Tag Archive for: Music & Musicians

This Month’s Song on Heavy Rotation

For the past month, and even longer, Maurice "Mobetta" Brown's…

Do Blues Musicians Really Need to Suffer to Be Great?

There’s a long-held belief that great art requires suffering.…

The Continuing Relevance of Gil Scott-Heron’s “Winter in America”

One of my favorite songs is Gil Scott-Heron’s Winter in America.…

Rank Ordering to Clarify What Matters Most

Periodically, I try to identify my “top ten” books, food,…

What Happens When Musicians Step Outside Their Genre?

Across the arts, new genres continually emerge. Some gain traction…