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#001 Richard Givhan I Wouldn’t Change Her Philwood 245 (by John Shaw)

Memphis blues/soul artist Richard Givhan was the father of Memphis Jazz Trio pianist Alvie Givhan, who plays weekends with Renardo Ward at Kings Palace on Beale Street. Philwood was one of several labels owned and operated by Select-O-Hits in Memphis in the early 1970’s.

Marlowe and the Sea: “The Contest” (by JacksonMSmusic)

Here’s a live video clip of my favorite song from the “The More Things Change” album from Brad Ward’s Marlowe and the Sea project on Elegant Trainwreck Records. 

#055 War & Thunder (by John Shaw)

Jackson State’s War & Thunder drumline plays a cadence as Southern University’s band marches out of the stands after the “fifth quarter”, Jackson MS, 9/22/12

#054 Fifth Quarter Third Round JSU Sonic Boom Is It The Way (by John Shaw)

Jackson State plays “Is It The Way” in response to Southern University during the “fifth quarter” after the football game, 9/22/12

#053 Fifth Quarter Third Round SU Human Jukebox (by John Shaw)

The Southern University band begins a third round of competition in the “fifth quarter” after the Jackson State-Southern game, 9/22/12