Good Monday All – We had a busy time last week in B.B. King’s Bluesville. Rita Chiarelli was by to talk about her new documentary on Angola Prison…
Daily Archives: June 22, 2012
I have finally found a great 2012 documentary to champion with Bruce McDonald’s “Music From The Big House.” It follows “the goddess of Canadian blues” Rita Chiarelli as she visits what is considered to be the birthplace of blues music: Louisiana State Maximum Security Prison (a.k.a. Angola Prison). What she finds is […]
‘Music from the Big House’ – an Exhilirating Musical Documentary
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Hundreds of fifth graders put their best foot forward Tuesday night as they danced their way towards the finals in a LAUSD ballroom dance competition. Decked out in colorful costumes nearly 200 students from 19 schools danced foxtrot, merengue, rumba, waltz, tango and swing in hopes of […]
Strictly Ballroom: Hundreds Of 5th Graders Compete In Dance Finals
Wanna know the secret to the tango? Fifth-grader Kai Land will tell you. It’s his specialty. “I have to say the secret of the tango is your serious expression,” he said, hamming it up. The look he gave was a cross between the pang of a brain freeze headache and […]