Event Title

Closing Roundtable: Reflections on the Symposium

Presenter Information

John McCombe, University of DaytonFollow

Location

Dayton, OH

Start Date

14-9-2018 8:30 AM

Description

Moderator: Dr. John McCombe, professor of English, University of Dayton; panelists: Stan "The Man" Brooks, Dr. Scot Brown, Jesse Rae, Dr. Frederick "Rickey" Vincent, David Webb, and Joseph Wooten

Event Type

Roundtable

Streaming Media

Comments

Dr. Scot Brown is associate professor of African-American studies and history at UCLA. He is the author of numerous books and articles on social and political movements, music, and popular culture. He is in the process of completing a book project exploring Dayton, Ohio, as a hotbed of soul and funk music. He has appeared in film and television documentaries and radio programs as an expert commentator.

Jesse Rae is a Scottish singer, songwriter, filmmaker, and film director from St. Boswells in Scotland, who performs on vocals, guitar, and keyboard. He became personally and professionally connected to funk music when he moved to the United States in the 1970s. In the 1980s, he produced solo singles with some of the decade’s greatest funk musicians, including Parliament-Funkadelic’s Bernie Worrell and Zapp founder Roger Troutman. Much of the material became part of his 1984 album The Thistle. On his return home, Rae became known as the Funk Ambassador to Scotland.

Music by Funk DJ Stan “The Man” Brooks, a professional musician and on-air radio personality and sales representative for Soul of Dayton Radio, 98.7-FM. He hosts a weekly R & B and funk program 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays. Brooks began performing on drums at age 13 with the Dayton Sidewinders, a 10-piece group that opened for such performers as the Intruders, the Delfonics, the Bobby Blue Band, and Rufus Thomas. Today he is a popular and active DJ in the region, providing music for a diverse array of special events.