blues guitarist. Sandra Pointer-Jones wrote, "Beverly Watkins is a pyrotechnic guitar maven whose searing, ballistic attacks on the guitar have become allegorical tales within the blues … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Female Guitarists

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Happy Thursday! Good morning. Today we will highlight C.R. Patterson and Sons automobile company. The C.R. Patterson & Sons Company was a carriage building firm and the first African American-owned automobile manufacturer. The company was founded by Charles Richard Patterson, who was born into slavery in April 1833 on a plantation in Virginia. His parents were Nancy … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: More African-American History You Probably Weren’t Taught in School