Black Lexicon: The Origins of “Bop” (LISTEN)
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) For #JazzAppreciationMonth, we explore the term “bop” — a word often used today to describe a song with a good groove. I ts musical reference origins however, are rooted in the early 1940s when...
Honors Students Participate in Summit on Campus Hunger
04/25/2022 Kaleb Webb of Cabot, Riley Swafford of Beebe, Elizabeth Noel of Paragould, and MaryJayne Umeora of Jonesboro at the Arkansas College Hunger Summit. JONESBORO – Arkansas State University students explained A-State’s efforts toward alleviating hunger...
Kevin Prater Band to Perform Concert at KASU-FM Bluegrass Monday
02/21/2022 JONESBORO — The Kevin Prater Band will perform traditional bluegrass and a variety of acoustic music at the next KASU-FM Bluegrass Monday concert. The show will be Monday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Collins Theatre, 120 West Emerson Street, in downtown...