Day 4: Aliya & Sophia W.

 


We began our morning with a walk to Mo’ Better Brews for breakfast/brunch. Mo’ Better Brews is known for being vegan and also having a large inventory of vinyl records. Once we returned back to the school we learned about the history of Archie Bell and The Drells and how that integrates with America's history, specifically the Vietnam War. After we went over to history of Archie Bell and The Drells we learned more about their musicality and sound. This lesson brought us to the topic of the TSU Tornados who are responsible for being the backing track of Tighten up which is one of the most popular Archie and the Drells songs.



After learning about the TSU Tornadoes, we watched some videos about world renowned keyboard player, Billy Preston. He was famously nicknamed “The Fifth Beatle” for his tremendous help with The Beatles music group. After watching the videos we went to Chapultepec Lupita, which is a Tex-Mex restaurant on Richmond Ave. It is open 24/7 and most people after concerts including the artists visit there to eat. They have a large selection and great food. When we got back to the school we ended the day with a documentary on the Blues scene of Houston. It was interesting to learn about the venues that were open and were very popular.








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