A Music Masterpiece family This past Friday, I attend the first “Soul City – Motown With A Jazz Attitude” which brought back some great memories …. Since this is a republished story from 2023, I thought it might be nice to start with a sentence or two leading into story The Key West Lopez family […]
Gospel Brunch “Come Sunday” Most agree that gospel music is the roots of blues and jazz. Key West’s Bahama Village has deep gospel roots. In fact, historically Bahama Village is the center of Keys music in general. The music of Bahama Village revolved around gospel, blues, and jazz. There is a venerable mural, […]
Key West Version of the Buena Vista Social Club By Ralph De Palma With help from family and friends, I was able to talk Coffee Butler out of retirement to help launch my second volume of The Soul of Key West at a December 2015 concert. Since that sold-out concert, “Coffee Butler and Friends” […]
