
Joan Belgrave
Clip: Season 2 Episode 39 | 5m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Joan talks with Christy McDonald about lost gigs and uncertainty during the pandemic.
Joan Belgrave is Detroit’s most noted Jazz Singer and is known for her soothing voice. Joan talks with Christy McDonald about lost gigs and uncertainty during the current pandemic, but it’s her exploration of feeling grief of having lost people to COVID, and her late husband Marcus Belgrave. Music helps Joan cope with the grief.
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Joan Belgrave
Clip: Season 2 Episode 39 | 5m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Joan Belgrave is Detroit’s most noted Jazz Singer and is known for her soothing voice. Joan talks with Christy McDonald about lost gigs and uncertainty during the current pandemic, but it’s her exploration of feeling grief of having lost people to COVID, and her late husband Marcus Belgrave. Music helps Joan cope with the grief.
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