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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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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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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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What Really Happened in Tulsa
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The Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma After sitting in and listening to the presentation “Greenwood’s Past, Present, and Future” at this year’s #American #Folklore Society Conference in #Tulsa, #Oklahoma, where Quraysh Ali Lansana (Tri-City Collective) Carlos A Moreno (Tri-City Collective) shared the true story of the happenings before, during and after the #1921Riots of…
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Glen David Andrews
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Treme’s Trombone Singer By Lamont Jack Pearley On this episode, I speak with Glen David Andrews, born and raised in Treme‘s 6 Ward, only blocks away from the historical Congo Square in New Orleans, Louisiana! Andrews shares that the gumbo of New Orleans culture is evident in the music and traditions and should be…
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Northeast Bluestrail Ep 1
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The Northeast Blues Trail is the story of African American Traditional Music Practitioners who reside in the Northeast,
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Texas Blues – Mance Lipscomb
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Episode One Celebrating the Rich history of Texas Blues, Jack Dappa Blues Public media has produced an original series in association with the Lonestar Blues and Heritage Festival highlighting Texas Blues Legends. Lonestar Blues and Heritage festivals’ mission is to raise awareness of the rich history of Texas blues, as well as platform today’s…
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Blues in The Bible pt 1
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Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley “Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the…
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Jamal Joseph and the Legacy of The Black Panthers – RACE+FILM+MUSIC
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Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Foundation presents the series “Race + Film + Music”. On this pilot episode I speak with Activist, Professor, Writer and Mentor Jamal Joseph about his legacy as a Black Panther, the Blues of fighting for African American Liberation and his journey to becoming a…