Black singers from the 1950s: Influence, legacy, and cultural impact
You can’t study the history of popular music without familiarizing yourself with the best Black singers from the 50s. In fact ...
Why Quincy Jones should be prominently featured in US music education − his absence reflects how racial segregation still shapes American classrooms
Composer Quincy Jones, who died in November 2024, was a titan of 20th-century American music. So why don’t music majors study ...
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This Black-led California orchestra addresses mental health with sounds for the 'soul'
After nearly two decades of teaching exclusively Western classical composers, Stockton strings instructor Darcy Ford set out to celebrate her own heritage. As a Black artist, Ford knew the long ...