One Hundred: The Ed Gordon Podcast with H. Beecher Hicks III – National Museum of African American Music

hbeecherhicks on August 27, 2021

‘In this episode of One Hundred, host Ed Gordon talks with H. Beecher Hicks III, CEO and president of the National Museum of African American Music. They discuss the 20-year journey to the creation of the museum’s opening, the importance of Black music to American history and the chronical look the museum take to tell the rich story of Black music. They also talk about some of the 1,500 items of memorabilia that is housed in the building and why Nashville, Tennessee became home to the interactive museum.’

A Conversation with H. Beecher Hicks

hbeecherhicks on June 26, 2021

National Museum of African American Music opens in Nashville

hbeecherhicks on February 17, 2020

A new museum in Nashville aims to preserve the legacy of African American music. The National Museum of African American Music will be the only institution dedicated to showcasing music genres created, influenced, and inspired by black Americans. Since 2002, the museum has raised $60 million and collected 1,500 artifacts. Museum president and CEO Henry Beecher III and senior curator Dina Bennett join “CBS This Morning.”

PROLOGUE or: The Abominable Indiscretions of Youth

hbeecherhicks on June 25, 2019

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One Nation Under a Groove: A Tale of American Anthems

hbeecherhicks on June 10, 2019

Have you ever considered music really tells the story of your life, and how similar our musical stories may be? Through highs and lows, music punctuates our lives – and has the unique power to bring our communities and our nation together. One Nation Under a Groove.