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Misty Blues: A Live Tribute To Odetta

Hosted and Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley Misty Blues⁠ and lead singer Gina Coleman celebrate 25 years of composing and performing original blues. They will be celebrating this feat on a Blues Cruise this coming Friday. With that, after an encounter with…

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The Blues Society – Memphis Country Blues Festival

Hosted and Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley THE BLUES SOCIETY⁠ is a re-evaluation of the 1960s seen through the lens of the Memphis Country Blues Festival (1966-1969). It’s the story of Blues masters like Furry Lewis and Robert Wilkins, who had attained fame…

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Cultural Conservation – The Attack on Blues Legacy and Land

Published and Hosted by: Lamont Jack Pearley In February of 2024, the Mississippi John Hurt Museum burned. The fire, believed to have been set intentionally, happened immediately after the Legendary Mississippi Blues Pioneer's cabin received landmark status. That was not the first…

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Juneteenth and African American Folklore

Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley As we celebrate JUNETEENTH, we must understand how Folklore and the Blues Narrative relate to this celebration. In this episode, I will discuss the celebration, what the celebration is actually about, and its connection to and significance…

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The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert

Published by: Lamont Jack Pearley Black Spirituals, Field Hollers, and Slave Seculars celebrate Black American Traditional Music and Experience. This show is dedicated to sharing and raising awareness of folklife, songs, dance, scripture, lyrics, and everything related to black Spirituals, Field Hollers,…

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The Lady and the Empress! Lady D’s One Woman Bessie Tribute Show

Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley On this episode of Jack Dappa Blues, enjoy the collaboration of Jack Dappa Blues Radio and Southern Ohio Folklife for a conversation w/ Lady D (West Virginia’s First Lady of Soul) to talk about her recent performance…

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Why Is It Always About Race? – “Country, Country Blues, and Blackness”

For some reason, when it comes to Country Music, most people do not associate it with black folk or folk musical expression. The thing is, country music, in its many forms, comes directly from black expression. i.e., the blues, country blues, and more.…

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Candice Ivory – Queen Of Avant Soul Sangs The Blues

Hosted and Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley Today, I speak with Candice Ivory about her new project, When The Levee Breaks. As said on her website After releasing three acclaimed albums of jazz-driven original songs, vocalist Candice Ivory reveals a whole new sound…

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Black Scholarship And Black Culture

Hosted and Published by: Lamont Jack Pearley Many Black Academic Scholars are also active practitioners in our respective cultures and traditions. That doesn't negate their ability to teach, mentor, or share skills and tricks of the trade with the folk. It actually makes…

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Hannah Mayree and the Black Banjo Reclamation Project

Pubished by: Lamont Jack Pearley On this episode, I speak with singer, songwriter, and music educator Hannah Mayree about her journey in music, culture, tradition, and the Black Banjo Reclamation Project. Hannah Mayree (she/her/they/them) is a creative facilitator and musician who's work and…

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Misty Blues: A Live Tribute To Odetta

The Blues Society – Memphis Country Blues Festival

Cultural Conservation – The Attack on Blues Legacy and Land

Juneteenth and African American Folklore

The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert

The Lady and the Empress! Lady D’s One Woman Bessie Tribute Show

Why Is It Always About Race? – “Country, Country Blues, and Blackness”

Candice Ivory – Queen Of Avant Soul Sangs The Blues

Black Scholarship And Black Culture

Hannah Mayree and the Black Banjo Reclamation Project

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