The Gregory Gaskins Experience and the History of Rhythm & Blues
The Woodrow Wilson Center, with co-hosts the Emma Mae Gallery and the DC Arts District, presents an art exhibit on history of rhythm & blues, with a focus on the Washington music scene. The show will remain on display at the Center through March 25.
The Woodrow Wilson Center, with co-hosts the Emma Mae Gallery and the DC Arts District, presents an art exhibit on history of rhythm & blues, with a focus on the Washington music scene. The show will remain on display on the 4th floor of the Center through March 25.
On February 11 the Wilson Center launched the exhibit with a forum featuring Blair Ruble, author of Washington's U Street: A Biography, Rev. Sandra Butler-Truesdale, curator of the Emma Mae Gallery, and noted music director and producer Mark Nelson Preston. The panel also featured Gregory Gaskins, guitarist, composer, and conductor whose career in Washington spans more than 50 years. A native Washingtonian who grew up in the historic U Street neighborhood, Gaskins discussed his life in music, including having worked with the Elvis Presley Orchestra, Otis Redding, and the Manhattans, and the people and circumstances that influenced and inspired him.
