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#BlackHistoryMonth: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was an Afro-British composer who wrote a blockbuster musical called Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast in 1898. It was performed 200 times in his short lifetime, and made his name a household word on both sides of the Atlantic. Half a century after his death, recordings of his music barely existed. Get yoursContinue reading

#BlackHistoryMonth Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (French: [sɛ̃.ʒɔʁʒ]; also Saint-George and Joseph Boulogne; December 25, 1745 – June 10, 1799)[1] was a champion fencer, a virtuoso violinist and conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris. Born inGuadeloupe, he was the son of George Bologne de Saint-Georges, a wealthy planter, and Nanon, his African slave.[2]Continue reading

#BlackHistoryMonth Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (French: [sɛ̃.ʒɔʁʒ]; also Saint-George and Joseph Boulogne; December 25, 1745 – June 10, 1799)[1] was a champion fencer, a virtuoso violinist and conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris. Born inGuadeloupe, he was the son of George Bologne de Saint-Georges, a wealthy planter, and Nanon, his African slave.[2]Continue reading

#BlackHistoryMonth: Francis Johnson a very famous American composer (1792-1844) composed and performed pieces before Queen Victoria for her ascent to the throne. (x) A townsman in Philadelphia notes that nothing would be more natural than for a master such as Johnson to perform…as a hint as to why Johnson’s music was included in compilations alongside Beethoven,Continue reading

#BlackHistoryMonth: Francis Johnson a very famous American composer (1792-1844) composed and performed pieces before Queen Victoria for her ascent to the throne. (x) A townsman in Philadelphia notes that nothing would be more natural than for a master such as Johnson to perform…as a hint as to why Johnson’s music was included in compilations alongside Beethoven,Continue reading

“If I Can Help Somebody” was written in 1945 by a woman named Alma Androzzo, and it was recorded by various gospel groups, even by  mainstream singers like Tennessee Ernie Ford and Doris Day. But it seems that King didn’t hear it until his visit to Denver. King, says Vern L. Howard, chair of theContinue reading

“If I Can Help Somebody” was written in 1945 by a woman named Alma Androzzo, and it was recorded by various gospel groups, even by  mainstream singers like Tennessee Ernie Ford and Doris Day. But it seems that King didn’t hear it until his visit to Denver. King, says Vern L. Howard, chair of theContinue reading

What’s your interpretation? “Subterraneans” is a song by David Bowie, the closing track of his 1977 album Low. “Subterraneans” is mostly instrumental, with brief, obscure lyrics sung near the song’s end. “Subterraneans” was meant to invoke the misery of those in East Berlin during the Cold War. According to Bowie, people who “got caught inContinue reading