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GWEN DERU
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Birmingham boasts an extraordinary musical legacy over 150 years
By Chuck Chandler
Alabama News Center
In 1989, Erskine Hawkins, Sun Ra and The Temptations all played at Birmingham’s inaugural City Stages music festival. Tickets that...
10 of the Most Soulful Christmas Songs Ever
By ShaRhonda Knott Dawson
To make sure the list was truly Christmas, I eliminated all songs that didn’t mention Santa, Reindeer, or Jesus. (Thus, no...
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GWEN DERU
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GWEN DERU
HAPPY HOLIDAYS …FROM ALL OF US …TO ALL OF YOU!!!
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How 50 Years of ‘Soul Train’ Helped Shape Black America
By Autumn Arnett
www.diverseeducation.com
Fifty years ago, the iconic "Soul Train" pulled into viewers’ homes via a nationally syndicated television program that would forever cement its...
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GWEN DERU
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**DIRTY DECEMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL with Hosts QDOT DAVIS & JAXXXON at The Nick.
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GWEN DERU
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**ENSLEY’S FOOD TRUCK THURSDAYS, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 601 19th Street in...
Marching Bands Developing Talent in Birmingham City Schools
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Schools (BCS) officials have found a way for music students to enter high school on a high note.
The...
How Tamara Travis Instills Love of Music in Her Young Students
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
When most girls played with dolls, Tamara Travis, who directs the school band at Epic Elementary School in Birmingham’s Glen...