Nelson George Mixtape: The R&B World Circa 1979-Black Music Departments Starting in the early ‘70s all the major record companies made a commitment to being in the black music business. Up until then prolific independent labels like Detroit’s Motown, Memphis’ Stax, New York’s A... 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...
Michael Jackson Estate acquires Sly & the Family Stone’s catalog The Estate of Michael Jackson/MIJAC Music has acquired the majority ownership of the U.S. rights to Sly and the Family Stone’s catalog. The Estate also owns the entirety of the band’s catalog outside the United... Read More...