From chain gangs to folk songs to intelligent soul, America has created musicians dedicated to truth, justice, and a better American Way. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
Music and philanthropy have a long, benevolent relationship with one another. Record bins are rife with charity singles, and concert history is… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
While not a musician, my father was a music agent for years before becoming pop culture icon Famous Amos. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
Memphis is the place where rock was born and Martin Luther King, Jr., was killed. It's full of contradictions, abject poverty, and… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
Thomas Dolby is part mad scientist, part nature boy, and entirely moved by the power of music. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
There was a time when a musician was forced to act in a video. Seeing a singer step too far outside of… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
We all love to sing along with our favorite songs. We sing in the car, in the shower, and at the karaoke… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
Many cities make music, but no city breathes music quite like Memphis. The songs and sounds that come from here are uniquely… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
At its best, American music is the soundtrack of our long - and often painful - march toward a more perfect union. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
From their '61 Cavern Club debut to their last rooftop concert eight years later, The Beatles gave every serious artist in their… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
Year after year, we see a new crop of musicians who do their best to look tough in lipstick and makeup. Maybe… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
We all know the record biz don't pay. All musicians have day jobs - no matter how big they are. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
Harlem's Apollo is probably the most well-known music hall in the world. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
My father's very public life as Famous Amos was the opposite of that of his ex-wife, my mother Shirley, who was fighting a very… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
In the world of celebrity, there is one universal law: if there's a scandal or death, Al Sharpton will be there. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
Technology has the benefit of being easily scalable. A few weeks or months of coding can result in solutions that reap huge benefits. The… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
Early 1900s Hollywood was full of farmers battling to hold onto their land against a new influx of filmmakers who dug Hollywood's reliable weather… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
The rise of digital technology put marketers in a bind. No longer a captive audience, consumers were splitting their time across devices, social networks… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
If you're going to write an anthem for an old man who's up at political bat for the last time, give him a decent… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
If I were a rock star, I'd design my own clothes. I'd do it because that's the mark of a true rock star. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
The combination of cheaper and more widespread broadband and increased mobile usage is turning us all into independent viewers. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
From chain gangs to folk songs to intelligent soul, America has created musicians dedicated to truth, justice, and a better American Way. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
Susan Boyle having a meltdown is not controversial. It's human for a 48-year-old recluse to get a little wigged out when she finds herself… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
Music and philanthropy have a long, benevolent relationship with one another. Record bins are rife with charity singles, and concert history is filled with… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
New York City has more rock history in its 305 square miles than most of America combined. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
