In February we published Steve Cushing’s Blues Before Sunrise which features interviews with prominent blues players, producers, and deejays. Below is an excerpt from the introduction to Cushing’s chapter on Alberta […]
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Thomas Saler on WGN-TV
Thomas Saler, author of the new book Serving Genius: Carlo Maria Giulini, was interviewed March 24, 2010, on WGN-TV’s Midday News. […]
Lincoln T. Beauchamp Jr. on WGN-TV
Lincoln T. Beauchamp Jr., author of the new book BluesSpeak: The Best of the Original Chicago Blues Annual, was interviewed March 16, 2010, on WGN-TV’s Midday News. […]
Rounder’s 40th anniversary
The Wall Street Journal‘s Barry Mazor looks at Rounder Records’ 40th anniversary and speaks with Michael Scully, author of The Never-Ending Revival: Rounder Records and the Folk Alliance. Unlike most post-folk-revival […]
Blues before noon
Steve Cushing, author of the new book Blues Before Sunrise: The Radio Interviews, was interviewed March 1 on WGN-TV’s Midday News. […]
Steve Cushing on WGN-TV
Steve Cushing, author of the new book Blues Before Sunrise: The Radio Interviews, will be interviewed March 1, in the 11:00 a.m. hour, on WGN-TV’s Midday News. […]
Studying the Dead
I never liked the Grateful Dead. In high school I wrote a piece for the school newspaper on my Deadhead friend’s experience at a “punk rock” concert (I took him […]
Record Makers and Breakers available in paperback
John Broven’s critically acclaimed book Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneers will be published in paperback on Monday, February 22, 2010. A sample of […]
Graduation day
The Crown Prince of Soul celebrates a new graduating class. […]
Patrick Roberts Chicago media blitz
Watch Patrick Roberts, co-author of the new book Give ‘Em Soul, Richard! Race, Radio, and Rhythm and Blues in Chicago, on WGN-TV’s Midday News. Listen to Patrick Roberts on […]
The Crown Prince of Soul celebrated
On February 1, Columbia College’s Center for Black Music Research will host a private event to celebrate the publication of Give ‘Em Soul, Richard! Race, Radio, and Rhythm and Blues in […]
Man of Constant Education by Charles Joyner
Some years ago, Ralph Stanley made a fascinating comment on the life on a prominent touring musician. He told me that he was usually able to book Saturday performances close enough […]