Shaft is 40
Shut Your Mouth!A?“Shaft” is 40? Shaft celebrated with Detroit-born Patricia Lewis, the founding member ofA?Hot, Buttered Soul, the great back-up group for the late R&B legend, Isaac Hayes. OhioFUNK friends […]
Sol School Theme
Sol SCHOOL THEME
The Forgotten Five vs. The Famous Five
The Forgotten Five ( Stairsteps) vs. The Famous Five ( Jacksons): Did Joe Jackson and Berry GordyA?”BigDOG” Clarence Burke, Sr. and Curtis Mayfield?” By Jack Marchbanks Copyright 2009 Given the […]
History Through the Prism of Popular Music
Dear Friends, by now, you all know I regularly view history through the prism of popular music. As we stand of the verge of a never-thought-I’d-see–it-in-my-lifetime moment, I note that […]
Willa Ward Remembers
Enteje co-founder and contributor, Jack Marchbanks, interviewed gospel legend Willa Ward-Royster during Black History Month 2008. Willa Ward Remembers The Ward Singers Willa is the older sister of famous gospel […]
PUBLIC ENEMY LAUNCHES 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR IN CINCINNATI
PUBLIC ENEMY LAUNCHES 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR IN CINCINNATI IN 2007 Carlton Ridenhour, better known to the world as rapper “Chuck D,” started March 7th with an afternoon meeting with Cincinnati […]