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Country Music Memories: ‘Austin City Limits’ Premieres on PBS

Forty-eight years ago today, on Jan. 2, 1975, Austin City Limits premiered on PBS. The show's inaugural episode, which aired as part of a PBS pledge drive, featured Willie Nelson as its very first guest.ACL's original first episode actually taped on Oct. 13, 1974, and included an appearance by BW Stevenson. But when that recording...
Puma Perl Guests On “If These Walls Could Talk” With Hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss Wednesday, January 4th, 2023
Interviews

Puma Perl Guests On “If These Walls Could Talk” With Hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss Wednesday, January 4th, 2023

Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers...
Music

Gangsta Boo, Former Three 6 Mafia Member, Dead at 43

Lola Mitchell — better known as the pioneering Southern female rapper Gangsta Boo who was a member of Three 6 Mafia — has died at age 43, Fox 13 in Memphis reports, with her rep confirming the rapper’s death to WREG 3 Memphis. According to Fox 13, she was found...
Music

Country Music Memories: Johnny Cash Performs at San Quentin

Sixty-three years ago today, on Jan. 1, 1959, Johnny Cash kicked off the new year on a high note: It was on that date that the singer performed at the famous San Quentin State Prison in California, beginning a series of concerts held at various prisons throughout the rest of his...
Books

Black Romance Has Always Been Here

Back at the end of October, I attended an event called The RRAW Experience — in which the RRAW stood for Romance Readers And Writers (I love a good double entendre!). It was a day-and-a-half affair including author panels, workshops, fun and games, and a closing gala awarding some of...
Music

Anita Pointer, of the Pointer Sisters, Has Died at 74

The group had a string of big hits including "I'm So Excited," "Jump (for My Love)" and "Fire" Anita Pointer, of the Pointer Sisters, died on Saturday at age 74, her family in a statement.  “While we are deeply saddened by the loss of Anita, we are comforted in knowing...
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