Dave Austin - Music Professor

May 20, 2016

April 18, 2012

by Dave Austin, “Music Professor” When I decided to write this article about folk music, I was thinking only of the folk music that came...

Well, do you? Punk!

March 23, 2012

by Dave Austin - “Music Professor” Punk rock, which came on the scene back in 1974 in the U.S, Britain and Australia, is deeply rooted...

That Great Philly Sound!

January 11, 2012

by Dave Austin – “Music Professor” Ask someone what first comes to mind at the mention of Philadelphia and you may hear about the Declaration...

Get in Step with Dubstep

December 9, 2011

by Dave Austin I overheard a veteran DJ ask for a definition of dubstep, and like many of us who are predominately wedding DJs, he’s...

Are You “Classified?”

November 11, 2011

by Dave Austin When it comes to weddings, nothing establishes an elegant and sophisticated mood quite like classical music. It can be restrained and...

The Sound & Soul of New Orleans

October 12, 2011

by Dave Austin Ask someone to name some music from New Orleans, and you’ll likely get “When the Saints Go Marching In.” However, the...

Music Origins – Rockabilly

September 9, 2011

by Dave Austin Dating back to the 1950s, rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock & roll music. Earlier, it was...

"Ska," "Rocksteady" – It’s All Reggae to Me!

August 12, 2011

by Dave Austin Back in the 1960s, amid the “British Invasion” and the other revolutionary changes going on in the pop music scene, a new...

Soul Music

June 13, 2011

by Dave Austin You've Got To Have "Soul," a word that has many meanings. In the world of pop R&B it usually means an...

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