Live at the Apollo by James Brown
Live at the Apollo by James Brown In 1962, James Brown‘s stage show was hitting its peak and he wanted to capture these dynamic performances…
Tag: American Music History
The Times, They Were a Changin’
The Times, They Were a Changin’ “The songs are there. They exist all by themselves just waiting for someone to write them down. I just…
History of the Blues, Part 2
History of the Blues, Part 2 In the second and final part of the series, we look at American blues as it fanned out into…
Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize
Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize In an unprecedented move, Bob Dylan has become the first musical composer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature on…
History of the Blues, Part 1
History of the Blues, Part 1 We examine the evolution of American blues from the start of the 20the century into the early 1940s. This…