With Mark Pender

18Jan2025

City : Cherokee, Iowa
Venue : Cherokee Jazz & Blues Festival

Memphis Soul – Glenn Alexander & Shadowland

For the return of My Picks, I chose “Memphis Soul,” a cut off of the debut album of Glenn Alexander & Shadowland. I encourage everyone to check out the lyrics to this song. I have a strong interest in blues and jazz history, something I have pursued most of my adult life. It has enlightened my entire world about the struggles of African and African American people, as well as other ethnic groups, and how scores died and were tortured beyond belief at the hands of other human beings. Our world of music and art would not be even remotely the same without their enormous, incredible, beautiful gifts and... READ MORE | MORE PICKS