The Black Music Project presents its NEW VIDEO, BLACK WOMEN: THE OGs of ROCK & ROLL: BIG MAMA THORNTON! #BigMamaThornton helped influence generations of #rocknroll performers! Watch this video to learn her amazing story! #BMPvideo #Blackwomen #Elvis #janisjoplin
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09:37 AM - Nov 10, 2023
This new HBO doc on the Stax/Volt record label in Memphis has been many years in the making. It looks like it was worth the wait. Stax was more than just great music, it was a rare example of blacks and whites working together in the Deep South during segregation. It premieres May 20. #Stax
10:35 PM - May 02, 2024
Kool & The Gang is one of the most successful bands ever with a career that spans decades & touches on multiple genres like jazz, funk, R&B, disco, & rock. In this interview Robert “Kool” Bell (the last og member), talks about their recent induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. #rockhall
10:08 AM - Apr 23, 2024
If any of you find our content online uncredited please let us know. It's flattering that The Black Music Project's content is starting to show up in articles and videos that tell the story of the unsung Black contributors to American music, but it's ironic that TBMP goes unsung when this happens.
03:38 PM - Apr 22, 2024
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News!: Big Mama Thornton will be inducted as part of the Musical Influence category by the Rock Hall. We'd like to think that all the recent spotlight on her talents (inclu. our work) had a little something to do with that. Thanks to everyone who signed the petition!
Black Music Project @blackmusicprojectThe Black Music Project presents its NEW VIDEO, BLACK WOMEN: THE OGs of ROCK & ROLL: BIG MAMA THORNTON! #BigMamaThornton helped influence generations of #rocknroll performers! Watch this video to learn her amazing story! #BMPvideo #Blackwomen #Elvis #janisjoplin
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10:35 AM - Apr 22, 2024
The forgotten story of Black Swan Records. The first Black owned and operated record label in the US.
12:25 PM - Apr 19, 2024
Hazel Scott is a jazz name unfamiliar to most casual fans of the genre. But she was an innovator, creative genius, and a fierce fighter for civil rights. #HazelScott #jazz #jazzpiano
01:35 PM - Apr 14, 2024
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Prince's Musicology, the official Prince YouTube page has released this short, but insightful interview from that era. In it, Prince says he considers himself both a "teacher" and a "student" of Musicology. #lifelonglearner #Prince
05:58 PM - Apr 11, 2024
An insightful article and interview with Melba Pattillo Beals, one of the original Little Rock Nine about what Beyoncé's Blackbird cover and the song means to her. #LittleRockNine #blackbird #beyonce #countrycarter #beatles #wokesongs
10:52 AM - Apr 09, 2024
Disco icon, Sylvester singing the #gospel tune "How Great Thou Art." Happy Easter and Happy Trans Day of Visibility! #transdayofvisibility #gospel #Sylvester #easter
12:45 PM - Mar 31, 2024
Happy #easter to all who celebrate! Please enjoy this preview clip of Aretha Franklin rehearsing for her Amazing Grace concert and documentary film. #arethafranklin #amazinggrace #gospelmusicsunday #gospel #blackgospel
12:19 PM - Mar 31, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
Beyoncé's "Spaghetti" from #cowboycarter featuring Linda Martell and Shaboozey. #LindaMartell
01:16 PM - Mar 29, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
Beyoncé's #CowboyCarter has a track called "The Linda Martell Show." Linda was a talented country artist & the first Black woman to play the Opry in '69. Unfortunately, her career was cut short due to racism and sexism. Listen to our curated selection of Linda's song here. #Beyonce #LindaMartell
11:17 AM - Mar 29, 2024
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A selfie while working on a presentation about #Beyonce & #countrymusic that'll be a crossover event w @griotseye & part of the Learn2Scribe workshop this April 4-5 in #Houston at the ImpactHub. #graphicrecording https://learn2scribe.event...
06:04 PM - Mar 27, 2024
Politics and bias can hinder good music. Unfortunately, this is not a new phenomenon, but it is heightened by our times. #Beyonce #countrymusic #CMA #texasholdem
03:24 PM - Mar 20, 2024
For 30 years I've made my career as a graphic facilitator aka scribe. I helped to globalize the field w/ my collaborations with big consulting in the 90s. I'm teaching a workshop! https://www.eventbrite.com...
03:11 PM - Mar 20, 2024
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“I’ll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear.” - Nina Simone.
It's a new dawn, it's a new day...
Happy International Women's Day! #internationalwomensday2024 #ninasimone
It's a new dawn, it's a new day...
