Category Archives: music

June 6, 2013

Some Southern Soul Blues in Chicago

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Chicago’s legendary Blues Festival kicks off today in Millennium Park. Friday’s Grant Park headliner is Bobby Rush, a prominent figure in the book Southern Soul Blues.  Author David Whiteis describes Rush on stage as “fluidity in motion — at any … Continue reading →

May 31, 2013

Q&A with Yellow Power Yellow Soul editor Tamara Roberts

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Musician and activist Fred Ho has inspired many people in many ways.  His avant-garde saxophone playing and composition has pushed the boundaries of jazz music.  His infusion of political theory and activism into his art has crossed over into multiple … Continue reading →

May 11, 2013

Q&A with Murphy Hicks Henry, author of Pretty Good for a Girl

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Murphy Hicks Henry is a professional banjo player and writer who founded the Women in Bluegrass newsletter and has written regularly for Bluegrass Unlimited and Banjo Newsletter. She answered our questions about her book Pretty Good for a Girl: Women in … Continue reading →

May 9, 2013

Fred Ho brings Yellow Power to NYC Museum of Chinese in America

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On April 25, The Museum of Chinese in America hosted “A Night With the Dragon” honoring the life and work of Fred Ho. The musician and activist was on hand to sign copies of the University of Illinois Press book Yellow Power … Continue reading →

May 7, 2013

Twentieth Century Drifter wins country music book award

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Diane Diekman’s book, Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins, will receive the Belmont Country Music Book of the Year Award given by the Mike Curb Entertainment and Music Business Program at Belmont University. The award ceremony will take place during … Continue reading →

April 26, 2013

George Jones and WSM

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Rest in Peace, country legend George Jones. As Craig Havighurst writes in the introduction of his book Air Castle of the South, Jones was one of the members of Nashville royalty to step up in support of WSM –  the … Continue reading →

April 24, 2013

Pretty Good for a Girl: Women in Bluegrass book trailer

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In May 2013 we will publish Murphy Henry’s new book Pretty Good for a Girl: Women in Bluegrass, which documents the musical lives of more than seventy women including Sally Ann Forrester, Alison Krauss, Rhonda Vincent, the Dixie Chicks, Bessie Lee … Continue reading →

April 12, 2013

Excerpt from Charles Ives in the Mirror

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Charles Ives in the Mirror just arrived from the printer, and it is bright! I think it conveys the mood of the book well. Here’s an excerpt so you can decide for yourself: “Early in 1921, several hundred Americans were … Continue reading →

April 8, 2013

Stephen Wade on WGN-TV

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  Stephen Wade, author the recent book The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience, was a guest on the April 8, 2013, edition of WGN-TV’s Midday News.

March 22, 2013

Read an excerpt from One Woman in a Hundred

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SymphonyNOW has posted an excerpt from Mary Sue Welsh’s book about trailblazing harpist Edna Phillips, One Woman in a Hundred. Phillips was the first woman to hold a principal chair in any major American orchestra when she was chosen by … Continue reading →