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Who’s Got the Blues & Why Lecture – Dr. Daphne Duval-Harrison
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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 oldest known celebration of the abolition of slavery in…
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African American Tribal Music Revisited: A Blues Ecological and Narrative Reframing
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Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley African American Tribal Music What I once called African American Tribal Music — a term that sought to name the deep, complex musical expressions of Black people in America — is now sharpened by the theoretical lenses of Blues Ecology, Blues Narrative, and Black Southern Afro-Indigenous epistemologies. These frameworks allow us to understand our…
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Treme – African American Tribal Music and The Black Experience
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Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley Most people don’t think to associate the word Tribe or Tribal with African American. For the most part, African and Native American usually comes to mind. However, the irony of the names “African American” and “Native American” are really names that describe the same group of people. Recently, I…
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Peidmont Blūz Acoustic Duo- Living The Tradition
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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 the Piedmont style and their mission is to…
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Combating the Blues of our Community w/ SEANNE N. MURRAY
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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, known by the acronym SNM, her initials and…
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Shemieka Copeland – Blues Legacy
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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 her to sing at home and even brought…
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MOSES CROUCH – Full Interview
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Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley Moses Crouch speaks about musicianship, being honest in the history of Blues and his inspirations.
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Adam Gussow – Beyond The Crossroads
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Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley On this episode I speak with arthur and Blues Harp Musician Adam Gussow about his latest book Beyond The Crossroads, the ongoing dialog about Blues, the Church and the devil and the Myth of Robert Johnson. Adam Gussow is an associate professor of English and Southern Studies. A member…
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The Perry’s – Blues Royal Family
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Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley On this episode I get the honor to speak with Bill HowlNMADD Perry and Shy Perry. We discuss their deep Mississippi Roots, Musicianship, and the Perry Way of entertaining and song writing!
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Jock Webb Sr – The Blues is The Soul of A Man
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Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Podcast – Jock Webb Sr, Alabama native Blues Harmonica Musician speaks on the truth of the Blues, the experience of The Blues and African American’s.. Blues in The Bible and The soul of a man makes it’s Blues!