Jim Bessman
Sep 22, 20208 min read
'Mr. SOUL!' documentary recounts timely story of historic PBS Black arts/culture series
As the poster says, before Oprah and Arsenio, there was Ellis Haizlip. Haizlip, who died in 1991 at 61, is the “Mr. SOUL!” of the new...
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Jim Bessman
Aug 21, 20202 min read
'Alaska's fiddling poet' Ken Waldman readies fifth and sixth volumes of his acclaimed &#
Ken Waldman performs his "Trump Sonnets" prior to his 2019 appearances at the PortFringe festival in Portland, Maine. The coronavirus...
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Jim Bessman
Aug 13, 20205 min read
Trini Lopez--An appreciation
"If I Had a Hammer" He made the Top 10 only once, yet Trini Lopez’s hitmaking career, which peaked in 1963 with the No. 3 single “If I...
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Jim Bessman
May 22, 20203 min read
Indian classical composer Dr. L. Subramaniam releases globally-fused video for forthcoming 'Bhar
“Bharat Symphony (Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam)” Preeminent Indian classical violinist/composer Dr. L. Subramaniam has released a standout...
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