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Hot Supper
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Published/Written by Lamont Jack Pearley In the late 1980’s throughout the 1990’s I attended several social gatherings from the south to the northeast in which I had no idea, that in fact, I was living a piece of history and tradition shared by my ancestors. This living history and traditional space was once called…
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NAMA Harlem’s Rich History
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Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley NAMA Harlem, also known as The New Amsterdam Musical Association is a staple of the Harlem community as it is with the History of African American Music, Entertainment and Heritage. On this episode, Arthur Brown, Vice President of the legendary organization walks us through the story of NAMA…
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Why it’s important to preserve and document family history w/ Jontavios Willis
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On this segment of the Jack Dappa Blues Radio show, Jontavious Willis, Blues Musician and historian, shares with me the reason he produced an interview series featuring his grandparents at their home in Greenville, GA. We discover the history of his family, the conditions of Black Life in America and the stories that accompany…
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Jim Alexander documenting African American Culture
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On this episode I talk to Photographer Jim Alexander who was born to contractor David Alexander and Frances James Alexander on August 7, 1935 in Waldwick, New Jersey. In 1968 Alexander began to document the local and national response to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Earning a reputation as a documentary…
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Jack Dappa Blues Interview W/ Marquise Knox
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Published By Lamont Jack Pearley On this episode of Talking Bout The Blues, I spoke with St. Louis Bluesman Marquise Knox, who shares how the Blues was passed down to him through his family, and the importance of the connection to Blues and African American Heritage. Born St. Louis Mo, Marquise hails from a…
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Jack Dappa Blues interview W/ Bobby Rush
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Published By Lamont Jack Pearley on this episode of Jack Dappa Blues ‘Talkin Bout The Blues’ I have the honor to speak with the living Legend Bobby Rush!! 50 years strong in the Blues Music business, and has a new album out!!