NW MUSIC: JAZZ, R&B & SOUL

BELOW ARE LINKS to essays about the history of jazz, rhythm & blues, gospel, and soul music in the Northwest. From the earliest jazz gig at Washington Hall; to the founding of the "Negro Musicians' Union;" the rise of Seattle's Jackson Street jazz scene and its stars – Ray Charles, Bumps Blackwell, Ernestine Anderson, & Quincy Jones; the coming of '50s R&B and doo-wop; and the emergence of a gospel tradition and a soul scene.

• "Washington Hall (1908—2010)"
• "The 'Negro Musicians' Union,' Seattle Local 493 (1918—1958)" 
• "The Black Hawks: Seattle's Legendary Roaring '20s Jazz Band"
• "Blind Radio Five Orchestra: Seattle (1925)"
• "Evergreen Ballroom: Olympia's Lost Landmark (1931—2000)"
• "'Jazz Intoxication' bill introduced to Washington State Legislature (1933)"
• "The Ubangi Club: Seattle's Hot Nitespot (1936—1938)"
• "Tacoma's Musicians Benefit Ball (1937)"
• "Al Smith (1916-2008): Seattle's Jazz Scene Photographer" 
• "Al Smith photo exhibit opens at MOHAI (1993)" 
• "Louis Jordan rocks Seattle's New Orleans Club: 1940s"
• "Gene Krupa Rocks Seattle's Trianon Ballroom (1946)"
• "Jack McVea & his Door Openers (1946—1948)"
• "The Rocking Chair: Seattle's Fabled 1940s Nightclub"
• "Ray Charles cuts his debut Record: Seattle (1948)" 
• "Quincy Jones (b. 1933)" 
• "Quincy Jones (& the Lionel Hampton Orchestra) rocks Seattle's Trianon Ballroom on August 31, 1951"
• "Cecil Young's Be-bop Jazz: Seattle (1951)"
• "The 'Negro Musicians' Union,' Seattle Local 493, holds benefit bash in 1951" 
• "Jazzman Elmer Gill Fights Seattle's Segregation (1956)"
• "Ernestine Anderson: Jazz Singer"
• "The Mastersounds Jazz Combo Records in Seattle (1957)"
• "Rarest NW Records: the Braxton Quartet's 'White Port' (1950s)"
• "Seattle's Groove Record Shop (1950s)"
• "Billy Tipton: Spokane's Secretive Jazzman"
• "The 'Black Roots' of the Original Northwest Sound" 
• "Richard Berry, Los Angeles R&B singer, brings 'Louie Louie' to Seattle on September 21, 1957" 
• "Richard Berry (1935—1997): Part I" 
• "Birdland: Seattle's Fabled '50s R&B Hotspot"
• "The Barons: The Northwest's First Hit-Making '50s Teen Rock 'n' Roll Group"
•  "Four Pearls: Northwest Doo-Wop (1957—1960)"
• "Two segregated musicians' unions, Seattle's AFM Locals 76 & 493, merge in 1958"
• "Dave Lewis: Seattle's 1950s R&B Pioneer" (1983) 
• "Dave Lewis: The Father of Northwest Rock" 
• "Dave Lewis (1938—1998): A Tribute" (1998)
• "Barney Hilliard: Seattle's first Teenage R&B Sax Star"
• "Vintage Rhythm & Blues of the Pacific Northwest," DISCoveries Magazine, 1990
• "Northwest Rock: The Great Eruption of '59"
• "Seattle Jazzers Think Rock 'n' Roll is 'Disgusting' (1959)"
• "The Gallahads: Seattle's '50s Doo-wop Kings"
• "Ron Holden: Seattle's Sweet '60s Teen Balladeer"
• "Little Willie John: His Final Gigs in Seattle (1964)"
• "Overton Berry (b. 1936)"
• "Overton Berry Trio starts legendary gig at Seattle's Doubletree Inn on June 28, 1969" 
• "Patrinell Staten's new soul 45 becomes Seattle radio hit in 1969"
• "Pat Wright: Seattle's Gospel Music Star"
• "Seattle JazzED: A Music Education Organization"
• "Industrial Revelation: Seattle's Jazz 'Geniuses' (2014)"