The Nelson George Mixtape: Is It Black or Urban Radio? Since its invention in the 1940s black oriented radio had been the chief vehicles for promoting all forms of black music, from R&B to jazz, gospel to funk. For much of its history these stations had bee... Read More...
The Funky Demise of Black Bands , Part IV : Beat Junkies- DJs, Sampling, Singers & Trap Just when you thought it had come to an end, Mr. George ,once again, does not disappoint as he continues his series on the demise of legendary Black bands. This series chronicles an important portion of music ... Read More...
The Nelson George Mixtape:The Funky Demise of Black Band Culture, Part One At the intermission of a performance in Boston in 1919, band leader James Reese Europe called an impromptu meeting with his two drummers, Steve and Herbert Wright. Apparently, Europe, a man who had high sta... Read More...
Jazz: Least Popular Genre in American Music According to Nielsen‘s 2014 Year-End Report, jazz is continuing to fall out of favor with American listeners and has tied with classical music as the least-consumed music in the U.S., after children’s music. ... Read More...