Throwback Thursday: Black Music Month Edition - Videos by Mel Brown, Sonny Greenwich, Race

Links: Mel Brown, More Mel Brown Stories, Video above courtesy of Mel Brown- Topic

Links: Sonny Greenwich, More Sonny Greenwich Stories, Video above courtesy of Sonny Greenwich - Topic

Links: Race, Video above courtesy of Peter D

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Celebrating Black History Month - Videos by Sonny Greenwich, R Nathaniel Dett, Liberty Silver

Picture courtesy of CBC Canada

Historical Bits

• Born in Hamilton, Ontario on January 1, 1936
• Played with Chick Corea, Miles Davis and many more
• Was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2006
• In 2021, received the Canadian Jazz Master Award
  
• Father of Sonny Greenwich Jr., guitarist for Bootsauce

Links: Sonny Greenwich, More Sonny Greenwich Stories, Video above courtesy of Aaron Oppenheim

Historical Bits (from Wikipedia)

• Born in Drummondville, Ontario (now Niagara Falls) on October 11, 1882.
• During his lifetime he was a leading Black composer, known for his use of African-American folk songs and spirituals as the basis for choral and piano compositions.
• Moved to Niagara Falls, NY in 1893
• From 1924 to 1926, Dett served as president of The National Association of Negro Musicians
• Died of a heart attack on October 2, 1943 during a USO tour.
• Canada's Nathaniel Dett Chorale, founded in 1998, was named for him and performs his music as well as that of other composers of African descent

Links: R Nathaniel Deet, Video above courtesy of robt007

Historical Bits (from Wikipedia)

• Born in Detroit in 1961/62
• Was adopted in Canada as a child.
• At 12 years old, her Reggae band, The Wild Bunch opened for Bob Marley in New York City 
• Became the first Black woman in history to win a JUNO Award in 1995
• Also in 1995, she was the first-ever Juno recipient of the ‘Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year’ for her single “Lost Somewhere Inside Your Love.” 
• Competed in Star Search and won multiple times.

Links: Liberty Silver, Video above courtesy of Rammit Records

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Trebleclef Features Local Music Trivia

Our mascot, Trebleclef the Music Loving Monkey has been doing some remote teaching during the pandemic. He's been featuring local music trivia tidbits on his Facebook page through the #ProfTrebleTrivia hashtag.

Treble's always looking for interesting local music trivia so if you'd like to share some with him, please email blueshamilton@gmail.com.

Below are a few samples of what our little monkey has been teaching.

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