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  • Black Blues Women

    Black Blues Women

    Navigating Hostile Environments, Negotiating Power and Authority Written By: Lamont Jack Pearley The sexualization of Black women in entertainment is neither a recent nor peripheral phenomenon. From Lucille Bogan and Ma Rainey to Koko Taylor and Etta James, and now to their artistic descendants like Lil’ Kim, Nicki Minaj, and Megan Thee Stallion, Black…

  • Brei Carter: Country Singer-Songwriter

    Brei Carter: Country Singer-Songwriter

    By: Lamont Jack Pearley On this episode, I speak with Brei Carter, Country Singer-Songwriter about her journey in Music and her signing with Brown Lee Entertainment For Exclusive Global Music Distribution & Digital Marketing. Emerging crossover country and southern pop recording artist Brei Carter is proof that sometimes faith, patience and time pays off.…

  • Black & Indian Folklife, Storyville, Oklahoma, & The Blues

    Black & Indian Folklife, Storyville, Oklahoma, & The Blues

    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…

  • Glen David Andrews

    Glen David Andrews

    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…

  • Dolphin’s Of Hollywood – The John Dolphin Story

    Dolphin’s Of Hollywood – The John Dolphin Story

    Published by: Lamont Jack Pearley What does Dolomite, Lawanda Page, Scatman Crothers, Sam Cooke Pee Wee Crayton, T- Bone Walker, Johnny Lee Hooker, Bill Brown, Clyde McPhatter, Charlie White, and King Records have in common with Central Avenue? The answer is, John Dolphin and his owner-operated open 24/7 record shop rightfully named “Dolphin’s of…

  • Peetie Wheatstraw Reloaded

    Peetie Wheatstraw Reloaded

    On this episode of Jack Dappa Blues, I speak to William Bunch, AKA Peetie Wheatstraws Great Nephews about the remastered and remixed Peetie Wheatstraw album that was released on His Birthday, December 21st, 2019.  James Bunch, Peetie’s great Nephew, and his son n law Ricco Doty own Peetie’s publishing and are on a mission…

  • AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLKLORIST DOC SERIES EP6

    AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLKLORIST DOC SERIES EP6

    The African American Folklorist Doc Series Ep 6 title – “Who Knows Our Story Better Than Us” Guest – Langston Collin Wilkins – Folklorist & Ethnomusicologist.

  • AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLKLORIST DOC SERIES EP5

    AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLKLORIST DOC SERIES EP5

    The African American Folklorist Doc Series Ep 4 title – “Who Is Black Enough?” Guest Gabriel Greaves – Scholar, Activist & Historian

  • AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLKLORIST DOC SERIES EP4

    AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLKLORIST DOC SERIES EP4

    The African American Folklorist Doc Series Ep 4 title – “Who Is Black Enough?” Guest Gabriel Greaves – Scholar, Activist & Historian – James Lane – Community Scholar, Folklorist and Archie Green Fellowship Winner.

  • AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLKLORIST DOC SERIES EP3

    AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLKLORIST DOC SERIES EP3

    “Discovering Folklore Through Hip Hop” Guest – Langston Collin Wilkins – Folklorist & Ethnomusicologist.