The Nerves
Dear Filmmaker, Were you nervous before your first interview with Paolo Soleri? I mean, he’s kind of a rock star, isn’t he? R.C. in AZ Dear R.C. in AZ Yes, I think he is, and yes, I was nervous before … Continued
Why Is So Much Black Gospel Music Lost? A Clip
When I deliver the elevator pitch of A Life’s Work— “a documentary about people engaged in projects they may not see completed in their lifetimes” –I’m usually asked to describe the projects. Sometimes the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project takes … Continued
Why That Voice? A Clip
Age eight is a pivotal year in human development. I’ve spoken to teachers and developmental psychologists and they’ve told me that’s around the time humans begin thinking about thinking. It’s also when you start becoming aware that you’re part of … Continued
Discovering Your Passion: Bob Marovich and Gospel Music
When I first interviewed Robert Darden of the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project for A Life’s Work in Chicago (August 2009), one collector’s name came up again and again. Bob Marovich. Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, radio announcer, … Continued
Welcome to the Terrific Twos
Last week, the A Life’s Work blog turned two years old. That sounds pretty insignificant, and in the scheme of things, it is, but to me it’s kind of staggering. I track, list, and calculate many things, as you’ll see … Continued
The SXSW Film Festival Bag!
As mentioned in last week’s post, here’s the bag Robert Darden sent me, full of groceries. It was part of his SXSW swag and, generous soul that he is, he gave it to me. In my thank-you e-mail I wrote: … Continued
Happy Record Store Day: A Clip
In case you didn’t know it, Saturday, April 16, 2011, is Record Store Day. Many many years ago I worked in a record store in Hackensack, NJ with a whole mess of great people, many of whom I’m still in … Continued
The Contest for “The Blueprint” by Gospel Artist Kirk Franklin is over!
We have a winner! Congrats to Steph, who correctly answered with Mahalia Jackson and Frank Lloyd Wright. I hope you enjoy the book, Steph. Thanks to the fine folks at Gotham Books, I‘m offering offered a paperback copy of The … Continued
A Report from SXSW
Robert Darden, journalism professor at Baylor University, author of People Get Ready: A New History of Black Gospel Music, founder of the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project, subject of A Life’s Work, was recently on a panel at SXSW. Below … Continued
Look Up!
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What is it that makes us look up? We look up at trees, at buildings, to the sky to see clouds, stars, planets. If we are inside and we’ve been asked a question, many of us look to where the … Continued