In this episode, Jason talks with Samantha Ege about the connection between Stephen Foster and William Grant Still. Samantha is a pianist, musicologist, and a Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer at the University of Southhampton. She is a leading scholar of African American composer Florence B. Price, focusing on the Black Chicago Renaissance and Black women’s advocacy networks. She has a celebrated performance career and has received multiple prestigious awards and fellowships for her contributions to musicology. Our conversation covered the complex legacy of Stephen Foster’s songs in African-American musical performance.
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