Explore various musical styles, musicians and music-related careers.
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Blues and country music contributed to a style called rhythm and blues. This was an early form of what we now call rock and roll. It appealed to a younger audience that liked to dance to the sounds of...
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Rhythm and blues was an early form of rock and roll but it also contributed to a smoother sounding musical style called soul. In 1960, Berry Gordy, Jr. began a recording label in Detroit, Michigan...
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From the video production "A Collection of African-American Spiritual and Metered Hymns." Produced by Steve Sweeney.
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From the video production "A Collection of African-American Spiritual and Metered Hymns." Produced by Steve Sweeney.
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Vintage footage from "The Hired Hands Sunday Show," a 30-minute program aired on WIS-TV in Columbia, SC. Features Pappy Sherrill, Grady Lindler, and Ira Dimmery. 1961.
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Another song by Pappy and The Hired Hands at the "Heritage of Song" concert in 1992.
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Snuffy featured on SCETV's Carolina Journal program, 1984. Discusses his growing up in North Carolina and his family's music tradition.
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Rosiland (on lead), Trudy Lucas, Bernice Cromwell, and Mary Lucas (l to r) in rehearsal for a perfomance in the Lowcountry.
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Bernice Cromwell and Rosiland Lucas talk about the power of music in their lives...
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Shell Johnson blowing the horn at Shady Grove Camp Meeting in 2002. Footage courtesy of Stan Woodward and Woodward Studio Ltd.