The Future Is Bright!

The Future Is Bright!

The future is the indefinite time period after the present. Whether it’s less than a millisecond away or a billion years, its arrival is considered inevitable due to the existence…

Rocksteady With Alton & Hortense Ellis

Rocksteady With Alton & Hortense Ellis

Alton Ellis, the Godfather of Rocksteady music, was born in 1938 in Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica. Along with his younger sister Hortense, who was born in 1941, the two created singles…

Big Mama Thornton: Queen Of The Blues

Big Mama Thornton: Queen Of The Blues

Many women over the years have been called the “Queen of the Blues.” Bessie Smith (1894-1937), Dinah Washington (1924-1963), Memphis Minnie (1897-1973), Mary Ann Fisher (1923-2004) and Koko Taylor (1928-2009)…

Awful Food: Shredded Beets In Spinach Nests

Awful Food: Shredded Beets In Spinach Nests

Oh boy, cauliflower surrounded by shredded beets in spinach nests! They go great with stuffed eggplant on a bed of celery cabbage with glazed carrots and parsley tops. Awfully good,…

Little Millie Small

Little Millie Small

Mille, a/k/a Millie Small, born in Clarendon, Jamaica, is the 1960s ska, bluebeat, and rocksteady singer who is most famous for her 1964 smash hit “My Boy Lollipop.” Her fourth recording,…

Dread At The Controls

Dread At The Controls

Michael Campbell, better known as Mikey Dread, is a Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster. He was born in 1954 in Port Antonio, Jamaica, West Indies. Mikey Dread displayed a natural…