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“A (Brotha) Man Far Ahead Of His Time-An Appreciation of The Incomparable Nat King Cole”

Kevin Robinson

Common sense is anything and everything except common. Freedom ain’t free.Favor isn’t fair. Aside from death and taxes, there are very few things in this lifethat can be accepted as undeniable, undebatable, and irrefutable facts. Insofar as I’mconcerned, two such … Continue reading “A (Brotha) Man Far Ahead Of His Time-An Appreciation of The Incomparable Nat King Cole”

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The Melody Was Sweet, the Journey Bitter: Navigating the Racist South as a Black Musician in the 1940s

kimberlypalermo

Billy Sheldon’s voice is like velvet, rich and smooth even after a lifetime of singing. At 86, his eyes sparkle with the joy of music. He’s lived through the heyday of doo-wop in the 1940s, all while enduring the struggles … Continue reading The Melody Was Sweet, the Journey Bitter: Navigating the Racist South as a Black Musician in the 1940s