Black country music singers: From DeFord Bailey to Mickey Guyton
From DeFord Bailey to Mickey Guyton, these Black artist have shaped country music for nearly a century.
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From DeFord Bailey to Mickey Guyton, these Black artist have shaped country music for nearly a century.
In cities where Black musicians were forcibly told where they could and could not play, artists perfected songs that stand today among the most important contributions to American musical canon.
Talking Tourism: Schoolcation ideas for families Debbie Robinson Columnist One of the newest travel trends to emerge from the pandemic is schoolcations. More and more families have opted to take remote learning on the road. Forget about staying confined to your home. If you’re new to remote learning or are a homeschooling family then Southeast Ohio offers a number of wonderful opportunities for your kiddos to have hands-on learning experiences. The potential upside to remote learning or homeschooling is the opportunity to set your own schedule. Our region of Ohio is perfect for socially dis...
As rappers on the East and West coasts battled for superiority in the 1990s, a new wave of hip-hop came out of Atlanta.
Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal Published 8:35 pm UTC Feb. 8, 2021 Wilson Pickett Illustration: Brian Gray, USA TODAY Network Enable the ambient audio feature Enable the ambient audio feature This audio enhanced story is best with headphones. Turn audio on Turn audio off As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive series, Hallowed Sound. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In roughly 15 months, Wilson Pickett helped shape the history of recording in Am...