Happy International Women's Day! #internationalwomensday2024 #ninasimone
12:58 PM - Mar 08, 2024
OTD 03.03.1975 Earth, Wind & Fire released their classic That’s the Way of the World. Writer Michael Harriot on the significance of that album & EWF: “To this day, every time I hear it, I remember what joy sounds like. What love tastes like. What home feels like.” #earthwindfire #michaelharriot
03:56 PM - Mar 03, 2024
11:13 AM - Mar 01, 2024
#BMPrec Weekend reading: The revolutionary spirit of Soul Train. If you're old enough to remember Soul Train, you are aware of its massive impact on American culture. It was an appointment viewing every Saturday for young Black Americans. #blackhistorymonth #blackmusic #soultrain #soultrain
03:04 PM - Feb 29, 2024
#BlackHistoryMonth : The Lincoln Center Presents podcast Art Class discusses TBMP & how Black music has shaped US culture & influenced the world. Even Cowboys Sing the Blues — start at the 57:45 mark. #countrymusic
https://www.lincolncenter....
https://www.lincolncenter....
11:17 AM - Feb 29, 2024
"He's a one-man band in his own right/
Jam Master jams to the broad daylight/
No instruments needed just two record players/
A stage, a crowd and two rhyme sayers" #JamMasterJay #RunDMC #rap #hiphop
Jam Master jams to the broad daylight/
No instruments needed just two record players/
A stage, a crowd and two rhyme sayers" #JamMasterJay #RunDMC #rap #hiphop
cnn.com
Jam Master Jay killing: 2 men found guilty of murder in 2002 killing of Run-DMC’s DJ | CNN
Two men were found guilty of murder Tuesday in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay, the pioneering DJ of the groundbreaking hip hop trio Run-DMC, in a case that for decades frustrated detectives and music fans alike.
04:34 PM - Feb 27, 2024
Congrats to Beyoncé on becoming the 1st Black woman to top the Billboard Country Chart! Check out our exhibit, Beyoncé & Country Music, to learn why this is a milestone and why Blacks have been a part of the genre from the start. Visit our site to learn more! #Beyonce #countrymusic #UShistory
07:03 PM - Feb 21, 2024
HHB to the inimitable Miss Nina. She is a legend who continually keeps us all feeling good with her artistry. #NinaSimone
04:14 PM - Feb 21, 2024
Join me this April 4-5 for my upcoming workshop! https://youtu.be/y8FpqAJ-2...
05:47 PM - Feb 20, 2024
If you look closely at the graphic on our new exhibit, "Beyoncé and Country Music," you'll notice the whitewashed history of country music she's painting over features an album cover from a certain former resident of Hazzard County. Yee-haw!
A. J. Woodson @MrAJWoodsonDukes Of Hazzard’ Actor John Schneider Under Fire For ‘Racist’ Remarks About Beyoncé Singing Country Music: ‘Every Dog Must Mark Every Tree, Right?’ #Beyonce #CountryMusic @blackmusicproject #MusicNews05:03 PM - Feb 19, 2024‘Dukes Of Hazzard’ Actor John Schneider Under Fire For ‘Racist’ Remarks About Beyoncé Singing Country Music: ‘Every Dog Must Mark Every Tree, Right?’
Black people, Black artists have participated in country music for a long time and that practice didn't start with Beyoncé. John Schneider, better known as Bo Duke from the “Dukes of Hazzard” television series, said that Houston-born Beyoncé’s entering into country music with an album was like ..
12:17 PM - Feb 20, 2024
Beyoncé's new track has generated some discussion about whether Blacks have a right to participate in the country music space. Our latest exhibit explores the genre's history & the crucial influence Blacks have had on country. #Beyonce #countrymusic #texasholdem
11:57 AM - Feb 20, 2024
Beyoncé's Texas Hold 'Em is helping to repaint a whitewashed country music history — reminding us that Blacks have been there from the start! #Beyonce #texasholdem #countrymusic #rootsmusic Check out blackmusicproject.com to learn more!
07:19 PM - Feb 17, 2024
3 Threaded Spouts
Roberta Flack's "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (1972) (written by British political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl in 1957). Roberta transformed a beautiful tune into a hypnotic and sensual song that exemplifies the ecstasy of first love. #RobertaFlack #valentinessongs #valentinesday
11:27 AM - Feb 14, 2024
3 Threaded Spouts
Outkast's "Happy Valentine's Day" is a song written by André 3000 (a true Gemini, as you can tell by the lyrics). #outkast #andre3000 #valentinessongs #hiphop #rap #valentinesday
11:11 AM - Feb 14, 2024