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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 […]
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 […]
It’s been nearly 7 months since I’ve last been to a (real, in person) concert. While the livestreamed concerts have been great, and the idea of drive-ins seems alluring (albeit too expensive for a solo attendee), nothing beats being up front at a show. Since there’s not many opportunities for that nowadays, and because the […]
Rock ‘n’ Roll began to bloom in the mid-1950s and is often described in this stage as a mix between country music and rhythm and blues. Though Elvis Presley has been dubbed “The King (of Rock and Roll),” his success is due to the work of Black musicians before him. The producer who discovered (and, […]