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Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White
Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White
Alabama Blues Project brings music to Tuscaloosa children

Alabama Blues Project brings music to Tuscaloosa children

Mary Catherine Hodges • September 6, 2014

Regardless of where they’re from, where they live or what school they attend, when members of the Alabama Blues Project walk through the door, they’re meant to be treated the same. “Things like the...

Kentuck offers introduction to blues

Alex Cohen • March 25, 2012

Students, and perhaps most adults, would be hard pressed to name a blues artist who is alive today. That’s a shame for Alabamians, who are surrounded by the genre’s history. Luckily, a few local art...

Alabama Blues Project focuses on celebrating rich musical culture

Alabama Blues Project focuses on celebrating rich musical culture

Ashley Chaffin • November 22, 2011

Many Alabama residents may not realize that the state is known for the blues, but a local nonprofit is hoping to change that. “The purpose was, and is to this day, that Alabama blues is overlooked,”...

Midtown Village presents Sounds of Tuscaloosa

Jordan Staggs • June 9, 2010

Tuscaloosa’s music scene is getting the chance to spread its influence with the first-ever Sounds of Tuscaloosa concert series. The event will take place on The Green at Midtown Village, located between...

Speech at UA ponders sexuality in blues

Cate Kennedy • February 4, 2010

The Wednesday installment of the Brown Bag Lunch Series, Bebe Barefoot’s lecture “Singing the Sexual/Textual Blues,” combined discourse on the outright sexuality exhibited by the performers of blues...

Barefoot discusses blues’ lyrics sung by female artists

Cate Kennedy • February 3, 2010

In conjunction with African-American Heritage Month, the Brown Bag Lecture Series will feature an exploration and discussion of traditional blues songs performed by 20th century black female singers. ...