As usual I am a day late and a dollar short. Here is my Music Monday contribution…and what I am listening too while I wait for the baby to fall asleep. I’ve been so busy today, on the phone a lot trying to find someone who can fix my notebook computer before our mini vacation after [...]
For 55 years, Sly's Barbershop sat on a corner of 29th and Dauphin Streets in Strawberry Mansion. Its barbers styled generations through conks, Afros, boxes, and fades. And they once catered to the likes of Billy Paul, Nat "King" Cole, and Muhammad Ali, whose signed portrait hangs on the back wall.
With Hollywood legend Jane Russell providing the pre-dinner entertainment and The Temptations and Ben E King popping up to finish the evening in fine fashion, it was quite a night at Liverpool Cathedral last week. I've been remiss - although...
I don't think I've calmed down yet since last night's concert in Liverpool Cathedral so I'll just post a couple of my favourite photos and write up some more later. In descending order : Jane Russell sings in Liverpool Cathedral!!!...
I spent yesterday afternoon mostly trying to contain my excitement whilst photographing some of the greatest names in soul music who were performing at David Gests 'My Life' show at the Philharmonic. I was lucky enough to watch the evening...
Famed producer 9th Wonder, who aids in the positive real roots of hip hop music, recently wrote an open letter to address Gladys Knight’s statements on the negative effects of hip hop. Last week, soul and R&B legend Gladys Knight publicly criticized rap music, addressing the genre with a rather broad stroke. Professor Patrick Douthit, aka [...]
Me and Mrs. Jones; we got a thing goin’on. We both know that it’s wrong, but it’s much too strong to let it go now. -Billy Paul Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! Rookie rookie who gets the cookie? Garret, that’s who. Garret’s the big winner. Garret wins. Last night, Pittsburgh Pirates’ rookie Garrett Jones went [...] Added by: joshqpublic Viewed: 1 time(s)...
Doug & Jean Carn blessed us with three classic albums—here's the mixtape! Canadian jazz vocalist Melissa Walker follows with a mixtape of sensitive vocals. We close with seven versions of "Compared To What" featuring Les McCann & Eddie Harris, Billy Paul, Roberta Flack, Philip Bailey, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ray Charles & Leela James, and Dee Dee [...]