In the mid-1990s, while touring to support her ‘Just For You’ CD, Gladys Knight would say to her audiences, “I know a lot of the young artists look at me and wonder, ‘What you still doin’ here?’”. We knew what she meant. Gladys was a middle-aged woman who cut her first record in 1958–when television was relatively new. Yet here she stood, so many decades later, still recording, still packing theaters year round and still sending folks home happy. So check out this tribute to a Soul Legend – Gladys Knight. In the annals of rock and soul music, she was…
Jazz Music Recordings and Education Benefits
I listen to a lot of jazz, mostly early jazz from the 60′s and late 50′s. There’s so much to say about Jazz Music recordings and educational benefits! These are classic recordings that move me because the artists have managed to share their art with us on precious recordings. Today, too many people use their iPhone to listen to music, and that’s too bad because the music on your iPhone is compressed and, as such, it loses some of its sonic capabilities. I know who has time to sit at home and listen to great music? You would if you…
The Story of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame
This post tells you the story of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. The state of Georgia has produced a musical dynasty whose contributions shaped and defined American music, including the “Father of Gospel Music” Dr. Thomas Andrew Dorsey; the “Mother of the Blues” Gertrude “Ma” Rainey; the “Godfather of Soul” James Brown; the “Architect of Rock-n-Roll” Little Richard; the “Father of Commercial Country Music” Fiddlin’ John Carson; the “First Lady of Contemporary Christian Music” Amy Grant and the “First Family of Bluegrass Gospel” The Lewis Family. Over 30 years ago, one of Georgia’s most loyal music fans took the…