In August of 1979, I finished my Doctorate (actually awarded in December although we couldn’t afford for me to fly back for the actual...

So anyway, in 1967, Aretha Franklin (“Respect”) and Stevie Wonder (“I Was Made to Love Her”) made it onto the top 100 list, as did Sam...

NOTE FROM THE END: Okay, just finished this first draft. It’s WAY longer than I imagined it might be so I’m going to post it in parts –...