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August 30, 2013 (August 28, 2013)

Read an excerpt from Pretty Good for a Girl

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PopMatters has posted an excerpt from Murphy Hicks Henry’s book about influential and often overlooked women in bluegrass, Pretty Good for a Girl. The first book devoted entirely to women in bluegrass, […]

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August 29, 2013 (August 28, 2013)

Happy birthday, Charlie Parker

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Jazz giant Charlie “Bird” Parker was born on August 29, 1920 in Kansas City. During his short life—he died at age 34—Parker became one of the most influential figures in […]

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August 23, 2013 (August 21, 2013)

Q&A with In Her Own Words author Jennifer Kelly

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Jennifer Kelly is director of choral activities and associate professor of music at Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, she is also the artistic director of the Concord Chamber Singers and the author of […]

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August 22, 2013

New Editor Appointed for American Music

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We’re very pleased to announce that Michael Pisani will be the next Editor of our journal, American Music, beginning in January 2014. Pisani, a renowned scholar, author, pianist, and conductor, brings […]

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August 21, 2013

Remembering jazz pianist and author Marian McPartland

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Jazz performer and musical ambassador Marian McPartland, passed away this week at her home in Port Washington, N.Y. at age 95. In addition to a performance career that took off […]

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August 18, 2013 (August 15, 2013)

Happy birthday to Ola Belle Reed

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Although there is some slight dispute over her exact birthday, records say Ola Belle Campbell Reed, was born on August 18, 1916, in Lansing, North Carolina. She was the fourth of […]

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August 16, 2013 (August 16, 2013)

Q&A with Charles Ives in the Mirror author David C. Paul

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David C. Paul is an assistant professor of musicology and theory at the University of California, Santa Barbara and author of Charles Ives in the Mirror: American Histories of an […]

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August 14, 2013 (August 13, 2013)

Happy birthday to bluegrass pioneer Rose Maddox

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Rose Maddox, the lead singer of America’s “most colorful hillbilly band” the Maddox Brothers and Rose, was born on August 15, 1925. Rose went from very modest beginnings to fronting […]

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August 8, 2013 (August 14, 2013)

Q&A with James Doering author of The Great Orchestrator

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James M. Doering is a professor of music at Randolph-Macon College and author of The Great Orchestrator: Arthur Judson and American Arts Management.  We asked him a few questions about […]

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August 5, 2013 (August 14, 2013)

George Szell the teacher

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Orchestra and opera conductor George Szell was known not only for his prolific career and innovations, but also for his tempestuous personality. Referred to, even in his obituary, as a “tyrant of […]

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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 […]

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May 31, 2013 (May 24, 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 […]

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