In this episode, I speak with Randy Jones. She breaks down the black Spirituals and the many misconceptions about them. Randye Jones is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from Bennett College in Greensboro.…
Published by: Lamont Jack Pearley
on this premiere episode of Black Spirituals, Field Hollers, and Slave Seculars series, David Evans ( tenured ethnomusicologist, folklorist, and Grammy Winner) and I discuss and listen to some of the songs from his 1966 recording of Reverand…
Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley
In this episode of jack Dappa Blues "The American Folklorist" I speak with American Cartoonist Joel Christian Gill. Joel shares with us his journey from painting to becoming a cartoonist, his role as a storyteller, his mission to…
Published by: Lamont Jack Pearley
in this episode of the African American Folklorist, I speak with Newton Lilavois, who is the founder and senior writer for this amazing comic publishing company called Dream Fury Comics. Our conversation focuses on Crescent City Monsters, which…
In this episode of the Jack Dappa Blues Radio Podcast, I speak with Eric Freeman, also known as "The Blueridge Boy" currently living real-life hobo blues. Eric shares with us his journey learning and playing the blues, his humble beginnings in the Appalachia…
In this episode of Jack Dappa Blues Radio, I speak with Actor, Write Director David Crownson, who is the creator and writer of the Comic Book Harriet Tubman, Demon Slayer. David shares with us the inception of the comic, the need for a…
In this episode of The Jack Dappa Blues Radio Podcast, I speak to co-authors Dr. Tyler D. Parry and Dr. Chaz Yingling about their book in the works Slave Hounds, Abolition and The Americas. 40 pages of the book are currently available at…
In this episode of Jack Dappa Blues Radio, I speak with America's Folk and Blues Singer Veronika Jackson. She shares with us her journey of making her latest album, "The Woman I Am", and states that "In these trying times, encouragement and a…
Queen Chief Elwin Warhorse Gillum, the host of Cookin' With Chief, is the Queen of Tchefuncta Nation and the Chief of the Chahta Tribe. As appointed by the 365 Elders (Blood Members) of the Tribe, she was appointed the Chief of the Tribe…
In this episode of Jack Dappa Blues Radio, I speak with Joseph 'Mojo' Morganfield, the youngest son of Muddy Waters.
BIO - Joseph Morganfield, Born April 14, 1964, in Chicago Illinois. Joseph is the youngest son of the World Famous Muddy Waters. Joseph began…