Episode 3 - "DEAR JAMES"

Join THE BLACK CONNECTION and featured guest, Linda Ann Smith, for a trip down memory lane to 1960s Philadelphia to hear a story long-held as family lore: The night she and her sister, Gwen, broke curfew to see James Brown at The Uptown Theater.

Show Notes

What happens when two sisters decide to break curfew to see one of their favorite singers of all time? 

Join THE BLACK CONNECTION and featured guest, Linda Ann Smith, for a trip down memory lane to 1960s Philadelphia to hear a story long-held as family lore and a tribute to the place where it all happened: The Uptown Theater. 

To learn more about the Uptown Theater, check out: 

• https://philadelphiauptowntheater.org/
• https://www.phillyvoice.com/uptown-entertainment-development-corporation-linda-richardson/
• https://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2020/11/06/uptown-theatre-philadelphia-pa/

What is SONIC BLACKNUSS?

Nia I’man Smith (a.k.a THE BLACK CONNECTION) is the lead voice of SONIC BLACKNUSS.
Each episode, join her and a series of guests at the intersection of Black music and memory as they relive the past.present.future one song at a time.

Produced in association with Brooklyn Free Speech Radio.