The Amen Break
This is not a new story, and it is not the first time it has been told, but I’m writing it in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. day, 2019. If nothing else, I hope that awareness about this tiny nook of music history might help bring some justice, even if only a mote, to the contributions to music made by minorities. I write this to honor both their memory, and to recognize the contribution made to a genre of music I have enjoyed for over two decades.