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Milwaukee native James Chance defined aggressive 'no wave' music
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 49 minutes agoAs the band name suggests, it was a jagged tribute to James Brown. Its song titles mocked the uneasy...
James Chance, ‘No Wave’ Saxophonist, Dead at 71
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBy 1975, he picked up his life and headed to New York under the new guise James Chance...I’m Not A) Bedroom Athlete” as well as rock and R&B tracks like ...
James Chance, No Wave Icon and Saxophonist of the Contortions, Dies at 71
Variety via AOL· 3 days agoJames Chance, the confrontational, controversial saxophonist and singer of the Contortions and...
The Power of Our Songs: Black Music As Resistance
BET.com· 1 day agoArguably, no other art form captures the essence of the resistance of Black people quite like music. Every genre that was created by Black people such as...
77 of the Best Dad Songs Ever for Your Father's Day Playlist
Parade via AOL· 6 days agoParton, "Daddy, Come and Get Me" Dolly Parton penned this heartbreaking song about a woman whose man...
Cincinnati’s Isley Brothers are rock and roll pioneers who deserve more appreciation
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 6 days agoNot in their hometown, either. While the brothers were inducted into Cincinnati’s Black Music Walk...
Angela Bofill, R&B balladeer with a dreamy, dynamic voice, dies at 70
Washington Post· 3 days agoShe wrote many of her own songs, including the saxophone-backed ballad “I Try” and the funky “Too...
Donnabeth Ferrel
McCook Daily Gazette· 15 hours agoDonnabeth Ferrel June 25, 1924 - June 17, 2024 IMPERIAL, Neb. - Donnabeth Ferebee Ferrel was born June 25, 1924, to Ora and Ivy Ferebee in Fullerton, Neb. As a young girl her family moved to ...
How an enduring Drederick Irving taught Mavs star Kyrie Irving how to be a father, man
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoI could do a lot of stuff Kyrie can do. We did a lot of drills together. But his handle was just...
Willie Mays, one of baseball's all-time greats, dies at age 93
CBS News· 3 days agoWillie Mays, the iconic baseball legend whose remarkable career spanned 22 seasons, has died, the...
