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Black History Month
Episode #18-08 | airing 02-21-18

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 21, 2018 by Tom DruckenmillerFeb 20, 2018

Here in the U.S., each February is devoted to the celebration the contributions that African Americans have made to society, art, science and culture. This week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine we’ll join the celebration with music from Mavis … Continue reading →

Posted in The Sing Out! Radio Magazine | Tagged BB king, Ella Fitzgerald, Golden Gate Quartet, Louis Armstrong, Mavis Staples, Ray Charles, T-Bone Walker

Podcast: Black History Month, More Than The Blues
Episode #17-08 | airing 2-22-17

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 22, 2017 by Tom DruckenmillerFeb 20, 2017

This week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine we’ll hear a bit about the establishment on Black History Month and listen to some archival music. We’ll hear tunes from Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong and WC Handy and songs from … Continue reading →

Posted in The Sing Out! Radio Magazine | Tagged Bessie Smith, Jelly Roll Morton, Lead Belly, Leadbelly, Louis Armstrong, Mississippi John Hurt, Tom Druckenmiller, WC Handy

Podcast: National Museum of African American History and Culture
Episode #16-41 | airing 10-12-16

Sing Out! Posted on Oct 12, 2016 by Tom DruckenmillerOct 12, 2016

This week we celebrate the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the Mall in Washington DC LISTEN: https://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm1641_podcast.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click .  |   To listen using Stitcher, click . Artist / “Title” … Continue reading →

Posted in The Sing Out! Radio Magazine | Tagged B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Ma Rainey, Nat King Cole, Tom Druckenmiller

“Gambler’s Blues” (Unfortunate Rake, Part Two)

Sing Out! Posted on Jan 11, 2016 by Ken BiggerJan 12, 2016

This post on “Gambler’s Blues”/”St. James Infirmary” is the second installment on variants of the “Unfortunate Rake” ballads. The first installment was on an older, British “Rake” ballad, called “Pills of White Mercury,” in which the narrator comes across a … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Anna Domino, Bill Monroe, Dave Van Ronk, Easy Riders, Gambler's Blues, Greil Marcus, Hank Thompson, Jimmie Rodgers, Josh White, Louis Armstrong, Mutineers, Rising Appalachia, Snakefarm, St. James Infirmary, Unfortunate Rake

Podcast: Louisiana
Episode #15-30 | airing 7-22-15

Sing Out! Posted on Jul 22, 2015 by Tom DruckenmillerJul 22, 2015

This week we begin a two week visit to Louisiana. Our first program focuses on classic Louisiana music and a trip to The Crescent City of New Orleans. Louisiana is a melting pot of many musical traditions. This week we’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in The Sing Out! Radio Magazine | Tagged Cleoma Falcon, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, King Oliver, Leadbelly, Louis Armstrong, Memphis Minnie, Professor Longhair, SORM Playlists, The Midwest, The Sing Out! Radio Magazine

Mack the Knife

Sing Out! Posted on Aug 21, 2012 by Ken BiggerJan 7, 2015

Louis Armstrong SatchmoIf there’s any one person to thank for bringing this bit of murderous, Marxist musical-theater satire to a large English-language audience, it’s none other than Louis Armstrong.  He was not the first performer of an English version of … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Buffett, Louis Armstrong, Mack the Knife, Moritat, Sonny Rollins

Ain’t gonna tell you no stories

Sing Out! Posted on Jan 31, 2012 by Ken BiggerJan 5, 2015

We’ll start today’s posts with some news accounts, to begin thinking about whether and how the facts matter to the song, and how the facts leave their traces, often in indirect ways, in the songs.  For the moment at least, … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Cecil Brown, eric von schmidt, Frankie and Albert, Frankie and Johnny, Leadbelly, Louis Armstrong, Rolf Cahn

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