Black Jazz on Broadway
The legacy of Ain’t Misbehavin’ is that the genius of Fats Waller might never have been recognized if this Broadway show, first appearing in 1978, had not been made. #jazz #broadway #fatswaller #aintmisbehavin #blackhistory
Tag Archives: Black Music
Ibibio Sound Machine: You Need This In Your Life
A new band that is more than a nostalgia act: they are one of the few groups keeping and updating an African musical heritage. #ibibiosound
Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock
The last artist to play the storied festival did so to the smallest crowd of Woodstock. #woodstock #woodstock50
Forgotten Women of Disco
You don’t need to associate with exploiters to have a good time and represent. #Stonewall50 #Pride2019
Little Richard: The Innovator, The Motivator and The Originator
“Black people lived right by the railroad tracks, and the train would shake their houses at night. I would hear it as a boy, and I thought: I’m gonna make a song that sounds like that.”