Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
2. What is the link between The Dave Clark 5, Fat Larry’s Band and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes?
Feministe (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
…Sicilian for “when the cat is away the mice will play” (will dance), which is kinda how I feel when I’m guest blogging. I’ve guest-blogged twice, and posted two introductions at Feministe, here and here; my first introduction at my own blog is here. So, as Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes sang, “if you [...]
Hip-Hop Is Read (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
Congressman Kucinich channeled his inner Harold Melvin for one of the greatest speeches speech I've heard in a long, long time. Dennis has got some firepower; that 'lil guy is full of energy. Now I see how he got that hot wife of his... ;-D
casa de Charlotte della luna (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
So once again I’m in the mood for old-skool soul…was looking for a live video of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes but of the two on YouTube , one was a reunion performance and the other excellent one didn’t allow embedding. Grrr…. So while perusing YouTube I found a live 1972 performance of [...]
openPR.com Newsfeed (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Walter “Bunny” Sigler is a legend in his own time. The history of R&B and urban music is peppered with hits from the ground-breaking pioneer. A songwriter, performer and producer, Sigler is the ... read more
silence is a rhythm too (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
Bunny Sigler & Dee Dee Sharp - Love Is New Love Commitee - Darling Come Back Home Ruby & The Party Gang - Ruby's Surprise Party I picked up this great compilation last week. It is a Legacy reissue of a 1971 compilation of lesser known tracks from the classic label Philadelphia International Records. Home to writers/producers Gamble & Huff and bands like The O'Jays, Harold Melvin And The Blue
websound.ws (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
Sensational Soulful Male Vocalist with Personality & Charisma So you want to Dance all Night ? One of the most popular Soul & Party Artistes we have ever had the pleasure to work with. Get on up and Boogie on down. Soul & pop at the highest level. A true professional entertainer with a wonderful personality and a big sound system suitable for any sized venues. A warm charismatic character, loads of...
Raw Dawg Buffalo (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Point of order: 1] If you don't know me by now, you will never never never know me…. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes 2] Good look was blessed when Blogzilla and Str8 from the A stopped by the shop . His daughter played with mine and they are adorable. Jones, I write from my heart. My heart as it contains the convictions that I vastly and effortlessly release from this brain and ink to paper. You see,...
Slaminsky (Free subscription) | 20/06/2008
Friday, June 20, 2008Don't Here's a list of Don'ts which I plan to turn into a Mix Tape:Don't Give Up - Basement JaxxI Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You - Colin HayDon't - Dinosaur JrPapa Don't Take No Mess - James BrownDon't Mess With My Man - Lucy PearlDon't You Worry About A Thing - Stevie WonderDon't Come Around Here No More - Tom PettyDon't Want To Know - John MartynDon't Talk To Me About...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
So many new music discs arrive in stores today! Let's scoop the cream of the crop. Soul Power: Two classic Philly Soul stylists are represented with new (or at least, new to the public) releases. The authentically fresh set is "Like A Fire" (Shout! Factory, B+) from Solomon Burke - the one-time West Philly kid preacher turned
Soulbounce.com (Free subscription) | 26/05/2008
It's pure coincidence that Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' "If You Don't Know Me by Now" appears on the countdown on Memorial Day. Promise. But the fact that both the song and the holiday encourage, no, implore you to...
Myrhaf (Free subscription) | 14/05/2008
Maxine Nightingale, "Right Back Where We Started From" Freda Payne, "Band of Gold" Abba, "Dancing Queen" Abba, "I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do" Yvonne Elliman, "If I Can't Have You" KC and the Sunshine Band, "Get Down Tonight" KC and the Sunshine Band, "Keep It Comin' Love" Bee Gees, "Stayin' Alive" The Delfonics, "La La Means I Love You" Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, "The Love I Lost" Brick, "Dazz" I'm...
Line Out (Free subscription) | 30/04/2008
One of the highlights of the past few Wednesday night's, at the Havana, have been the night's closing track, which has been a Dimitri From Paris extended edit of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes 's 1975 soul classic " Don't Leave Me this Way ". Every week I play it and I constantly get people asking me what the track is and how much they love it. This amazing re-edit is the final track on Dimitri From...
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 19/04/2008
MFSB's 1975 record, Love Is The Message , probably the most beloved and enduring classic of the Harlem ballroom scene , is the track that Madonna logically went to for samples when she coopted the vogueing phenomenon in 1990. Even today, 33 years after its release, when you hear Love Is The Message in a NYC club, you'd better stand back, lest you get run over when the strutting starts. MFSB (which...
liveDaily News Blog (Free subscription) | 14/04/2008
(LiveDaily.com) Lawrence Lloyd Brown Sr., an original member of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes [ tickets ] , died April 6 of a respiratory condition, according to published reports. Brown, 63, was still performing with the Blue Notes until January, when he became ill... continued
