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MCOT: Celebrating Black History Month

Music Crossroads of Texas Playlist: Celebration of African American History Month

“Don’t Knock the Cop” – Soul Patrol
“Peter Pan” – Soul Patrol
“Tonight (Could be the Night)” – Virgil Johnson & the Velvets
“Lana” – Virgil Johnson & the Velvets
“I Gotta Know” – The Tonettes
“My Heart Can Feel the Pain” – The Tonettes
“Cookin’” – Tortilla Factory
“La Malaguena” – Tortilla Factory
“Boardwalkin’” – Ohio Players (feat. Jimmy Sampson)
“Skinny” - Ohio Players (feat. Jimmy Sampson)
“Thrill for Thrill” – Junior Medlow
“Blow, Joe Blow” – Junior Medlow
“Peg” – Tom Braxton
“The Next Chapter” – Tom Braxton

Curtis Peoples, Ph.D., is the Archivist for the Southwest Music Archive and oversees the Crossroads Recording Studio for the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University. He is a musician who has worked in the music business for four decades, numerous recording studios, and has been a production manager for many events. Dr. Peoples teaches regional music history classes and American media studies; his research centers on music and place.