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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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Sonny Rollins and The Freedom Suite

Sit-ins, marches, boy-cotts, and the general African American fight for equality in the country that they called home defined 1960s America.  The battle was evident throughout. From literature to visual art to music, black used every form of communication available to them to express their craving for racial...

By Dr. Guthrie /  December 22, 2009
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All In One: Reggae As Popular Music From Bob Marley to Sean Paul

Reggae music developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s with stylistic origins in rocksteady and ska. When reggae music started in the 1960s, it was mostly thought of as  folk music. This formed a strong sense of community based on common ethnic backgrounds and life experiences. Toots & the Maytals...

By Dr. Guthrie /  December 14, 2009
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From the Streets of London: Identity in the Music of Dizzee Rascal

‘And all I care about is sex and violence A heavy bass line is my kind of silence Everybody says that I’ve gotta get a grip But I let sanity give me the slip Some people think I’m bonkers But I just think I’m free Man I’m just living my life There’s nothing crazy about...

By Dr. Guthrie /  December 10, 2009
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What Will It Take To Make Jazz Popular? – From Miles Davis to Radiohead

With the black arts movement in the United States during the 1960s came politically charged performances by artists such as Max Roach and The Art Ensemble of Chicago, who were attempting to “take back” jazz for blacks from an industry they perceived to be under white control.  There is much controversy...

By Dr. Guthrie /  December 9, 2009
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From the Studio to the Stage: The Evolution of Jonny Lang and His Signature Song “Lie To Me”

Jonny Lang has survived in his twenty-eight years what most people don’t experience in five lifetimes. The North Dakota native skyrocketed to fame at the young age of fifteen, bolstered by Lie to Me, his 1997 multi-platinum big-label debut. The skinny white farm boy with the gravelly voice of a black...

By Dr. Guthrie /  December 7, 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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Kenny G: Jazz Meets Pop With Some “Rhythm & Romance”

Kenneth Bruce Gorelick, known to the general public as the curly-haired, loveable, saxophone playing Kenny G, definitely knows how to make jazz ‘‘work’’, and his global album sales totaling more than 75 million prove this point.  But how does he do it? First of all Kenny G takes classic jazz...

By Dr. Guthrie /  December 4, 2009
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Jazz’s “Weather Report”: Any Chance For Sun?

For the past 30 years, jazz has seen a steady transformation from pop music to art music. Many of today’s most prominent jazz musicians and bands are on financial “life support” by various philanthropic foundations that strive to preserve the arts. With jazz a proverbial endangered species in the musical...

By Dr. Guthrie /  December 1, 2009
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Lady Gaga: Down With Improvisation?

Many artists willingly accept improvisation in the music-making process. They strive to create unique performances that shy away from homogeneity and offer their audience alternative interpretations of their work. That is, unless you’re Lady Gaga, aka Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. This international...

By Dr. Guthrie /  November 30, 2009
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