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Sweet Honey in the Rock: About Sweet Honey in the Rock

Sweet Honey In The Rock is uniquely distinct from all of these groups. She is even different from Mamie Forehand, though, like Forehand and these groups, she makes melody, harmony, rhythm and message.

Jun 29th, 2005 | 1 comment | 228 Views
(2 votes)
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Quincy Jones: The Story of an American Musician

An African American musician, entrepreneur, handsome ladies' man, and American dreamer-has become one of the realm's grand princes, a monarch of all he surveys.

Jun 22nd, 2005 | 1 comment | 2,212 Views
(10 votes)
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Judy Garland: About Judy Garland

Judy Garland dedicated her life to entertaining people. And in that she succeeded as few others have.

Jul 7th, 2004 | 1 comment | 1,326 Views
(7 votes)
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James Brown: Soul Survivor

An irrepressible performer, ruthless but highly proficient bandleader, awesome dancer, and, unquestionably, the man who flipped soul music on its head to create funk, James Brown became a huge black cultural symbol in the 1960s and '70s.

Oct 29th, 2003 | 2 comments | 1,845 Views
(10 votes)
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Charlie Parker: About Charlie Parker

Parker, one of the great musical innovators of the 20th century, sparked the fire of one of the most important and successful American artistic movements.

Oct 19th, 2003 | 0 comments | 256 Views
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Joni Mitchell: Joni Mitchell’s Stylistic Journey

Although she is clearly a child of the great American popular tradition, there is no more serious artist on the contemporary scene than the composer-poet, Joni Mitchell.

Apr 2nd, 2003 | 1 comment | 377 Views
(6 votes)
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Placido Domingo: About Placido Domingo

American Master explores the strong tenor voice of Plácido Domingo, the most beloved and listened to opera singers of the 20th- century.

Dec 2nd, 2002 | 0 comments | 1,953 Views
(2 votes)
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Willie Nelson: Still is Still Moving

He is an American icon; his voice as comforting as the American landscape, his songs as familiar as the color of the sky, his face as worn as the Rocky Mountains.

Oct 2nd, 2002 | 2 comments | 228 Views
(2 votes)
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John Cage: About The Composer

After him, no one could look at a painting, a book, or a person without wondering how they might sound if you listened closely.

Aug 1st, 2001 | 20 comments | 26,370 Views
(17 votes)
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