My Fair Lady is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. The story follows the life of…
Published Nov 14, 2017
I have decided to continue my focus on music used as a medium for protest. I previously discussed Kesha’s song Praying and the strong message the stood behind it regarding sexual assault in the entertaiment business.
Published Nov 3, 2017
In this film “The Story of the Blues”, we trace through the geographical spaces and musicians who helped create the distinctive sound of the blues.
Published Oct 29, 2017
The documentary, “A Soundtrack for a Revolution”, depicts the many roles that music played during the Civil Rights demonstrations of the 1950s-1960s.
Published Oct 27, 2017
Kesha’s new hit single, Praying, speaks out on the injustices of physical and verbal abuse, as well as sexual assalt and sexual harrasment.
Publisehd Sept 27, 2017
In this film, “Amazing Grace: The story of a song that makes a difference”, many people speak about the story of the song by John Newton from the very beginning. The music is performed in ther Persih of Onley in England (I…
Published Sept 25, 2017
Bessie Smith, who lived 1894–1937, was a an American blues singer known as The Empress of the Blues because she was the most popular female blues singer during the 1920’s and 1930’s. She is regarded as one of the greatest of her era and…
Published Sept 15, 2017
Muddy Waters, originally known as McKinley Morganfield, was an American blues musician known as “the father of modern Chicago blues” who lived 1913- 1983. He grew up in Mississippi and by the age of 17 was playing both the guitar and…
Publisehd sept 1, 2017
When I think of music in my family I think instinctually of my brothers and my dad.
