Student Spotlight: Samson Afolabi Holds Out Hope for the Creedence
In this edition of Student Spotlight, we meet a purveyor of an old familiar bluesy sound, done in a truly pioneering modern way. Enjoy!
In this edition of Student Spotlight, we meet a purveyor of an old familiar bluesy sound, done in a truly pioneering modern way. Enjoy!
In this analysis, pop music theorist Ben Morss shows how The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” is built from four-note scale segments.
We explore in audio, photo, and text, the history of John and Alan Lomax’s multiple visits to Parchman Farm to record prisoners’ work songs between 1933-69.
Stravinsky’s music and the music of Charlie Parker and John Coltrane have been compared to Cubism, is jazz the connector? We trace the influences.
Read the stories of four of our favorite American blues musicians to see how they ended up with some of the best nicknames of all time.
A closer look at the tradition of “blues shouting” in the early 1930s and ’40s, which helped inspire the creation of rock ‘n’ roll out of jazz and gospel.
55 years ago today, the Rolling Stones released their “5×5” EP, the recording session in which they serendipitously met their blues idol, Muddy Waters.