Dayes introduces Black Classical Music in his own words; "What is jazz? Where did the word derive from? Birthed in New Orleans, born in the belly of the Mississippi River, rooted in the gumbo pot of the Caribbean, South American culture & African rituals....

Led Zeppelin "Whole Lotta Love" 1969 The Small Faces "You Need Loving" 1966 Muddy Waters "You Need Love" 1963 Howlin' Wolf "Shake For Me" 1961

Joni Mitchell /Big Yellow Taxi Billie Eilish /All the Good Girls Go to Hell Peter Gabriel /Red Rain Kelly Lee Owens /Melt Cerrone  /Supernature Talking Heads / (Nothing But) Flowers Spirit /Nature’s Way The Jimi Hendrix Experience /Up from the Skies Childish Gambino /...

Hal Blaine is the accompanist to Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound” and one of the most sought-after session drummers in L.A. He has played on forty Number One singles.Blaine, who was born Harold Simon Belsky in 1929, became a professional drummer in 1948. In 2000, Blaine...

Clarence Avant, the ‘Godfather of Black entertainment,’ dies at 92. Avant’s unofficial title of the “Black Godfather” spanned the worlds of music, sports, entertainment and politics.Clarence Avant, the ‘Black Godfather’ of the recording industry, dies at 92.  ...

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