Book Review: Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music by Ted Gioia
Casual fans may find their appreciation of the blues deepened through these biographical snapshots of Delta blues musicians. The history of American music is shot through with paradox and strange synergies. In no form is this more true than in American blues music. Blues itself is a fusion of black Gospel, Scots-Irish music from the mountains of Appalachia, field-hollers and work songs, and something else -- something indefinable -- that made it unique. The musicians who...
Can this former American Idol winner go The Distance with his post Media 19 release?
Like many others, I first heard Taylor Hicks perform on the American Idol stage. I remember being charmed by his easy stage presence and was excited to be hearing something different in a competition that is criticized for churning out more and more of the same.No one could argue there was something special about this guy who refused to dye his...
Finnish unsung heroes channel true Delta soul on star studded live record.
Over the last twenty years the Wentus Blues Band have built up a solid reputation and cult following as some of the finest players in the Blues genre. Their music bleeds raw emotion, oozing Delta soul, and you can almost imagine them onstage in a dingy Mississippi speakeasy or just sitting around jamming on a Louisiana porch. What may surprise...
Dawson Church is represented by Pump Up Your Book Promotion, an innovative public relations agency specializing in online book promotion. Dawson Church has edited or authored many books in the fields of health, psychology, and spirituality. He has collaborated on articles with many of the leading voices of our time, including Larry Dossey, Bernie Siegel, Caroline Myss, Barry Sears, and John Gray. He earned his doctorate in Integrative Healthcare at Holos University under the mentorship of distinguished neurosurgeon Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D., founder of the American Holistic Medical Association and went on to receive a postgraduate Ph.D. in Natural Medicine. Today he is here with us to talk about his latest book , The Genie in Your Genes.
Thank you for this interview, Dawson . Can you tell us a little about yourself and how long you’ve been writing? My first
