The Vinyl Word (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Divas of Motown at the Apollo Hammersmith last night brought together some of the (mostly) lesser known female stars of the great Motown sound in what proved to be a great celebration of the label's 50 years. Excellently supported by Jack Ashford's Funk Brothers Band, the show kicked off with 79 year old Mable John who was billed as the First Lady of Motown but who is better known for her Stax material,...
Phillyist (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Photo courtesy of Donnell Clarke, Clarke & Associates There are innumerable ways to open this concert preview. We could do straight down the middle, noting the sheer amount of R&B power taking the stage at Temple University this weekend. Or perhaps a witty (sexual yet tasteful) reference to starting a love train? But seriously, just look at the photo. Who wouldn't want to spend a Saturday...
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Love Train: The Story Of Philadelphia International is a box set fondly recalling the glory days of Gamble and Huff.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
Brothers & Sisters10:01/9:01c ABCNow that Kitty's decided to stay in California for her cancer treatment, she'll be able to depend on the proximity of her family, including Sarah, who surprised her sister last week by returning early from a trip ...
The Smoking Section (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Woot woot! Your morning wake & bake with Andre & Radric, presumably off the oft-delayed SLLF. Even though the wait has been long, Big is now two-for-two in recent weeks, after first releasing “For Your Sorrows” & now this Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes-based banger. Download — Big Boi Feat. Gucci Mane - “Shine Blockas” Via SFTA [...]
SevenMinutesToMidnight (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Two great soulful hits from the seventies : The O'Jays : And : Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes . . . Comments
FrontBurner (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
New offices downtown, first lunchtime in the new digs. The DMA/Seventeen Seventeen was closed and Dickie’s is too familiar, so we stumbled into Harwood 609 at … 609 Harwood St. It’s big–looks like it could seat 500–with an over-the-top Tiki theme and glittering disco balls. Not surprising, since the joint (pictured) turns into an old-school [...]
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Congratulations Mr. President. Seriously. Big fan. Big Prize. Still, here's a celebratory playlist that I really hope will inspire you to keep earning this...
Electronic Village (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
The theme for this week's Old School Friday meme is 'Freshman Year of High School' . High schools in Los Angeles begin with the 10th grade ... which is the 'sophomore' year. I figure that I'm supposed to share a musical throught from my 9th grade year -- which was 1973. There was some great music in 1973 from Gladys Knight ( Neither One of Us ), Isley Brothers ( That Lady ), The Temptations ( Masterpiece...
Defending the Truth (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
The Who "Eminence Front": YouTube - The Who - Eminence front A little smoother (Teddy Pendergrass' solo on this song is outstanding): ...
Gwilym Euros Roberts (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009
Can hyfryd ar gyfer y penwythnos "Wake Up Everybody" gan Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes gyda Teddy Pendergrass ar y prif lais. Can syml, gyda neges i ni i gyd yn y geiriau. Mwynhewch! A lovely song for the weekend, Wake Up Everybody by Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, featuring Teddy Pendergrass on lead vocals. A simple song, with a message to us all in the lyrics. Enjoy!
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 23/09/2009
Regular readers of this blog know that the Rev. Jeremiah Cummings, once of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, more lately a Muslim convert to Christian evangelist, was one of the Orlando connections Bill Maher and Larry Charles made when...
The Smoking Section (Free subscription) | 13/09/2009
It’s already hard enough to sit stationary long enough to gather material, but on Saturdays it get twice as hard (||). Add in college football & you have cement anchoring one to the couch while watching contest after contest. Yet, I know you want entertainment…and then I remembered these pics that have been sitting on [...]
Matrixsynth (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
YouTube via organfairy. "This melody was originally performed by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes though many people know it in a more up-tempo version by the Communards. I use the German Böhm workstation for my version of this disco-soul classic and in this video I investigate the wiring of the expression pedal plugs on the backside of the instrument as I want to adapt an old Elka pedal...
Regina's Family Seasons (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
Time for Old School Friday! The time of the week when I get to roam around the Internet and listen to good music! I LOVE MUSIC!! So Old School Friday is the height of my week. Today's theme is a mellow one! You need some candle light, some wine and these songs playing low and soft in the background. I am sure that there will be some nice selections today and I bet I even know at least three artists...
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