The Politics of Blues
A Berkeley icon, vocalist Faye Carol, imparts her love of music to the youth she mentors.
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Keeping His Day Job
Law professor George “Big Harp” Bisharat grains blues traction.
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Blues on Seventh Street
From the 1940s through the ’60s, Oakland’s Seventh Street was home to some of the best-known blues venues in the country. Veteran blues journalist and musician Lee Hildebrand walks readers through the colorful history of the area, including his own experiences in a local band, and fills us in on a plan to install 80 plaques along Seventh Street in honor of the illustrious musicians who performed there.
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High Praise
A microcosm of East Bay diversity, the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir includes members of several racial, cultural, and religious groups (including professed atheists). Forty percent of the singers don’t even read music. But under the dynamic direction of founder Terrance Kelly, the choir has performed in venues around the world—and on three Grammy Award–winning albums.
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