The Blues lives through Janelle Monáe
Linking the sensual and free Blues of past and present.
You’re reading Part 3 of THE BLUES LIVES THROUGH — my new essay collection linking past and present music. The classic Blues singers Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith rose to stardom in the 1920s. 100 years later, I write about Black singers preserving the Blues storytelling traditions in the 2020s.
This collection has six (6) p…
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