It was announced by a handful of web-based news reports stating award-wining pianist/producer George Duke has died. Most reports indicated the death of 67 year old Duke was called late evening August 5,at St. Johns Hospital in Los Angeles,California. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l_I35ZDo8A “Former Supreme’s member, Sherrie Payne states: “I just received the devastating and sad news that…
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MEMBERS ONLY:R&B Soul Singer Bobby Blue Bland Laid To Rest
Lion Of The Blues: Celebrated And Laid To Rest posted by Robert J. Carmack MEMPHIS – Funeral services for soul-blues singer Bobby “Blue” Bland were held Thursday, June 27, at First Baptist Church in Memphis ,Tenn. Family, friends, colleagues and dignitaries from near and far gathered at First Baptist Church in Memphis to deliver Bland’s praises, listen to…
Remembering Mulgrew; Terrell Stafford Featuring Mulgrew Miller
He Knows How Much We Can Bear Terell Stafford – trumpet, flugelhorn Tim Warfield – tenor sax, soprano sax Martin Wind – bass Matt Wilson – drums Mulgrew Miller – piano (RIP) 2006, Große Konzertscheue, Jazzbaltica, Salzau, Germany
New UnSung E-Zine / Blog Launching July 4 Blues Jazz Soul
Hipster Sanctuary E-Zine/ Blog for the Unsung An Enclave for the Serious Music Lover of Blues, Soul & Jazz launching July 4 2013. The Hipster Sanctuary E-Zine/Blog is focused primarily on UNSUNG artists of Jazz, Blues and Soul Genres. We’ll profile, explore, interview and publicize information to, commemorate, or uplift the legacy of these artists who…
They Call Me Bobby: Sinatra of the Blues Succumbs at 83
Los Angeles,CA._ Blues great Robert Calvin Bland, better known a Bobby “Blue” Bland, a distinguished singer who blended Southern Blues and Raw Soul while recording big hits such as, “Turn on Your Love Light” and “Further On Up the Road,” and “Stormy Monday” died June 23, he was 83. Rod Bland said his father died about…
FIVE STAIRSTEPS SINGER CLARENCE BURKE JR. MYSTERY DEATH
Elder brother of The Five Stairsteps, Clarence Burke,Jr. death is still shrouded in mystery. Family friend & long time manager Joe Marno said,the R&B singer died last Sunday at his home in Marietta,Georgia. Burke resided there with his wife. With respect for the family’s request for privacy, no further information has been released surrounding the cause or circumstances of Burkes’s sudden death….
Classic Jazz Pianist Mulgrew Miller Dead At 57
Mulgrew Miller, whose soulful touch and rhythmic aplomb made him a strong fixture in mainstream Jazz for more than 30 years , died Wednesday, May 29 in Allentown, Pa. He was only 57. “The cause of death was due to a massive stroke,” said his longtime manager, Mark Gurley. Mr. Miller passed quietly after being hospitalized in ICU…
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