In R&B, soul, funk, disco and other forms of African-American popular music, no performer is more valuable than the drummer who can find “the pocket”: the name given by musicians to that elusive place...
04.10.2026 Yahoo.com and 1 sites
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in ' Cheers & J...
04.12.2026 Dailykos.com and 4 sites
AILSA CHANG, HOST: And finally, today, we wanted to take a moment to remember drummer James Gadson, whose work you might know from plenty of hit records. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, 'EXPRESS YOURSELF') CHARLE...
04.08.2026 Npr.org
The show provided a space for celebration and expression of the LGBTQ+ community while promoting advocacy and entertainment. The event featured performances by four students and four local professiona...
04.09.2026 Thesimpsonian.com
We are going back to Jackson, IL, and 1985 to see how the characters are doing. Game Play notes: I will be using the Heroic Touchstones introduced in Wasted Lands: The Dreaming Age and further defined in Thirteen Parsecs . I am leaning on a touchstone every three levels, but I might change that to every other level. Have not decided yet. So far, the game has: A psychic A theosophist who sees dead people A survivor An inventor Yeah. Kind of a motley crew, to be honest, but perfect for this game. ...
04.10.2026 Timsbrannan.com
Like a senior citizen reflects on their life before dying, I, a senior at the University of Wisconsin, have been reflecting on my college days before graduation in May — particularly the nights I’ve s...
04.06.2026 Badgerherald.com
The memories live on- Even though the host is gone. . On American Bandstand so many guest artists there were to be- Including Bill Haley and His Comets, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Johnny Rivers,...
04.09.2026 Meinrhyme.wordpress.com*“I was his music director, ” said Mark Adams about working with the late Roy Ayers when I asked during our interview for his new single “Open Letter” from his newest album “This is Neo-Soul” (DownJaz...
04.12.2026 Eurweb.com
Share: Legendary soul and R&B drummer James Gadson passed away on April 2 at age 86. One of the most-recorded drummers in R&B history, Gadson was celebrated for his iconic laid-back “16th-note” groove...
04.06.2026 Rockcellarmagazine.com
The decade in which you spend your teen years always tends to have a kind of soft, glittery glow of nostalgia that makes the good outweigh the bad. Sure, there were the raging hormones and corresponding zits and homework and future college stress and...
04.09.2026 Americansongwriter.com