Probably the most common instrument for girls and women to take up is still the piano. It certainly has been true for hundreds of years in many societies, but it...
May’s Cinco de Mayo holiday is the celebration of the unlikely victory, in 1862, of the small Mexican army against the French forces in the Battle...
Laura Chavez 1982- We are very lucky in San Diego to have a plethora of great musicians in all kinds of styles, whether homegrown or transplants,...
I have always been interested in periods of time when artistic inspirations and geography seem to coalesce into what, a few years later, would be called...
This month marks the second year of my engagement as a columnist for the San Diego Troubadour! I have been grateful to share just some of...
100 years ago, as jazz was being created, regions across the U.S. were developing reputations for certain “sounds,” depending on the financial situations and on the...
MARCIA BALL 1949- In this column—as a rule—I haven’t mentioned many women who have achieved the recognition they deserve. But I have to make an exception...
SUE FOLEY, 1968- I first met Sue Foley in the early ’90s, back in Austin, Texas. I was beginning my road days with blues singer Candye...
RUTH BROWN, 1928-2006 In this column, for the most part, I have not written about the women who have easily identified names, choosing the more obscure...
