MUSIC MONDAY: "Jazz Appreciation Month 2024" Playlist (LISTEN)
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest)
Thanks to our Editor-In-Chief, Lori Lakin Hutcherson, for reminding me that it April is Jazz Appreciation Month. So, to that end, Iâve assembled this collection of new and recent Jazz releases.
Most of these track have been released in 2024. None of them is older than five years old. These tracks encompass aâŠ
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Deeronn Booker Wins 2024 U.S. Bowling Congress Masters Championship and $100,000 Prize
Deeronn Booker, 33, won the United States Bowling Congress Masters championship at Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas on Sunday, defeating Patrick Dombrowski of Parma, Ohio, 217-177, to win the coveted Masters title and the tournamentâs $100,000 first-place prize.
This was Albuquerque, New Mexico native Bookerâs first major title on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour, and only the thirdâŠ
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Fourteen Years Ago Today: Good Black News Was Founded
Every year on March 18, Good Black News celebrates the day of its founding. We continue that tradition today, fourteen years after GBNâs inception.
Even though the last two years have been challenging (details here), and changes in how people consume content (eg. TikTok, IG, IG Stories, Reels) have led to way fewer postings on the main goodblacknews.org site, we are still exceedingly proud of allâŠ
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MUSIC MONDAY: "Ring of Fire" - Black Voices in Rock And Country Playlist (LISTEN)
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest)
Happy Music Monday! In the weeks since BeyoncĂ©âs recent Country releases, thereâs been much debate on her Country bona fides, though the sista has never been shy about voicing her Texas pride.
From BeyoncĂ©âs history with the genre, from the song âDaddy Lessonsâ, from her 2016 album Lemonade, to the StetsonsâŠ
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MUSIC MONDAY: "AfroStones" - A Blues and R&B-Filled Rolling Stones Collection (LISTEN)
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest)
Back in the fall of 1981 when I was in my first semester at Columbia College, I became friends with a fellow from a Chicagoland suburb.
He was a dyed-in-the-wool Rolling Stones fan. One afternoon their version of âJust My Imaginationâ played on the radio near us. I recall mentioning it was aâŠ
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MUSIC MONDAY: "MLK Day 2024" - A Celebration Playlist (LISTEN)
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest)
Happy MLK Holiday and Music Monday. Here is our first playlist of 2024.
âMLK Day 2024â is a collection of songs and music from across the globe. They are tracks devoted to struggle, liberation, and celebration.
Iâve included songs like âYouâre A Winner,â âHow I Got Over,â and âA Change Is Gonna Comeâ thatâŠ
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MUSIC MONDAY: "Soulful Christmas 2023" - a New Holiday Recordings Playlist (LISTEN)
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest)
Happy Holidays, you all.
We are half way through Hanukkah, with Christmas and Kwanzaa coming up quick. Weâve offered several funky and soulful and jazz and reggae seasonal playlists over the years. Search Spotify by âmarlonwestâ and they are all still there to enjoy this Yuletide Season.
This Music MondayâŠ
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MUSIC MONDAY: "Ultimate Soul of the Season" - The Black Christmas Soundtrack - Expanded Edition 2023
by Jeff Meier (FB: Jeff.Meier.90)
Welcome to the holiday season, Good Black News family! We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving â and are counting down the 25 days of Christmas now that itâs December.
In whatâs become a holiday tradition, weâve updated our now massive Black Christmas music Spotify playlist with a whole heap of new songs. The month of November was spent searching far and wideâŠ
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MUSIC MONDAY: "AfroBeatles" - A Soul-Filled Beatles Collection (LISTEN)
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest)
Happy Monday, yâall!
Iâm back with another collection in my âAfroâ playlist series â âAfroBeatles.â
Earlier this month the first new Beatles song âNow And Thenâ dropped with the help of master filmmaker, Peter Jackson, and the surviving members. It is the first new release from the group in 45 years.
TheâŠ
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Kendrick Lamar's pgLang and Global Citizen Partner to Establish 1st Major Touring Circuit Across African Continent
K Dot is making his mark on the world of music yet again.
According to Variety.com, Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning artist Kendrick Lamar and Dave Freeâs company, pgLang, is teaming up with philanthropic organization Global Citizen to create a major music touring circuit across the continent of Africa.
The initiativeâs kickoff event Move Afrika: Rwanda,  is slated to take place Dec. 6âŠ
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Lenny Kravitz - TK421 (Official Video)
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MUSIC MONDAY: "Funky Halloween Music" Playlist (LISTEN)
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest)
Happy first Monday of October, you all!
Itâs Halloween time once again, and Iâm back with another Funky Halloween Music playlist for this spooky season. Here is 13 hours of more Soul, Reggae, Funk, Jazz, and movie soundtracks.
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MUSIC MONDAY: "AfroZeppelin" - A Rhythm & Blues-Filled Led Zeppelin Collection (LISTEN)
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest)
Happy Labor Day, yâall! It is no toil for me to offer up another playlist on this holiday Monday.
After Juneâs AfroBowie collection, our editor-in-chief, Lori Lakin Hutcherson, suggested a few more in a series of collections of rock musicians inspired by and in collaboration with Black artists.
So here isâŠ
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Documentary "Donayle Luna: Super Model" on 1st Black Supermodel Debuts September 13 on HBO
âDonayle Luna was the first Black woman to be on the cover of Vogue. Why donât we know more about her?â
This pointed question from the recently released trailer for Donyale Luna: Super Model will hopefully no longer be relevant after the feature-length documentary about Lunaâs life and career debuts on HBO September 13.
Born Peggy Anne Freeman in Detroit, Donyale Luna went on to revolutionizeâŠ
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MUSIC MONDAY: "I'll Take You There" - The Best of Mavis Staples (LISTEN)
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest)
Mavis Staples is eighty-four years old as I peck these words. She has been a gospel and soul singer longer than Elizabeth II wore the crown.
Many R&B vocalists started in gospel music, though she and her family have always kept a foot in both worlds. The Staple Singers have brought their spirituality, andâŠ
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