Dom Flemons
@domflemons
Dr. Dom Flemons, “The American Songster” is a Country, Blues, & Folk Musician. He is a GRAMMY Award Winner, Two-Time EMMY Nominee, & 2020 U.S. Artists Fellow.
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This year has been full of surprises but the greatest one of all was competing against Earth Wind & Fire on Celebrity Family Feud ! Here’s official our photo with the legends & our team The War And Treaty Breland Rissi Palmer Valerie June ! I’m not sure when it will air but soon!
Dr. Raven the Science Maven FLEETWOOD MAC FAN PAGE There are a lot of great resources about the history of Black people in country music! Francesca T. Royster writes about this subject, and musicians such as @DomFlemons & Rhiannon Giddens work to educate listeners about the Black music in US history. bookshop.org/p/books/black-…
I never would have guessed that I would make it onto Celebrity Family Feud but it happened! What a thrill to be able to compete against EARTH WIND AND FIRE standing alongside my country/americana music family & friends The War And Treaty Breland Valerie June and Rissi Palmer ! 🔥
A week ago I was invited to be a contestant on Celebrity Family Feud by my friends The War And Treaty who put together an incredible team that included us with Rissi Palmer Breland & Valerie June ! Our competition was the legendary and world famous EARTH WIND AND FIRE! 🤠
So, thewarandtreaty , Valerie June , Breland , Dom Flemons and yours truly meet up at Celebrity Family Feud…to play EARTH WIND & FIRE 🤯!!!!!!!!!!
Special thanks to WTTW - Chicago PBS & Brandis Friedman for inviting me to have a conversation w/ Professor Francesca Royster on yesterday’s show “Chicago Tonight: Black Voices”. @beyonce New Country Album Highlights How the Genre Has Long Been Shaped by Black Culture.
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.@NPRFreshAir has re-aired Chocolate Drops' 2010 interview, in which Rhiannon Giddens, @DomFlemons, and Justin Robinson talk with Terry Gross about their then newly-released, Joe Henry-produced, #GRAMMYs -winning album 'Genuine Negro Jig.' Hear the episode: nonesuch.com/journal/listen…
In case you haven't heard - Beyoncé's got a new album! But before her came many other Black artists who shaped the genre of country music. Francesca Royster DePaul College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences and Dom Flemons joined WTTW - Chicago PBS to dive deeper into the history.
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Same! Loved chatting with them both. Can't wait to listen to more of Dom Flemons' music. WTTW - Chicago PBS #BlackVoicesWTTW
Absolutely ADORE this convo on Black Voices featuring DePaul prof and author Francesca Royster & Grammy-award winning country artist Dom Flemons in light of Beyoncé's new album.
From Brandis Friedman & Emily Soto:
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#TBT to the great @DomFlemons headlining last year's #BourbonandBluegrass . The festival returns May 18-19 with performances by @letitiavansant, @hubbyjenkins, @adeemtheartist, Jake Stride.m.blount, David Wax Museum, @senoramay.
Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/bourbon-blue…
Photo by Brian Rimm.
#CowboyCarter is an American Masterpiece for many reasons & here’s why
Thank you to Touré for getting my brain going about this concept of genre 🙏🏼
and follow the work of Dom Flemons if you don’t already!
Dom Flemons has been added to the lineup of our Hot Strings and Cool Breezes Americana Minifest, taking place 6 p.m. on Sept. 1. Steve Earle will be headlining. Other artists TBA. Tickets on sale now at Musicfest.org.
