Where's the Outrage? (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
A friend of mine mentioned Jerry Wexler to me. I said who? Here’s what he wrote me - Bad week for R&B, what with Isaac Hayes and Jerry Wexler dying. Wexler was THE reason that Atlantic Records and Stax Records were different from Motown. Twenty essential Jerry Wexler recordings 1. Professor [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 28/07/2008
In a town famous for its piano virtuosos--Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Eddie Bo, Professor Longhair, James Booker, and even Harry Connick, Jr. (all New Orleans natives)--Henry Butler is a giant. Though his eclectic mixture of funk, blues, jazz, pop, schmaltz, rock and standards isn't everyone's cup of tea, his musical genius is legendary. Musicians and fans both hail Butler as the next piano superstar...
Article Archive (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
Enjoy The 42nd annual Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.
Popdose (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
The passing of Bo Diddley got me on a hardcore listening jag. Doesn’t take much to get me back on Bo, and there are several other blues and quasi-blues dudes — Elmore James, ZZ Top, Buddy Guy, Chuck Berry, Professor Longhair, James Booker — that I go back to whenever I need to reset my [...]
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 22/03/2008
There are a handful of performances slated in the next several weeks that could easily slip through the cracks - shows by creative souls who don't always fill auditoriums but deserve our open ears and minds.
Popdose (Free subscription) | 13/03/2008
You can't get away from Professor Longhair, a.k.a. ‘Fess. Piano freaks who appreciate all players and who don't just specialize in jazz or classical will tell you it's a dead heat between him, Ray Charles, and Booker T. Jones for the title of Greatest American Keyboard Player of All Time — and by “greatest” I [...]
Peach Pundit (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
Anyone in the General Assmebly care to comment on what the hold up might be? A “whites only” sign was still hanging on the precinct house water fountain in 1964 when James Booker joined the suburban College Park police force. He soon learned it wasn't the only thing off limits to Georgia ’s new black recruits. Until [...]
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
There’s a look that Black men of a certain age have. It is somewhat akin to the “thousand mile stare” of war veterans. It may be tinged with anything from sorrow to determination. It is usually accompanied by a silence that is usually best left uninterrupted, except by those who know what it holds back, [...]
Concurring Opinions (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
[Cross posted on Workplace Prof Blog] To those who believe that the bad ol' days of segregation and unequal treatment of minorities is behind us, I give you this story from the LA Times about retired black police officers in...
Clutch Magazine (Free subscription) | 02/03/2008
Daily News Feed for 3.2.08
MultiCultClassics (Free subscription) | 02/03/2008
From The Associated Press… Retired Black Police Seek Pension Parity By SHANNON McCAFFREY, AP ATLANTA - A “whites only” sign was still hanging on the precinct house water fountain in 1964 when James Booker joined the suburban College Park police force. He soon learned it wasn't the only thing off limits to Georgia’s new black recruits. Until 1976, black officers were blocked from joining a state-supported...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 02/03/2008
A "whites only" sign was still hanging on the precinct house water fountain in 1964 when James Booker joined the suburban College Park police force. He soon learned it wasn't the only thing off limits to Georgia's new black recruits.
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 02/03/2008
When James Booker joined the College Park, Ga., police force in 1964, a "whites only" sign still hung on the precinct house water fountain. He soon learned it wasn't the only thing off limits to Georgia's new black recruits.
New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 01/03/2008
A "whites only" sign was still hanging on the precinct house water fountain in 1964 when James Booker joined the suburban College Park police force. He soon learned it wasn't the only thing off limits to Georgia 's new black recruits.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 01/03/2008
A "whites only" sign was still hanging on the precinct house water fountain in 1964 when James Booker joined the suburban College Park police force. He soon learned it wasn't the only thing off limits to Georgia's new black recruits.
