This episode of Meet the Music brings to the mic the DMV's DJ King Nick Kannon.  DJ Kannon talks about the early Washington, DC Go-Go scene, his rise to the Co-Founder of Bounce Beat records, and his joy of still moving a crowd every night of the week.  Learn how Bounce Beat records are capitalizing on Tik Tok.

Who should have the last word on labeling music?  The music industry or the music consumer?  Well, we will probably never know the answer anytime in the near future, but the dialogue can lead to all involved taking note.  Music Critic, Author, and oh yeah, Associate Professor of American studies and Media studies at the University of Virginia joins our continuing conversations about genre-bending.

This episode of Meet the Music takes you into a potential paradigm shift in the music industry.  Listen as Dr. Rashad Shabazz shares insight into the concept of genre-blending and how the artist Prince is an example.  Dr. Shabazz shares which Prince album he thinks is his "Magnum Opus."  He also talks about the genre-blurring of Tyler the Creator.

American music journalist and historian Denise Sullivan talks about the early influences on what we call Rock and Roll music genre, her insight is informative and her passion for all music is contagious.   Just listen to the list of artists and songwriters she gives create to for their contributions. 

This week's episode is a fact-packed and educational podcast on the birth of Rhythm and Blues.  Once again, Dr. Dodge doesn't disappoint.  All we can say is listen and learn as we have a honest conversation about the birth of Rhythm and Blues, the pre-Rock and Roll genre, and the beginnings of Soul music.

American author, Distinguished Professor, and Host of Left of Black Dr. Mark Anthony Neal discusses how the R&B genre has a rich historical legacy in black popular music.  Listen as we laugh about our youth and how we take a little detour talking about Todd Rundgren and Don McLean.

https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Anthony-Neal/e/B001IR1CVA%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/

https://fhi.duke.edu/programs/left-black

Dr. Tony Bolden talks about his early days immersed in the land of FUNK.  Listen as he provides insight into the history of FUNK music and explains FUNK as a philosophy.  Be sure to visit his website phunkativity.org to discover more



Spotify – Groove Theory: The Blues Foundation of Funk / Playlist to accompany the book
Website: http://phunkativity.org/
Groove Theory: The Blues Foundation of Funk (2020)

https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/G/Groove-Theory

As we continue to conversate about different African American Music genres season this episode of Meet the Music features FUNK.  The fact that he is the "Funkateer of The Year," Dr. Rickey Vincent talks all things funk.  Listen as we celebrate the music genre that defined a body of work that encompasses some of the greatest music of his and my generation.  Listen and learn...

http://rickeyvincent.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Rickey-Vincent/e/B00EA0IM9W/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1