You’re in the studio and at the mixing console with Motown historian Harry Weinger and Questlove of The Roots as they unpack classic tracks including Marvin Gaye’s 1971 chart-topper “What’s Going On” and The Supremes’ 1966 hit “You Can’t Hurry Love.”
Unpacking the Tracks with Questlove and Motown’s Harry Weinger
Producer
Kenny Neal
Updated
January 8, 2020
Learn the basics of jazz music and how the art form works. Along with his band, Jason Moran shows you how jazz is more like skateboarding and football than you would think, as well as plays original and classic jazz standards.
On the flip side of many 45 RPM records made by African Americans in the '40s, '50s and '60s, there are Civil Rights songs that no one has ever heard.
National Symphony Orchestra Artistic Advisor Ben Folds invites you to the NSO Music Library to explore some of his favorite pieces of concert music
Explore the performances of young slam poets. Musical, lyrical, and provocative, these original spoken word pieces are supported by Hip Hop giants Questlove and Black Thought.
Featuring Ben Folds & Sara Bareilles with Kristen Foster, Peter Mensch, William Riley, Chris Sampson, Don Was, and Dr. Steven Zeitels
Eric Friedman
Director, Digital Learning
Kenny Neal
Manager, Digital Education Resources
Tiffany A. Bryant
Manager, Operations and Audience Engagement
JoDee Scissors
Content Specialist, Digital Learning
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