You got to groove in the face of adversity : Don Was & the raw and soulful sound of Detroit music wbgo.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbgo.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Don Was – the veteran, multi-Grammy-winning musician/producer and current president of Blue Note Records – is one of those virtual Renaissance men who always seems to have many pots a stirring. Over time, he has been a bassist, record producer, music director, film composer, documentary film maker and radio host. And 2024 promises to be no less busy for him.
The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame will explore the founding of America’s most influential Jazz label with “The All Seeing Eye: Blue Note Records Through the Lens of Francis Wolff.” Curated by the Museum Collective with Blue Note Records, the exhibit will feature some of the 20,000 photographs from Blue Note co-founder Francis Wolff. It will open to the public on May 1, 2024, inside the Boch Center Wang Theatre. Tours are available now at FARHOF.org.
Plum Bayou native was a music pioneer | Pine Bluff Commercial News pbcommercial.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pbcommercial.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In recognition of Black History Month, take a look back at John Hammond's influential From Spirituals To Swing concerts at Carnegie Hall in 1938 and 1939.