Selected Writing
The Beatles as Recording Artists
Western Swingtime Music: A Cool Breeze in the American Desert
“On the Record! (Dis)Covering The Beatles”
When gospel sermons came on the phonograph
The first truly African-American musical form, the “Spirituals,” took shape in the 17th and 18th centuries within the generations of slaves born into the tough American experience. Music was a daily part of their survival and sustenance.
How They Got Over: A Brief Overview of Black Gospel Quartet Music
The forgotten voices of race records: Pullman Porters, the Rev TT Rose, and the ‘Man with a Clarinet’
Bottom line: if record companies could get away with it, there was no bottom line. No negotiated contract to sign. No publishing. No royalties. Wham bam thank you man.
A Rough Rugged Road: From Georgia to Chicago to Hollywood with Bumble Bee Slim
“I Ain’t Lyin’!”…The Unexpurgated Truth about Rudy Ray Moore
