Working the Ranch and Range: The Music of the Black Cowboy
Dom Flemons is known as “The American Songster®" since his repertoire covers over one hundred years of American roots music. Flemons is a folk musician, black country artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music scholar, historian, actor, slam poet, record collector, curator, podcaster, cultural commentator, influencer, and the creator, host, and producer of the American Songster Radio Show on WSM in Nashville, TN. He is the Co-Founder and original member of the groundbreaking Carolina Chocolate Drops, the first ever black string band to win a GRAMMY Award. Over the past 25 years, he has received major awards, gained world-wide media recognition and has become one of the most influential and highly decorated voices in American roots music." Check out more about Dom Flemons (including his appearance on Celebrity Family Feud where his team beat classic R&B hit superstars, Earth, Wind and Fire) on his website:
https://www.theamericansongster.com/. Performed live in the MSU Green Room on Friday January 24th, 2025 in conjunction with the Ten Pound Fiddle / Co-sponsored by African American and African Studies.