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Fisk Jubilee Singers: From Whipping Post to Throne Room

The early struggles and ultimate triumph of the FISK JUBILEE SINGERS, as reported by JAMES M. TROTTER in his 1878 book profiling 'remarkable musicians of the colored race.' '

by David McGee

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Exquisite

Jazz pianist THOMAS SNOW goes Americana on his memorable new album, FRIENDS, and gets a major assist in his efforts from singer-songwriter JONATHAN EDWARDS and mandolin master JOE WALSH. This is one of 2013's major roots finds.

by David McGee

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‘It’s Almost Like We’re Standing Against an Evil Giant’

NAVAJO WOMEN are rising up against unfettered oil and gas development on Native lands; a statue of CHIEF JOSEPH of the Nez Perce is going into Statuary Hall.

by David McGee

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The Music Industry, Such as It Is…

So this is what A&R has come to? Someone taking English lessons from Beyonce?

by David McGee

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Natural Comfort

When she got lost in ALLEGANY STATE PARK as a child, KIMBERLY DANIELS found unexpected comfort in the natural world.

by David McGee

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Bobbi Lane Offers Light in The Darkness

After losing her father and her sister within three months of each other in 2023, BOBBI LANE found strength in gospel music. In an exclusive interview with BOB MAROVICH, she tells how the music got her through.

by David McGee

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Our Christmas Best to You

An unassuming tape from the late '80s, sent as a holiday gift to media friends by what its now BONNEVILLE INTERNATIONAL, turns out to be the most heartwarming of Yuletide messages, an instant seasonal classic.

by David McGee

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Bob Marovich’s Gospel Picks

Two extraordinary albums, one featuring prisoners at Parchman Prison, the other featuring largely Chicago gospel artists in intimate home settings

by David McGee

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