“In the midst of overwhelming sadness and suffering, we wanted to end the week on a high note. It’s brought to us from the Tony Award-winning cast of “Ain’t Too Proud,” the Broadway show about The Temptations. They recently got online to connect and delivered this performance, part of our ongoing arts and culture series,…
Read moreRemote Temptations: ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ Broadway Cast & Band Harmonize On Classic Motown Hit For Video
The way we do the things we do has changed so much in recent weeks that a classic Temptations song might be what everyone needs right now. In this video, the cast of Broadway’s Ain’t Too Proud got together — remotely, of course — to perform the show’s opening number “The Way You Do the Things You…
Read moreQuarantined At Home With Kids
I love finding memes on the internet. I often think they’re hilarious. This one? Not so much. Here’s where I get off the “I have to spend time at home with my kids” bandwagon. I don’t have to, I get to. Being at home with my kids is a blessing. Too many of us squander…
Read moreBehind The Scenes: Memphis The Musical Recording Session
I never knew this existed! Wow, is this fun to watch. This recording is by far, my favorite cast recording I’ve done. I like what I played, how the recording sounds and I really like the songs. The whole Memphis The Musical experience was fantastic. I remember when David Bryan, the keyboardist for Bon Jovi…
Read moreMotown writers and Temptations’ Otis Williams unite with Broadway’s ‘Ain’t Too Proud’
Legendary Motown writers Eddie and Brian Holland are joined by the cast of Broadway’s “Ain’t Too Proud” for a medley of their hit songs.
Read moreSingle Fatherhood in New York City
In 2012, I was contacted by a graduate student who was looking for stories about single fathers. I think she found me from an old blog I used to have. It’s so interesting to listen to this recording eight years later. Very little has changed with my relationship to my kids as well as my…
Read moreJames “JT” Taylor of Kool And The Gang at Ain’t Too Proud
Kool And The Gang. He sang on a whole BUNCH of hit songs in the 70’s and 80’s. I was just thinking to myself a few weeks ago, Whatever happened to JT?” I looked him up online and saw he was still performing and sounding great! He’s recording new material and working with his son…
Read moreThe Best Interests Of The Child Includes Access to Both Parents
On a typical Monday evening, Alex goes to bed with hugs and kisses from two loving parents. After Alex is taken to school the next day, one parent moves out because the couple agrees they can’t live together anymore. Tuesday evening after school, Alex gets home and only sees one of his two loving parents. Alex does…
Read moreGhost Note
I heard about this band Ghost Note a few years ago. They are a percussion bass jazz/funk/hip-hop band from Dallas with several rotating members. The founding members are the drummer Robert “Sput” Searight and percussionist Nate Werth, two members of Snarky Puppy. I checked out a couple of their albums and liked what I…
Read moreLL Cool J
I have the best job in the world! A lot of people came to see Memphis and Lady Day but I never has the chance to meet the people I’ve met over the past two years. I saw a lot of celebrities in the audience at Lady Day-everyone on the planet came to see Audra…
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