Today we’re finishing up our Black History Month: Music Milestones series with 10 more milestones that took place in the 1990s through now. If you haven’t already, be sure to read the previous articles covering events from 1890 to 1939, from 1940 to 1959, and from 1960 to 1989! 1990s 1995 – Queen Latifah and Salt-N-Pepa win […]
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Black History Month: Music Milestones – 1960-1989
Today we’re continuing our Black History Month: Music Milestones series with 8 more important events that took place in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. If you haven’t already, be sure to read the previous articles covering events from 1890 to 1939 and from 1940 to 1959! 1960s 1963 – Stevie Wonder becomes the youngest solo artist […]
Black History Month: Music Milestones – 1940 to 1959
Today we’re continuing our Black History Month: Music Milestones series with 9 more important events that took place in the 1940s and 50s. If you haven’t already, be sure to read the previous article covering events from 1890 to 1939! 1940s 1945 – Sister Rosetta Tharpe releases “Strange Things Happening Every Day” In 1945, guitarist […]
Black History Month: Music Milestones
In a continuation of our Black History Month series, today we’ll be focusing on music milestones for and by Black Americans. There’s a lot to cover, and I’m sure I didn’t even get it all, so today we’re covering the late 1800s until the end of the 1940s. Let’s go! Late 1800s 1892 – Sissieretta […]
Essential Online Resources for Black History Month
Continuing our Black History Month coverage, I’d like to use this space to direct you to some of the most impactful resources I’ve found online. These are some of my favorites and well-deserving of your attention! She Shreds’ 130 Historic Black Women Guitarists and Bassists You Need To Know While doing some research for our […]
History of Musical Performances at the Inauguration
Ahead of Wednesday’s inauguration, we thought it’d be fun to take a look at the history of music and artists in presidential inaugurations! If you didn’t know, the tradition of celebration and musical performances surrounding the Presidential Inauguration is nearly as long as the history of the presidency itself! Many of today’s traditions surrounding the […]
A History of New Year’s Eve Performance Broadcasts
As we get ready to say goodbye to 2020 from the comfort of our homes (no need to go out, dress up, or freeze in cold NYC weather), let’s take a look back at the nearly century-long history of New Year’s Eve broadcasts and the many musical performance they’ve had. Guy Lombardo and the Royal […]
The History of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade + Top Performances from Years Past
Since our concert options are lacking in 2020, limited mainly to drive-ins and livestreams, the next big “live” event many of us may watch is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Admittedly, I’ve never been much for parades (or celebrating Thanksgiving, for that matter), but given how rough this year has been for so many, we’re […]
History of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Ahead of this weekend’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, I thought it’d be fun to take a look back at how the hall got started, and all the events that have taken place there over the years! Creation of the Organization Ahmet Ertegun and Jann Wenner are usually credited with creating the […]
A Ton More Live Albums to Cure Your Concert-less-Induced Boredom
With the lack of touring, and the related delay of album releases, there’s only so many times one can listen to an album without mixing it up by hearing the songs live. If you’re missing the live setting and hearing different takes on your favorite songs, but don’t want to commit to watching a live […]