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Hello Friends! As we continue to navigate our way through epic, historic times, I thought I'd drop you a line to check in. As I'm sure...
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Slack Attack: Record Blog
Go a little deeper into select records I've featured on my KMHD radio show, Travlin' the Tracks with DJ Action Slacks Portland Soul DJ
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DJ Action Slacks
- May 9, 2020
- 3 min
Farewell Sweet Prince - Rest in Power Little Richard
We've lost one of the last original icons of rock n roll. In a sea of mid-1950s musical icons, he out-sang em', out rocked-em', ...
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DJ Action Slacks
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
Creating a Radio Show From Home - Pandemic Radio
If you know anyone who works in traditional radio these days, they'll be sure to tell you producing a radio show during a pandemic has...
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DJ Action Slacks
- Apr 23, 2020
- 4 min
Determining what kind of DJ to be during a pandemic
When I approached KMHD about doing a radio show as a volunteer a couple of years ago, I certainly had something different in mind than...
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DJ Action Slacks
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
Dance In Place, In Shelter!
Stuck indoors and going stir crazy? Need an activity? Try dancing! Presenting a well-paced, 1 hour vintage dance workout filled with the...
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DJ Action Slacks
- Jan 30, 2020
- 2 min
I Finally Dropped In on the Dew Drop Inn
I'm a strong believer in physically visiting the cities and landmarks in which my favorite music was born. Reading books and looking at...
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DJ Action Slacks
- Nov 21, 2019
- 1 min
Learn some vintage dance steps!
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...
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DJ Action Slacks
- Oct 2, 2019
- 1 min
Crooked City Stroll - Soundtrack for Portland's Scandalous Past
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
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DJ Action Slacks
- Sep 19, 2019
- 2 min
National Hispanic Heritage Month
In terms of music, Latinx & Hispanic musical contributions have always been incorporated into American music as a whole. From jazz to blues
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DJ Action Slacks
- Sep 11, 2019
- 4 min
Shelby Singleton and Defying Musical Segregation
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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DJ Action Slacks
- Aug 28, 2019
- 4 min
Working-Class Woman - Barbara Dane - 1973
Barbara Dane used her music to assist in ushering the country towards a more fair and equal reality. 1973's "Working-Class Woman" detailed t
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DJ Action Slacks
- Aug 22, 2019
- 4 min
Freedom's Road - Josh White 1942
The voice and guitar you hear on this song are that of Josh White, a trailblazer in fighting for desegregation. A patriot who significantly
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DJ Action Slacks
- Aug 15, 2019
- 2 min
"Run Shaker Life" by The Voices of East Harlem - 1971
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...
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