I'm a strong believer in physically visiting the cities and landmarks in which my favorite music was born. Reading books and looking at...

It's mashed potato season! That means lots of holiday dance parties including mine at the Spare Room on December 7! Now is the time to...

In the first week of October of 1948, Portland City Club released a report on the vice and crime situation in Portland stating "Portland had

In terms of music, Latinx & Hispanic musical contributions have always been incorporated into American music as a whole. From jazz to blues

The body of work by Shelby Singleton is but one example of the inseparable relationship of country and soul, and it stands as evidence that

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The voice and guitar you hear on this song are that of Josh White, a trailblazer in fighting for desegregation. A patriot who significantly

This week on my radio show Travlin' the Tracks with DJ Action Slacks, I'm spinning a song called Run Shaker Life by the Voices of East...