When discussing music and musicians with others, I always remind everyone that all people are subject to certain problems and tragedies of life. Musicians are just like all of us. Any problem of life can be experienced by a musician, regardless of how popular or wealthy. However, there are certain tragedies that are incomprehensible, forRead More
There is a wonderful history of female vocal groups in the music industry. The McGuire Sisters and Andrew Sisters of the 1940’s were popular in an era of the big band. Martha and the Vandellas, the Shirelles and a little later the Supremes ushered in another great time of female groups. The Pointer Sisters andRead More
When I started to prepare for this weeks’ post, my first thoughts were about the significance of names. Artists in the entertainment industry many times will adopt a name instead of their birth name. They normally have a good reason for choosing the alternative identification. Perhaps the name is another family name, or a nameRead More
The music industry is like any other industry, and then it is unlike other industries. I know, that sentence really does not make sense, but if you spent any time within the music industry you know what that opening sentence means. Music is very much like anything else because money is the foundation. If littleRead More
Interestingly, the post you are now reading has been in the planning stages since the beginning of the year. Sometimes it takes a while to make certain items available for publication. One of the first things that begins the process is searching for a word or two that describes the artist or their particular newsRead More
One of the best things about writing for Weekly Music Commentary is that readers sometimes learn about artists they may not ever know about at all. Because they took a moment to read a short article, they learned about someone making music from another corner of the world. However, after eight years of the musicRead More
In the fall of last year, I started to prepare to publish an article in my other publication, Florida Music Letter. The subject of the article was the 2018 Jazz in the Gardens, which was completed last weekend. As I reviewed the performers for both days of the event, I found special interest in oneRead More
