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SUMMARY:Wild Women of the Blues: The Origins of American Popular Music
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LOCATION: 171 Cleveland Drive\nCroton-on-Hudson NY 10520
ROOM: Ottinger Room
DESCRIPTION:***This event has been cancelled due to performer illness. We 
 will reschedule! Please check back for the new date and time.***\r\n---\r\
 nThe true pioneers of American music were women!\r\nAgainst a backdrop of 
 oppression and segregation in the post-slavery era, musical artists like I
 da Cox, Ma Rainey, Alberta Hunter, Billie Holliday, and Bessie Smith thril
 led crowds across America. Their unapologetically honest and sometimes baw
 dy and controversial lyrics inspired fearlessness and authenticity.\r\nJoi
 n us for a live music program with Kirsten Thien and Erik Boyd as they pe
 rform select songs from these trailblazers' 1920s and '30s catal
 ogs, demonstrating their original styles and describing their path to brin
 ging the blues to life. As their blues caught on, their performances would
  transform over time both musically and culturally while retaining element
 s of these performers' original styles.\r\nKirsten and Erik will also
  share a few of their own original contemporary blues compositions.\r\nFre
 e and open to all! No registration required.\r\nKirsten Thien’s unlikely
  path from a business school graduate to a blues and rock singer/songwrite
 r began just weeks before her graduation, when she decided to forgo a care
 er on Wall Street for a life in music. Since then, she has released five s
 tudio albums and toured the USA, Canada, and Europe extensively. Her most 
 recent release, “Two Sides,” has enjoyed worldwide radio airplay and h
 eld a top 5 position on the Root Music Report Blues Charts for over three 
 months. \r\nErik Boyd is a musician, writer, and producer. He has toured, 
 recorded, or played bass with The Mamas & The Papas, Black 47, Mary We
 lls, Little Anthony, and many more. In recent years, Erik has played shows
  in Norway, Germany, Ukraine, and India.\r\nThey are a musical couple livi
 ng in New York City.
URL:https://www.crotonfreelibrary.org/event/wild-women-blues-origins-ameri
 can-popular-music
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