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On the Radio: 150 Killer Singles (1972-2022)
Vincent StephensAugust 4, 2022women and music, singles, country, disco, dance, rock, punk music, freestyle, folk, soft rock
Listening beyond the moment: Classic female albums, new and new(er)
Vincent StephensAugust 3, 2022classic albums, women and music, Janelle Monae, Brittany Howard, The Chicks, Olivia Rodrigo, Nnenna Freelon, Mickey Guyton, Highwomen, Lizzo, Gretchen Parlato, Barbra Streisand, Janet Jackson, TLC, Sheryl Crow, EnVogue, Mary Chapin Carpenter
Since 2015: The legacy of the 100-ish influencers
Vincent StephensAugust 2, 2022women and music
Creating Space in the New Century: Remixing the 100-ish Most Influential Female Artists
Vincent StephensAugust 2, 2022women and music, Elaine Hayes, vocal jazz, R&B, country music, neo-soul, rock, pop divas, Abbey Lincoln, Adele, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Cyndi Lauper, P!nk, Janelle Monae, Jennifer Hudson, Teena Marie, Janet Jackson, Destiny's Child, Esperanza Spalding, Alison Krauss, Jill Scott, Tanya Tucker, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Alicia Keys
Keeping Our Heads Up in 2022: Honoring women in pop music
Vincent StephensAugust 1, 2022women and music
Caught in a trap: Baz Luhrmann renders Elvis generic
Vincent StephensJuly 2, 2022Elvis Presley, Baz Luhrmann
2022 Oscar recommendations and predictions
Vincent StephensMarch 25, 2022
Raves & Faves 2021: The year of “Yes, but…”
Vincent StephensDecember 20, 2021Best of 2021, Olivia Rodrigo, Mickey Guyton, Gretchen Parlato, Nnenna Freelon, Sarah Schulman, Dawnie Walton, Alison Bechdel, Margaret Tally, Amia Srinivasan, Louis Chude-Sokei, Summer of Soul, Bo Burnham: Inside, Fanny: The Right to Rock, Listening to Kenny G, Genius: Aretha
Between a “jazz” and a pop place: A review of Listening to Kenny G
Vincent StephensDecember 11, 2021Kenny G, Listening to Kenny G, Penny Lane, smooth jazz, pop instrumental music, audience taste, music criticism
Bonus Cut: “Jazz Adjacent” and “Rock Torch/Occasional Jazz” Albums + Artists ripe for discovery/rediscovery
Vincent StephensOctober 23, 2021jazz singers, vocal jazz, crooning, cabaret music, Brazilian pop music
Daily Dose of Vocal Jazz Part 5 (of 5): A Quiet Thing: A tidal approach to vocal jazz
Vincent StephensOctober 22, 2021vocal jazz, jazz singers, Andy Bey, Meredith D'Ambrosio, Jay Claytoh, Stacey Kent, Norma Winstone
Daily Dose of Vocal Jazz Part 4 (of 5): You Fascinate Me So: Jazz + Beyond Category
Vincent StephensOctober 21, 2021Maria Muldaur, Madeleine Peyroux, Lizz Wright, Esperanza Spalding, vocal jazz, jazz singers
Daily Dose of Vocal Jazz Part 3 (of 5): Our Love Rolls On: The 1980s and 1990s jazz generation
Vincent StephensOctober 20, 2021vocal jazz, jazz singers
Daily Dose of Vocal Jazz Part 2 (of 5): This is New: Voicing jazz in the new millennium (Part 2)
Vincent StephensOctober 19, 2021vocal jazz, jazz singers, Janis Mann, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Jackie Ryan, Catherine Russell, Gregory Porter, Karen Marguth, Gretchen Parlato, Ashley Pezzotti, Cyrille Aimee, Champian Fulton
Daily Dose of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (of 5): Prelude to a Kiss: I know you love the past but what jazz have you listened to lately?
Vincent StephensOctober 18, 2021vocal jazz, jazz singers, Jazzmeia Horn, Sachal Vasandani, Jazz
Learning to Listen: Get hip to Marlena Shaw
Vincent StephensSeptember 13, 2021Marlena Shaw, vocal jazz, soul music
95 years young: Celebrating the Art of Tony Bennett
Vincent StephensAugust 2, 2021Tony Bennett, vocal jazz, pre-rock pop
Risks, departures, and pivots: When musicians change directions
Vincent StephensJuly 10, 2021musical genre, Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand, Tanya Tucker, Cassandra Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Rosanne Cash, Linda Ronstadt
The great 80: Vocal masters of the rock era (1955-present)
Vincent StephensMay 27, 2021great singers, great rock singers, 80 greatest rock era singers
Love, hate, acceptance, rejection, and curiosity: 76 most influential songwriters
Vincent StephensApril 17, 2021songwriters, most influential songwriters, Great American Songbook, best songwriters, popular song, Brazilian pop music, rock 'n' roll, R&B, country music, folk music, reggae
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