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November 01 Ronald Bell of Kool & the Gang (1951) LaTavia Roberson of Destiny’s Child (1981) David Foster (1949) Lou Donaldson (1936) Carmen Lundy (1954) November 02 Maxine Nightingale (1952) Nelly (1979) Melvin Edmonds of After 7 (1953) J. D. Souther (1945) November 03 Brian Poole of the Tremeloes (1941) Lulu (1948) November 04 George Huff (1980) Sherri Payne of the Supremes (1944) Jeff Lorber (1952) Harry Elston of […]
(November 19, 2024) Tonight we say a sad goodbye to singer extraordinaire Diva Gray. Gray was a powerhouse vocalist and performer whose golden voice graced some of the most iconic disco, soul, and pop hits of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Gray’s cause of death has not been announced. Born and raised in New York City, […]
(November 16, 2024) Setoria has made a name for herself in the Washington, D.C. area as a topflight R&B, contemporary jazz and soul singer. Her repertoire includes interpretations of hit songs, as well as her originals such as “Spell on Me” and “Say My Name.” She recently returned to the studio to record the holiday love song […]
For a period in the 1980s, Rodney Franklin was among the most popular jazz pianists around, and with good reason. As the talent behind more than a dozen albums, he helped to usher in the period where R&B and jazz were blending into a tasty stew. Born in Berkeley, California in 1958, Franklin was a […]
(November 11, 2024) When it comes to living musical legends, there are few that are as universally respected as singer and songwriter Brenda Russell. An artist who has created five decades of memorable music for herself (including the charttoppers “So Good (So Right) and “Piano In The Dark”), for other artists (such as Oleta Adams’ smash “Get […]
(November 8, 2024) Fans of the late, great singer Whitney Houston have been anxiously awaiting the release of her first live album, Whitney Houston: The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban), which arrives today in stores and online. And perhaps most anticipated is the release of a long lost Houston studio track written by another legend, Carvin Winans […]
(November 7, 2024) Jordan Johnston is of the age that he’s appreciating the music that previous generations jammed to. And for the Minneapolis based singer and songwriter, that means he’s cultivated a love for 1990s R&B. That’s not surprising to me because as a parent of children in their 20s and early 30’s, I know that demographic […]
November 10, 1977 – The Temptations leave Motown The year was 1977 and The Temptations were a mess. Yes, THE Temptations, the act that nearly defined soul music in the 60s and early 70s. But the loss of Dennis Edwards and Eddie Kendricks, combined with a series of mediocre, uninspired albums on Motown in the […]
He was a complicated genius who became the Renaissance Man of popular music in the second half of 20th Century. Quincy Jones was more than a name; he was a legend woven into the tapestry of soul, jazz, classical and pop music. Today we say a sad goodbye to Mr. Jones at age 91. He […]
(November 4, 2024) Whether he’s putting vocals and his own unique spin on the John Coltrane classic “A Love Supreme,” teaming with Avery*Sunshine to reimagine Dionne Warwick’s “Déjà Vu” or covering remaking ballads by soulful chanteuses like Angela Bofill and Denise Williams, Will Downing has proven that he knows how to make a cover song […]
