Category: Black Music Roots
Thank God: An Afro-American Docu-Opera (90 minutes)
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The Woman Who Fought Rap
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(C. DeLores Tucker) This Black leader took on the roughest crowd in the neighborhood and told them what she thought of them while many mask their opinions or run from the subject. (2627)
The Rap Against Rap
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Pernicious words like “nigger” have become standard gutter talk among a “gangsta” subculture of African-Americans who call themselves rap artists. One black writer, columnist and cartoonist for the Tacoma Tribune go...
The Big Black Boom On The Great White Way
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A sharp, fast-paced, sophisticated look at some of Broadway's Black plays and producers that have made New York the theatre capital of the world. Guests: Eubie Blake; Melvin van Peebles, playwright, producer and ...
Lionel Hampton: Gladys Houses
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TonyBrownsJournal.com presents musician extraordinaire Lionel Hampton the businessman who established two record labels and his own publishing company, founded the Lionel Hampton Development Corporation and built lo...
Thank God: An Aframerican Docu-Opera — Part 1
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"The music of the black religious experience," contends Tony Brown, host of the televised "Journal" that bears his name, "is the primary root of all music born in the United States." (804)
New Millennium Music
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Gospel music revenues were 11 percent higher over the industry average last year. Music scholar Eric Christian attributes this growth to savvy imaging, more sophisticated marketing and the emergence of varied ethnic...
Black and White Music: The Melting Pot Music
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A look at some of the differences between Black and White music. Performances by Santana, George Duke and Billy Joel. Guests: Harold Wheeler, composer, arranger and conductor. Wheeler’s arrangements include such hit...
We’re Number One
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A profile of Black-owned radio station WBLS in New York City that is ranked number one in the country. Guest: Percy Sutton and Pierre Sutton. 404
Thank God … Highlights
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"Thank God, " an African-American DocuOpera shares the legacy of our past sufferings and achievements through music. We now know that the Black Church is Africa's musical gift to America and America's only original co...
