Picture it: June, 2004. An e-mail I just barely missed asked me a life-changing question and granted me one of the luckiest breaks I’d ever received as a new journalist and freelance contributor at The Dallas Morning News: “Lorrie, ______ isn’t feeling well, do you think you could cover the #Prince show tonight?” WHUUUUUUUUUUUT?!? Is… Continue reading #TBT Tribute: Professor Prince Drops “Musicology” Lessons at Dallas’ AAC (2004)
Author: Lorrie Irby Jackson
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Goodbye, Beautiful One: Prince Rogers Nelson, 1958-2016
…..Before the release of his best-known behemoth of an album/movie/Academy Award winner, Purple Rain, Prince amassed an enviable body of work that encompassed his own shining gems (“Controversy,” “Little Red Corvette,” “I Wanna Be Your Lover” and countless other well-beloved jams) and the mentoring musicianship that he applied to some of the most enduring talents… Continue reading Goodbye, Beautiful One: Prince Rogers Nelson, 1958-2016
Birthday Love, Life Lessons: a Decade With The Diva
Dear Daughter Nia, Last Monday wasn’t the sunniest of days: thunder roared, lightning flashed and storms swirled over and around us. But what still made it special for all of us was that on April 11, ten years ago to the day, you became a part of our lives. With outstretched arms and a steady… Continue reading Birthday Love, Life Lessons: a Decade With The Diva
No ‘Cans’ Left, Zero F’s Given: Beyond 40 & Over The BS
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”― Audre Lorde A few years ago, I went to a concert featuring former American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino. Just as she had been during Season 3 of the program, Barrino was a stage-slaying siren who moved the crowd… Continue reading No ‘Cans’ Left, Zero F’s Given: Beyond 40 & Over The BS
Anthony Hamilton’s “What I’m Feelin’,” CD Preview/Review Link
…..Six CDs into a stellar career (seven including 2014’s Home for the Holidays), Anthony Hamilton’s spent a decade building a reservoir of hearty, slow-burning soul grooves, modern in theme yet brimming with traditional grown-man sentiments cloaked in the ambience of the ‘lived-in’ and the ‘down-home.’ It’s been years—four and some change—since Back to Love, and… Continue reading Anthony Hamilton’s “What I’m Feelin’,” CD Preview/Review Link