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Hide/Melt/Ghost’s Harlem Debut is a Major Moment for Black Music Scholarship & Performance

The Time Stevie Wonder Taught White Surfers how to Dance

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The 2019 GRAMMYs: Streaks Broken, Questions Unanswered

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Ursula Rucker Talks Womanhood and Courage in Art

I Remember Roy: Remembering Roy Hargrove

The #BLACKBOYJOY of Smino

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Happy Talk (for Nancy Wilson)

Bridget Ramsey’s “Save Your Love for Me” is Assertive Artistry (and a Fitting Tribute to Nancy Wilson)

The Encouraging 2019 GRAMMY Nominations are Just One Step in a Long Process

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Take Six Takes House: Sounding History, Channeling the Ancestors

Black Music Month Day #25–In Memory of Michael Jackson I was thinking about writing something new about Michael Jackson for Day #25 of my black music month series.  It seemed only appropriate to commit some new words to paper to mark the occasion of him being gone for two years.  But during the virtuoso...

By Dr. Guthrie /  June 25, 2011
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Step in the Name of Culture: The Dancing Body and Local Knowledge

Black Music Month, Day 23 On the remix of his #1 song “Step in the Name of Love” from 2003, R&B hit maker R. Kelly pronounces that “stepping is not just a dance, it’s a culture . . . it’s what we eat, think, and breathe.”  Sounds a little silly right?  Yeah, but the Chicago...

By Dr. Guthrie /  June 23, 2011
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Message to Michael: On Sound, Space and Architecture in Bubble Gum Soul

Black Music Month Day #11 Almost two years ago, on the 25thof June, during Black Music Month, the world said a very sad goodbye to Michael Joseph Jackson, who had passed away too soon.  Although he became a pop star, he was also considered larger than any generic label or marketing category because...

By Dr. Guthrie /  June 11, 2011
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She Plays Like A Girl: Why We Love Patrice Rushen

Black Music Month Day #5 Dear Patrice Rushen:  We’ve met a couple of times, once at an Indiana University symposium and another at Jazz at Lincoln Center where you were touring with Donald Harrison’s band.  That’s okay. You may not remember me, but we actually go way back. I first learned about...

By Dr. Guthrie /  June 5, 2011
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From Mozart to Motown: Alicia Hall Moran’s Motor City Musings

Things to See, Hear, and Read in ’11, Part One It’s great to witness the process of emerging work.  This is especially true when the piece is as thoughtful as Alicia Hall Moran’s Motown Project, a meditation on the Motown songbook.  Of course, there have been many “covers” of this treasure...

By Dr. Guthrie /  January 8, 2011
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The Ivory Queens’ Glass Ceilings: Tributes to Trudy Pitts and Teena Marie

The recent passing of Philly-based pianist and organist Trudy Pitts and pop/funk diva Teena Marie stunned their fans and encouraged reflection.  At first glance, one might ask what could these artists have in common?  Yet each has been noted for how they used their musical talents to break through...

By Dr. Guthrie /  December 29, 2010
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The One Hit Wonder: The Wonder Of Hits

In the world of recorded music, the 1960s was a time of dramatic change, as for the first time, the music industry came to equate success with the concept of the “hit”. The ideas of “hits” and “singles” gained prominence in the 1960s through bands and artists such as The Beatles, The Rolling...

By Dr. Guthrie /  December 23, 2009
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Can Chrisette Michele Sing? – Recorded Music and Live Performance

Chrisette Michele’s live performance of “Best of Me” on various occasions is a testament to her singing ability as these renditions stand up to the quality of the studio recordings of the song. On stage she seems to have a very calm, collected aura, with a dash of hipness and most of all down home...

By Dr. Guthrie /  December 5, 2009
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The Protest Song Movement: From Marvin Gaye to Kanye

The 1960s was a decade of monumental change in sociopolitical, technological, and musical spheres.  The United States was in the midst of an unpopular war and for the first time the American people were brought to the front lines.  Each night families would sit in front of their television screens...

By Dr. Guthrie /  November 11, 2009
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A Change Is Gonna Come – From the Civil Rights Movement to American Idol

The 1960’s was an era categorized by vast political and cultural change. America had elected its first Catholic President, succeeded in launching a revolutionary expedition to the moon, experienced vast racial strife, and was plagued by the most unpopular war in domestic history. From a peripheral...

By Dr. Guthrie /  November 5, 2009
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