Rainbow Connection
Although a month late, celebrating the wonderful milestone of the 75th birthday of Baby Boy, Ronald Smith, of Portland, OR, with a series of vintage tracks that all revolve around color. #blackmusic #birthday #blackveterans
Tag Archives: LGBTQI
Hitchcock Out To Sea
Scripted radio drama in your home prior to the mass adoption of television and streaming that is so commonplace today. #hitchcock #Steinbeck #radio
Ma Rainey’s Original Black Bottom
A brief overview and spotlight on the real Blues musician who’s name adorns an upcoming film on Netflix that features Academy Award winner Viola Davis and the last filmed performance of Chadwick Boseman. #marainey #blues #bluesmusic More than 75 percent of all correspondence to me is concerning an artist or recorded audio that someone has … Continue reading Ma Rainey’s Original Black Bottom
Janis Forever
Before there was the marketing catchphrase “Women In Rock”, there was Janis Joplin, who set a standard so incredibly high that 50 years after her passing, no one can match her. #bluesrock #womeninmusic #blues #acoustic #rockandroll #rock #counterculture #LGBTQ #bivisibility #guitarrock #janis #janisjoplin
James Baldwin Speaks
One of the most lauded authors and civil rights activists of the 20th Century was Black and openly gay. #BHM2020