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JJ Thames – Lifting Her Voice for the Blues
Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley   On this episode I have the privilege to speak with Jj Thames about her Journey to becoming the Mississippi Blues Diva! Raised in a General Motors fueled family, the classically and jazz trained JJ began performing at the tender age of…

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Beareather Reddy – A Champion For The Blues
Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley Beareather Reddy, vocalist/actress/producer, is a native of Sylvania, Georgia, received a B.A. in performance arts from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She has performed in numerous plays throughout the New York metropolitan area, including "The First Wife", "Going Homeless",…

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Michael Hill – Living Legend of New York Blues
Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley MICHAEL HILL Raised in the South Bronx, Michael Hill’s early exposure to music included Harry Belafonte, Jackie Wilson, Elvis Presley and many other artists heard on his father’s records. He took piano lessons at age seven and sang in…

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Who’s Got the Blues & Why Lecture – Dr. Daphne Duval-Harrison
Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley Dr. Daphne Harrison, former Chair of the Africana Studies, and Dr. Michelle Scott, Associate Professor of History, joined the Marc Steiner Show on Tuesday, June 19, for a segment called Juneteenth: Holiday Commemorating the Abolition of Slavery in Texas. The…
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Peidmont Blūz Acoustic Duo- Living The Tradition
Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley on this episode, I have the wonderful honor to speak with Ben and Valerie Turner, the Husband and Wife team that makes up Peidmont Bluz Acoustic Duo. The Piedmont Bluz acoustic duo is dedicated to the preservation of Country Blues and…

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Combating the Blues of our Community w/ SEANNE N. MURRAY
Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley This episode is part of a series from Jack Dappa Blues Radio called the Blues of the Black And Brown community from education to plain ole systematic racism. on this episode I have the honer to speak with Seanne N. Murray,…

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Shemieka Copeland – Blues Legacy
Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley On This episode I speak to Blues Legacy Shemekia Copeland. Shemekia Copeland was born in Harlem, New York on April 10, 1979, and came to her singing career naturally. Her bluesman father recognized his daughter’s talent early on. He always encouraged…

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