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Tony Thomas – The Origins of The Banjo

The Banjo is a very popular instrument, and it's popularity is currently growing rapidly. However, there's a convoluted and misconstrued history of this instrument. On today's episode of Jack Dappa Blues Podcast, I speak with Tony Thomas, African American Banjo Scholar, about the…

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Joyce Jones Mississippi She’Wolf Blues

Joyce She’Wolf Jones is a soulful North Mississippi Blues artist from Potts Camp, MS. Joyce began singing in church at the age of five. She began cultivating her Blues roots after the birth of her son in 1984. Her son, her greatest fan,…

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Cam Kimbrough Generational Blues

How can you pinpoint the exact time when one’s musical story/blues journey begins? The first chance visit to the local juke joint, the first ever time feeling a pair of drums sticks in your hand, the first time ever singing in church, the first…

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Yella P Memphis Blues

Damion Kereem Pearson, aka ‘Yella P,’ is a multifaceted artist from Memphis creating a sound rooted in the Delta blues with shades of soul, gospel, and hip-hop. Mostly self-taught, Damion began playing harmonica at age 13, saving up his lunch money for a…

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Soundtrack of America

My plans for Tuesday night, the 9th of April, was to watch the premiering 1st episode of "Reconstruction, America After The Civil War" by Dr. Louis Henry Gates Jr. on PBS. Considering my work and platform speaks of and presents the reconstruction era…

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Dom Flemons – Understanding Blackface, Minstrelsy and Early Black Entertainment

On this episode of Jack Dappa Blues I speak with the American Songster Dom Flemons about how Blackface, Minstrelsy and African American Traditional Music morphed into America's top entertainment industry Launching the careers of many African American musicians and writers we celebrate. In…

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The African American Folklorist – Charlotte Forten Grimke Ep 1

The African American Folklorist Podcast Series - Charlotte Forten Grimke - The First series of the African American Folklorist will be covering the works, journals and lineage of Charlotte Forten Grimke. Documented as the first person to record Black Spirituals on her excursion…

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Freddye Stover – Pittsburgh Blues Singer

Winner of 2017 Pittsburgh Music Awards: Best Blues Band & Best Album for "Lady of The Blues" As Pittsburgh's Lady Of Lady Of The Blues, Miss Freddye keeps the blues alive in her native hometown, She started singing in church at a young age.…

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Chris Thomas King – The True Origins of The Blues

As Black History Month comes to an end the Grammy's are long gone, post his open letter about the miseducation and representation of the Blues category nomination process, I sit down in Time Square New York to speak with Chris Thomas King. On…

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King Solomon Hicks – NYC Blues

KING” SOLOMON HICKS IS A 22-YEAR-OLD GUITARIST/VOCALIST FROM THE UPPER WEST SIDE OF NEW YORK CITY AKA HARLEM, NY. At the age of 13 Solomon, NYC Blues Musician, started playing with the Cotton Club 17-piece band as Lead Guitarist and still continues to…

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Tony Thomas – The Origins of The Banjo

Joyce Jones Mississippi She’Wolf Blues

Cam Kimbrough Generational Blues

Yella P Memphis Blues

Soundtrack of America

Dom Flemons – Understanding Blackface, Minstrelsy and Early Black Entertainment

The African American Folklorist – Charlotte Forten Grimke Ep 1

Freddye Stover – Pittsburgh Blues Singer

Chris Thomas King – The True Origins of The Blues

King Solomon Hicks – NYC Blues

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