Here we are a year into Covid and it’s still part of the landscape. But as restrictions ease, there is light at the end of the tunnel for those struggling to make ends meet. But, there’s one issue that cannot be fixed by open doors, micro-grants or stimulus checks, and that is the inequity of representation of women in the music industry.
Links:
Michigan Music Alliance
https://www.michiganmusicalliance.org/
Video of Michigan Music Alliance performance of R.E.S.P.E.C.T
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo3aeXZFZkg
Aretha’s Video of R.E.S.P.E.C.T – Live 1967
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcGjZHvD5q4&list=RDEcGjZHvD5q4&index=1
Sarena Rae
Serita “Black Rose’ Crowley
https://www.seritasblackrose.com/
LaLuna Recording
http://www.lalunarecording.com/
ThirdCoast Recording
https://www.thirdcoastrecording.com/
Research Notes:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/geoff-edgers/