Popdose (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Over the next year Terje Fjelde has agreed to listen to nothing but David Foster on his iPod. He’s loaded the thing with over 1,200 songs produced, arranged, composed, and/or played by David Foster. A deal with the devil? He keeps wondering. “I have a style, but it’s very subtle.” David Foster, March 1985 “What About [...]
Soulbounce.com (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Now we will accept the arduous task of constructing Maxwell's first entry into his Black Summers Night trilogy from some recent insights into the Man of Mystery. For the past several years, Maxwell has been "kickin' it" and cutting his hair...
The Washington Post (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Region has its own economic, cultural muscle and has launched a who's who of black American achievement.
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
CHICAGO The figures are stilled in lovely black-and-white portraits along the walls of Josephine Wade's soul food restaurant here on the South Side. There's Lou Rawls. And Aretha Franklin. "I do all of Aretha's cooking when she comes to town," Wade says.
HarbourLiving.ca (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Victoria: A stunning and versatile vocalist who captivates audiences and jazz musicians.
The big take over (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
For male vocalists in pop music, it’s the tenors who get all the glory, but in jazz and much soul it’s the baritones, and when I saw this San Francisco-based veteran compared to JOE WILLIAMS and LOU RAWLS , I was eager to check him out. He lives up to the billing. I’m not saying he’s their equal, but he’s close to their class, with a rich, dark tone and a good sense of phrasing (impeccable rhythm,...
MissInfo.tv Blog (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
(thanks to Mike Fresh for the heads up) Love how Chris masters the hug/slice manuever so well….to Terrence “You Read'” and “That was so original! All of the videos on BET, none of them look alike!”….. “My favorite R&B singer….is Lou Rawls.” “I’m broke….I’m on 106 n Park, right….People don’t know, I’m replacing Rozzi [sic…come’on, man]. (Terrance: Is [...]
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Heaven Just Got Funkier Earl Palmer, perhaps the most recorded drummer in the history of popular American music, died last Friday at the age of 84. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, the New Orleans native set the beat for an amazing variety of artists, including, Fats Domino, Sam Cooke, [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
LOS ANGELES, CA -- 09/16/08 -- An all-star line-up of performers and presenters showed up Saturday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
Lou Rawls, who died in January 2006, was a leading figure in popular music for over fifty years, as well as being one of its most respected and versatile. His early roots were in gospel, as was the case with many of the great soul voices of his generation. Following spells with two of Chicago's finest gospel groups, The Highway Q.C.'s and The Pilgrim Travelers, his move into secular music, as he branched...
The Hip-Hop Cosign (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
UNCF–the United Negro College Fund– today announced an all-star line-up of presenters and performers scheduled to appear on its 30th anniversary annual television special, An Evening of Stars® Tribute to Patti LaBelle. Super Station WGN’s Merri Dee, Vivica A. Fox, Entertainment Tonight correspondent Kevin Frazier, Tom Joyner, BET Chairman and CEO Debra Lee, LisaRaye McCoy, [...]
Guest Music Bloggers (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
Tony Adamo and Steve Gadd Groovin’ High Franki LaMantia/Urbanzonerecords San Francisco, CA Dr. Groove, Steve Gadd was groovin’ high on two of singer/songwriter, Tony Adamo’s new tunes, “Cold Duck” and “Ecstasy.” Jerry Stucker, Adamo’s long time producer got these hot tracks from Gadd. The Groove Dr. set the pace with a smooth, funky pulse around Adamo’s voice building [...]
Skuds' Sister's Brother (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
Watching all those old clips of Booker T and the MGs on YouTube gave me an itch to watch the Blues Brothers film to see Cropper and Dunn in action again. This evening I sort of scratched that itch and watched Blues Brothers 2000 instead. The film comes in for a lot of criticism because its [...]
Los Angeles (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
Naturally, this isn’t the type of heading anyone is used to seeing with the names Rawls and Gaye in the same heading. According to a ...
Funky16Corners (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
The Master, Isaac Hayes “Listen - Isaac Hayes - Walk On By - MP3″ Greetings all. I come to you bearing some sad news (and a previously unscheduled post). The mighty Isaac Hayes has passed away. Known to most for his Oscar winning ‘Theme from Shaft’, Hayes was a major cog in the Stax soul music machine in the [...]
