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Creole Roots, Sinners, and Gravediggers: The Blues According to Chris Thomas King
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Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley A New Episode from Jack Dappa Blues Radio “The Blues didn’t start in the Mississippi Delta — it began in Louisiana.”That’s the claim — and cultural correction — that Grammy and CMA Award-winning Bluesman Chris Thomas King boldly makes. In this culturally rich episode of Jack Dappa Blues Radio,…
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Carrying the Tune Forward: Honoring the Legacy of NANM in the Work of Jack Dappa Blues
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By: Lamont Jack Pearley Since its founding in 1919, the National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM) has played an essential role in preserving, promoting, and uplifting African American musical traditions. As the oldest organization dedicated to the development and support of Black musicians, composers, and educators, NANM has championed the artistry and cultural power…
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There’s Not One Way to Be Black – A Conversation with Honeychild Coleman
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In this electrifying episode of Jack Dappa Blues, I sit down with the powerhouse that is Honeychild Coleman—a pioneering force in the world of punk, blues, and avant-garde music. A Louisville native and Brooklyn-based artist, Honeychild’s journey has taken her from busking in the New York subway to collaborating with legends like The Slits,…
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Misty Blues: A Live Tribute To Odetta
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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 Legendary singer and activist Odetta, Coleman and crew have been working towards…
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The Blues Society – Memphis Country Blues Festival
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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 in the 1920s but were living in obscurity by the 1960s.…
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Cultural Conservation – The Attack on Blues Legacy and Land
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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 or last attack on the Hurt Family museum, land, or legacy. A…
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The Lady and the Empress! Lady D’s One Woman Bessie Tribute Show
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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 of The Lady and the Empress, a one-woman show about the life…
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Hannah Mayree and the Black Banjo Reclamation Project
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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 art lends itself as a tool for redesigning and reconnecting to…
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Kristina R. Gaddy- Well of Souls
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Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley In this episode, I will speak with Kristina R. Gaddy about her journey and New York Times best-selling book, Well of Souls – Uncovering The Banjo’s Hidden History. Kristina R. Gaddy is an award-winning writer who believes in the power of narrative nonfiction to bring stories from the past…
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Black & Indian Folklife, Storyville, Oklahoma, & The Blues
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By: Lamont Jack Pearley There is excellent Black Folklife, Indian Folklore, Black Music, AND educational oral history in Kentucky and nationally that Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Foundation archives and builds a repository for. In this episode, I discuss Storyville, Oklahoma, Freedmen, Blues, and the People of the Blues To Raise Cultural and Ethnic…