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50 STATES OF FOLK: How Illinois Launched a Worldwide Ragtime Craze

50 STATES OF FOLK: How Illinois Launched a Worldwide Ragtime Craze

As previously discussed in this column, much of what we consider to be “roots music” these days stemmed directly from the Black experience in America. Spirituals and gospel have their origins in the field churches of enslaved Black Americans. The blues were born in the financial despair of Reconstruction. Old-

THROUGH THE LENS: Four Notable Year-End Roots Music Releases

THROUGH THE LENS: Four Notable Year-End Roots Music Releases

THE READING ROOM: Artists and Insiders Trace the Evolution of Rock Concerts

THE READING ROOM: Artists and Insiders Trace the Evolution of Rock Concerts

THROUGH THE LENS: Women Leading the Way in Roots Music

THROUGH THE LENS: Women Leading the Way in Roots Music

BONUS TRACKS: Another Grammy Gaffe, An Avett Brothers Musical, and the Saving of a Sticker Wall

BONUS TRACKS: Another Grammy Gaffe, An Avett Brothers Musical, and the Saving of a Sticker Wall

50 STATES OF FOLK: All Roads in Jazz Lead Back to Louisiana’s Congo Square

50 STATES OF FOLK: All Roads in Jazz Lead Back to Louisiana’s Congo Square

CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Bandcamp Offers Artists and Fans Options for Pre-Orders

CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Bandcamp Offers Artists and Fans Options for Pre-Orders