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Feb 5, 2021 · A look at Florida's soul music tradition. The Sam & Dave horn section perform on stage in the late 1960s or early 1970s. Photo: Jack Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Florida might not be known for its music history as much as neighbors to the north, like Tennessee, but we’ve got soul. In honor of Black History Month, University of Tampa ...
Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba.
Stax Museum of American Soul. Visit the place known as “Soulsville USA” to see the legacy of soul music preserved in Memphis, Tennessee. The story starts in the early 1960s when siblings Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton – hence the Stax Records name – cultivated stars, including Carla Thomas, Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes and Wilson Pickett.
Jan 8, 2018 · Fertile Soul: The Miami Sound. Before the band Miami Sound Machine took the city international, before disco dominated everything, Miami had a musical soul all its own. A new book and multiple new documentaries make the case for Miami’s rightful place on the map of music meccas. In the history as written, soul music and R&B are inextricably ...
Bluegrass music was establishing it’s own tradition among the disciples in North Georgia. Among the earliest, most dedicated and enthusiastic performers and promoters of the music in North Georgia are J. N. and Onie Baxter, Murray Freeman and James Watson. J. N. and Ione (Onie) Baxter have been the nucleus of the Bluegrass Five for over 39 years.
Aug 31, 2023 · Take a deep dive into our state’s folk music with our curated Spotify playlist featuring 25 songs — from old standards to contemporary tunes. Each month, Our State senior editor — and resident soundtrack maker — Mark Kemp, a former music editor of Rolling Stone, curates a one-of-a-kind Spotify playlist featuring North Carolina songs and ...
Blues & Jazz Music. Ma Rainey, also known as the “Mother of the Blues”, was born in Rome, Georgia, and is considered one of the first professional blues singers, singing for vaudeville audiences around 1900. She recorded with Louis Armstrong and is honored every year at The Annual Ma Rainey International Blues Festival in Columbus, Georgia.
