music documentary

Mr. Soul!

By Chuck Foster | August 2020

In 1968, a variety show appeared on PBS that would permanently change the face of television. That program, created, produced, and hosted…

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In 1968, a variety show appeared on PBS that would permanently change the face of television. That program, created, produced, and hosted by openly gay...

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland came at life from many different directions, but always as an outsider. Attending the McGill music academy in Canada as one of the...

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I’m of the age where I amassed a decent vinyl (Baba Booey) collection in my youth, an even bigger tape collection, and an insane amount of CDs. I...

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Just as the 1960s came to an end, Detroit entrepreneur Barry Kramer, owner of a record store and head shops, decided he didn't want to be a merchant...

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Directors Anne Flatte and Marlon Johnson have captured the essence of mortal rhythm in their documentary River City Drumbeat. The cadence of life is the...

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The folk movement of the 1960s spawned legends whose names continue to be recognized through generations despite the age gap, simply because their...

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It is not often that someone rises through the ranks of life and becomes one of the world's most well-known names. There are maybe only a handful of people...

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The way we get music and listen to it has come a long way since the phonograph cylinder was invented in 1877. You can literally listen to just about any...

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It's a well-known fact that if you go west long enough, you end up in the east. That's true with Pac-Man, and it's true with bluegrass, as explained in the...

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A person's knowledge gap, especially of pop culture, intrigues me. For example, thanks to the insightful documentary David Foster: Off The Record, I...

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