Negro Spirituals: The Humble Beginnings of African American Music Iyanna Herring February 21, 2021 Read More »
Lightnin’ Hopkins Hunter C. November 20, 2020 The Influence of Lightnin’ Hopkins on Blues What is Blues? “What is the blues? Life. Life as we live it today, life as we’ve lived Read More »
Ma Sings the Blues: The Mother of Blues Destiny Roberts November 20, 2020 “They hear it come out, but they don’t know how it got there. They don’t understand that’s life’s way of talking. You don’t sing to Read More »
The Astounding Ethel Waters Marionna Claytor November 20, 2020 The life of Ethel Waters by Marionna Claytor Read More »
Howlin’ Wolf jordan.hill November 16, 2020 Life Before His Music Career Howlin’ Wolf was a Blues musician who was inspired by other Blues artist’s before him, was known for his hooting Read More »
The Love of Blues nchilds1 November 12, 2020 The Making of Blues Blues is a musical genre created by African American people for African American people meant to express a wide range of Read More »
Awww, Black and the Blues Britney Kwakye November 8, 2020 Awww, the Black and the Blues Blues was the music of the 1980s, it was the theme song of movements. During the 1980s, record labels Read More »
Blues kaiyagrimes October 28, 2020 Blues music was known to break down the stereotypes of Black people and play a role in the fight for justice and equality during the Read More »
Bessie’s Blues Julianne Borges Gordon October 27, 2020 Bessie’s Blues Thesis Blues is an important part of African-American music because it provided an outlet for unapologetic expressions and a way to define the Read More »