Nile Gregory Rodgers (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, producer, and guitarist. He is the lead guitarist and co-founding member with Bernard Edwards of the band Chic, which has been active since 1976 and was one of the most successful groups of the disco era. Although he recorded three solo albums during the 1980's and 1990's, and one as part of the … [Read more...] about Sunday Musical Brunch Open Thread: The Influence and Stylings of Nile Rodgers
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Saturday Open Thread: African Americans and Appalachian History
Welcome to the Weekend Baby BAY-BEH!! Hick-Hop?!? Yes.......Hick-Hop Hip Hop Meets The Hollow Some call the unusual blend of rural and urban music hillbilly hip-hop. Others call it hick-hop. The collaboration of banjos, fiddles and drums set to a beat that would leave a rapper out of breath was created to reach inmates from big cities who are in rural Appalachian … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African Americans and Appalachian History
Sunday Musical Brunch Open Thread: Jeffrey Osborne
Jeffrey Linton Osborne (born March 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, lyricist and lead singer of the band,L.T.D.. … [Read more...] about Sunday Musical Brunch Open Thread: Jeffrey Osborne
POU Live Chat: 56th Annual Grammy Awards
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Sunday Open Thread: Paying Tribute to Fletcher Henderson
Who's Fletcher Henderson you say? (or at least I did before yesterday) You've no doubt heard of Benny Goodman. Did you know many of his recordings were actually written and arranged by this man? In 1934, financial problems forced Fletcher Henderson to sell some of his best arrangements to Benny Goodman, who was then in the process of starting his own band. Henderson's … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Paying Tribute to Fletcher Henderson