The Bull City Soul Revival

The Bull City Soul Revival is a collaboration of musicians and scholars to showcase the history of Soul in Durham. This month-long community project debuts March 27, 2012. It includes a display of artifacts, lecture/discussion, and the gathering of oral histories, some of which will be broadcast via television or the Internet. Dwandalyn Reece, Curator of Music History at the National Museum of African American History and Culture at the Smithsonian Institution, will overview the historical context of Soul music and its national legacy. Bull City Soul Revival culminates in live performances that pay tribute to Durham’s musical traditions, past and present.

THE BULL CITY SOUL--Learn About Many of Durham’s African American soul music performers of the 1960s and '70s trace their interest in music to key local influences from earlier decades.
The story of soul in Durham shows how small cities in the South could support vibrant black music scenes.
For a city with just 100,000 residents in the 1960s and ‘70s, Durham was home to an impressive number of soul, funk, and R&B performers. More than 40 groups recorded over 30 singles and three full-length albums in these decades. Durham was also home to ten recording labels that released soul music, though most of them only released one or two records apiece. A few successful local records also came out on national labels like United Artists or on regional labels in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

First, the public schools—especially the historic African American Hillside High School—gave young Durhamites access to first-rate musical education under the guidance of teachers such as Joe Mitchell and Clarke Egerton, Jr. Second, black churches, with their gospel choirs, were crucial places for young musicians to develop their skills. Finally, hometown heroes such as Shirley Caesar, Clyde McPhatter, and Pigmeat Markham achieved national success as performers in the 1950s and 1960s, serving as role models to Durham musicians who hoped to make the big time.

PLEASE Click This Link To Read About This Durham Black Music History.
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PLEASE Click This Link To View And Listen To A UNCTV Interview Discussion About The Bull City Soul Revival Project
Video Link: https://youtu.be/0iG-sS6FkgI