“Country music is alive and well in Wilder still today.” Sitting with his acoustic guitar in his lap, those are the first lyrics Bobby Mackey sang for his recent WCPO Lounge Acts session recorded at his music venue, Bobby Mackey’s Music World, in Wilder, Kentucky.
After giving help for years, this mother and daughter must learn to accept it from others Everything just kind of broke down
This is a story about art and activism and the power of community. But mostly itâs a story about the love between a mother and daughter.
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CINCINNATI â This is a story about art and activism and the power of community.
But mostly itâs a story about the love between a mother and daughter.
Jennie Wright was 22 when she gave birth to her baby girl, Siri. As a single mom, Wright was keenly aware of her responsibility to provide for her daughter and always worked a full-time job to do just that.
Lounge Acts presents a Black History Month mixtape
We celebrate some of our favorite performances from Cincinnati musicians
Posted: 7:00 AM, Feb 19, 2021
Updated: 2021-02-19 11:01:10-05
By: Brian Niesz , Emmalee Smith , WCPO staff
Lounge Acts presents our Black History Month mixtape, which celebrates some of our favorite performances in recent years from Cincinnati artists such as Triiibe, Lauren Eylise and others.
Black History Month serves not only to remind us that Black history is American history, but also to appreciate Black culture.
Lounge Acts presents our Black History Month mixtape, which celebrates some of our favorite performances in recent years from Cincinnati artists such as Triiibe, Lauren Eylise and others.
Cincinnati hip-hop artivist is building on foundation created by pioneering blues singer
WCPO 9 is exploring the work of Mamie Smith and Siri Imani as part of its long-running Black History Month series called âThen and Nowâ describing the contributions of an African American trailblazer from Greater Cincinnatiâs past and a modern-day counterpart.
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CINCINNATI â Cincinnati-born Mamie Smith became the first Black performer to sing on a commercial blues recording in 1920 then changed the course of music history a few months later when her record âCrazy Bluesâ became a smash hit.
âIt opened this commercial space for recordings by Black artists, popular music by Black artists, and that, I mean needless to say, that door has never closed,â said John Jeremiah Sullivan, a contributing writer for âThe New York Times Magazineâ who has researched Smithâs life and career. âThe line from Mam