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Something for Thursday
I’m going to get back to my little series featuring Black Music From The 1970s soon, but this song has been living rent-free in my head of late, so that means it’s time to feature it here. It’s by Canadian … Continue reading
What DOES “Auld Lang Syne” mean, anyway?
I’m a week late on getting my newest issue of Dispatches From the Forgotten Stars out, but out it is! I’m writing about another Album Of My Life, the soundtrack to When Harry Met Sally. Go read it! Now! Do it now! … Continue reading
Tuesday Tones
It’s St. Patrick’s Day, which means I’m going to take a quick break from American Black composers. (Sadly, a brief attempt to locate Irish Black composers did not turn up much of anything at all. I did not dig super-deeply, … Continue reading
I’ll say this for DST
It lets me see the sunrise.
Yeah, y’all need to step it up.
We’ve all known someone who had one significant accomplishment, and then on the basis of that one achievement they enjoyed notoriety and reputation based on that one achievement, though they never managed to come close to achieving anything on that … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
Continuing an exploration of Black Music of the 1970s, we have Minnie Riperton today. Riperton was a native of Chicago who tragically hit it big with her soprano voice, enormous range, and an airy tone that gave her songs an … Continue reading
Posted in On Music
Tagged Black History Month, Something For Thursday
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Tuesday Tones
Jonathan Bailey Holland is a composer originally from Flint, MI who is currently the Dean of the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University. According to his bio, he has had music performed by ensembles all over the world, and … Continue reading
Morning March Mood
I’m long on record as not liking this time of year in my neck of the woods, but even this dreary time of year yields some good photographic opportunities.
Posted in On Buffalo and The 716, Photographic Documentation, Photography: Streetscapes
Tagged Photo Posts, Streetscapes, The 716
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Something for Thursday
I’ve been featuring Donna Summer the last few weeks, and then the other day The Wife and I were driving around doing errands and we were listening to 70s On 7 on SiriusXM, where a string of selections made me … Continue reading
Tuesday Tones (extending Black History Month, just because)
I couldn’t decide which of three pieces to feature today, so I said to myself, “Why limit myself to one?” That’s right, you get all three. Composer and flautist Valerie Coleman has had a deeply impressive career already. A native of … Continue reading
Posted in On Music
Tagged Black History Month, Tone Poem Tuesday
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