By Alan RichardAug 14, 20196 minBLUES SURVIVORFEW BLUESMEN AS AUTHENTIC (AND AUDACIOUS) AS BOBBY RUSH: Bobby Rush came from Louisiana and Arkansas, fled to Chicago, played the blues,...
By Alan RichardAug 10, 20195 minA TREASURE OF BLACK MUSICSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION’S NEWEST MUSEUM SHOWS RELICS OF SOUL, GOSPEL, COUNTRY AND MORE The National Museum of African-American History...
By Alan RichardJul 7, 20196 minWHEN GOSPEL GOT FUNKYLEGENDARY STAX COLLECTION SHOWS OFF GOOD-NEWS GROOVES One of my favorite soul albums is actually a gospel album. The Gospel Truth: The...
By Alan RichardJun 28, 20196 minWILL KIMBROUGH'S 'ALABAMA'Nashville songwriter laments modern-day lynching, finds family in blues and Americana "Picked up by some folks Took to me to the woods...