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Music Feature
10/21/2024 By Joy Lynn Clark I need to keep this playlist up and have more room in the box.
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Charcoal Face Paint
10/03/2024 By Joy Lynn Clark Below are my favorite songs off of “Blackface The Album”.
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The Promotion
By Joy Lynn Clark 09/09/2024 When I first moved to the north side I went through a few jobs. I had positions in retail, temporary, contract, on campus, and then finally the big box retailer that I ended up loving. I went to college and lived in the city with grandma and grandpa just after I did the infamous talk show with my best friend. I started out as a part-time sales associate in the music department. Like I mentioned in the past, I had an awesome life. I went to school, the store, performed on thursdays, and then I recorded music on Sundays. Even though I worked in the…
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My Heart
By Joy Lynn Clark 8/23/2024 I’ve always enjoyed coming from the south suburbs into the city. My parents grew up a block away from each other and I always got a chance to see both sets of my grandparents. When I moved in with my dad and stepmother we would either come up by the interstate or we would simply ride straight up Halsted Street. On Papi’s side we’d head to Saint Helena’s for church on Sunday morning and on Pawpaw’s side we would go to church at Trinity. I always loved to beg my favorite aunt to take me to the Purple Cow for ice cream Sundaes and candy.…
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Digitizing Records
By Joy Lynn Clark 05/24/2024 While in between contracts mom introduces me to one of her friends in radio. He asked me all about my education and I mention all of my skillsets; especially audio. Her friend hires me to make cd copies of his vinyl. I take on the task and hook up mom’s old record player to my computer. The second I start ripping the first album, it becomes clear that I am going to have to mix and master this too. Her friend hadn’t offered me that much money. On top of that he brought me like, 10 records. I really wanted to impress this guy but…
