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Marvin Gaye: Asking Good Questions & Legendary Soul

Few singer/songwriters have matched Marvin Gaye's combination of silky, emotive vocals and soul-popping lyrics. Sing it Marvin: "We don’t...

Birthday Bash! Sarah Vaughan, James Weldon Johnson & Nina Simone Drop Fire And Light In Your Cuppa!

It's been six months since Daily Cuppa Go started serving "fresh unexpected" each day. To celebrate, we're having a party with some very...

Mahalia Jackson: Queen Of Gospel & Voice Of Civil Rights

With a voice that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said "comes along once in a millennium," Mahalia Jackson became the soundtrack of the...

Nat "King" Cole: Voice Of Velvet. Dynamite On The Piano.

Nat King Cole was perhaps the greatest combination of jazz piano and singing voice of the 20th Century. Nat King Cole - A 1-hour...

Around The World In Sacred Sounds

Sacred sounds and music have inspired and sustained humanity throughout time. Explore the different sacred sounds. What sonic...

Sly And The Family Stone: Music For Everyday People. Stand, Folks!

A band whose members were black and white, men and women, and who broke old rules to make new music, Sly and the Family Stone still sing...

Eric Dozier's Oral History And Musical Message On Healing Racism And Transforming Humanity

Eric Dozier is a self-described “itinerant blues preacher,” musician, and educator on a mission “to promote healing, justice and racial...

The Earliest Photo of Louis Armstrong And Other Rare Moments With Him

Louis Armstrong is one of the true jazz legends. Enjoy some of his earliest and rarest live performances as he was shaking up the...

We Are One. All Together Now.

Now more than ever, accepting the reality of the oneness of humanity is the first fundamental prerequisite for solving human crises....

Ordinary People, Courage, And Change

Common people, all of us, black and white, young and old, rich and poor are able to accomplish so much. What types of courage and change...

Hear The Oldest Music In The World

From Africa to Mesopotamia to Egypt to China to Europe, listen to humanity's oldest music as sung and played on instruments. Anduwa: Aka...

Rare Classic Jazz Performances!

These historic recordings hold treasures for jazz lovers! Club Hangover Archives: 1954-1958 - 25 complete unedited half-hour broadcasts...

Odetta: Voice Of The Civil Rights Movement

Remembering 'The Queen of American Folk Music.' Remembering Odetta, Voice of the Civil Rights Movement - Profile of the legendary...

The Best Music In The World? You Be The Judge.

When it comes to crossing cultural divides and creating connections across the globe, nothing is more unifying than music. Explore some...

The Staple Singers: The Beat Of Freedom, Love, and Justice Goes On

The Staple Singers' fusion of music and message produced a powerful elixir of love, justice, and liberation. Here's their story and a...

Great Ladies Of Blues And Jazz

Let's celebrate a few of the ground-breaking women who left a legendary mark on Blues and Jazz music, but seem less remembered these...

Jazz: Spiritual, Powerful, Transcendent

Jazz is a highly expressive art form, displaying the full range of musicians’ individual personalities, and thus of their spiritual,...

The Drummers Were (and Are) Women

Across the globe, men often appear to dominate the acoustic art of drumming and drumming performance. Closer inspection, however, reveals...

Van Gilmer (Part 2): Sweet Music for Your Sunday

So many readers enjoyed the post with music from the choir Van Gilmer directs, that I'm giving you a second serving. Amazing Grace O Son...

Van Gilmer: From Growing Up in a Segregated World, to Civil Rights Activism, to Musical Empowerment

Van Gilmer grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the height of Segregation. He was arrested many times for civil rights activism. His...