Marc Black, a New York Blues Hall of Famer, will be in St. Petersburg next month with a program that will inspire successful living in the face of adversity.
Marc sings the songs that he and stroke survivor, Dan Mountain, composed. Live performance of selections from his CD A Stroke of Genius will accompany a documentary that showcases the composer/performer’s relationship with his friend Dan Mountain, who survived a severe stroke.
Stroke survivor Dan Mountain, a former advertising writer, wrote poems about his experiences after stroke. His friend Marc Black then set these poems to music, and the result is an album that has been called “an album of hope” and features appearances by Art Garfunkel, John Sebastian, and The Dixie Hummingbirds.
Following the musical performance and the documentary, Marc Black and a panel of local experts will take questions from the audience about the music, the film, or about living with stroke. USF will be offering ASHA CEUs; for more information about CEUs, contact Cheryl Paul, capaul@usf.edu.
About Marc Black “Life…one song at a time”
Marc Black is an eclectic folk-rocker who deals with life, and all its social and political challenges…one song at a time. Noted for his “timeless songs, deep grooves and excellent playing”, Marc was inducted into the New York Chapter of the Blues Hall of Fame in June of 2014. He’s performed and recorded with many luminaries including Art Garfunkel and Rick Danko Richie Havens and Taj Mahal. Levon Helm also invited Marc to play one of the Midnight Rambles. Marc was recently named Folk Artist of the Year on ABC Radio, a winner at the Kerrville Folk Festival and he was chosen to perform with Pete Seeger at the Folk Music Hall of Fame fundraiser last November. For more about Marc and the Stroke of Genius program, go to: www.marcblack.com