Guy Rathbun
- Username: guyrathbun
- Part-time Instructor
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Independent
Recent Pieces from Guy Rathbun
All in Stride
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From: Guy Rathbun
Master and pupil, James P. Johnson and Thomas “Fats” Waller. James P. created stride. He and Fats popularized it. Their work in the 1920s influenced Duke Ellington, Count ...
Objects That Remain
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From: Guy Rathbun
Just over 30-years ago, Laura Levitt was brutally raped. At the time, she was close to completing her graduate work in religion and Jewish studies. The scars that result from ...
The Son of Algiers
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From: Guy Rathbun
Although the isn’t as well known today, Red Allen was favorably compared with Louis Armstrong in the 1920s and ‘30s. He managed to perform with some of the best band of the ...
Covid-19
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From: Guy Rathbun
In March of 2020, after months of downplaying of COVID by officials, the death rate could no longer be ignored. By late fall, as many Americans were unwilling to follow ...
New Years Night in Harlem
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From: Guy Rathbun
By the mid 1920s, Harlem had completed its renaissance in art and literature. Now it was time for the music to complete the circle. At its height, the city was a Mecca for ...
Forgotten People
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From: Guy Rathbun
It wasn’t that long ago that the Democratic party was primarily made up of blue collar workers. That has flipped in the last few years, especially those in the rust belt ...
A McKenzie Christmas
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From: Guy Rathbun
Secular Christmas music had been around for decades before jazz began to incorporate the season into their music. When they finally did in the mid 1920s, as you can imagine, ...
Parallels in Autocracy
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From: Guy Rathbun
Imagine spending your youth witnessing to the rise of Nazi Germany under Hitler’s dictatorship. You’re watching your country fall into the hands of an autocrat and bully. ...
