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Missed the Johnny Mercer Tribute Concert earlier this year?  You’re in luck, GSUTV recorded the concert and it will be aired on Georgia Public Broadcasting…

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  [caption id="attachment_53432" align="alignleft" width="277"] The National Museum of American History, americanhistory.si.edu[/caption] April is Jazz Appreciation Month. According to The National Museum of American History, “Jazz…

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[caption id="attachment_53211" align="alignleft" width="559"] Johnny Mercer and Nat King Cole.[/caption] “A song is born in excitement, has a robust life climbing the popularity charts and…

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[caption id="attachment_52657" align="alignleft" width="277"] Robert Shaw conducting a chamber ensemble.[/caption] Georgia State University Library’s Special Collection and Archives have acquired the records of the Atlanta…

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As someone of color born and raised in the south, my introduction to Negro spirituals came very early. These were the songs that were sung…

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