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Category Archives: music
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
Q&A with Yellow Power Yellow Soul editor Tamara Roberts
in asian american studies, interviews, music
Tagged Asian American Experience, Fred Ho, jazz, Tamara Roberts, Yellow Power Yellow Soul
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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
Fred Ho brings Yellow Power to NYC Museum of Chinese in America
in asian american studies, author events, film, music, press events, radical studies, Uncategorized
Tagged Fred Ho, Kevin Fellezs, Museum of Chinese in America, Yellow Power Yellow Soul
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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
Twentieth Century Drifter wins country music book award
in american history, awards, music
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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
George Jones and WSM
in music, Uncategorized
Tagged Air Castle of the South, Craig Havighurst, George Jones, Grand Ole Opry, 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
Pretty Good for a Girl: Women in Bluegrass book trailer
in american history, author commentary, music, women's history
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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
Excerpt from Charles Ives in the Mirror
in book design, music
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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
Stephen Wade on WGN-TV
in Chicago, folklore, music
Tagged banjo, Chicago, Chicken Man, music, Old Town School of Folk Music
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Read an excerpt from One Woman in a Hundred
in authors, biography, music
Tagged Edna Phillips, harp, Mary Sue Welsh, One Woman in a Hundred, Philadelphia orchestra
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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
















Q&A with Murphy Hicks Henry, author of Pretty Good for a Girl
Posted by sfastMurphy 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 →