posted by Robert J. Carmack #@blue2jazzguy Congratulations!! Aretha Franklin receives an honorary degree from Harvard University May 29 2014. There are Divas and there are DIVAS, Aretha Franklin isn’t just the Queen of Soul, she’s THE Voice of All Ages. Gospel, Soul, Pop, and dare I say it, Opera?? Yes, Opera as the late…
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HUB CITY PRIDE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHES “HOMEGROWN SERIES”
Posted by Robert J. Carmack Photos by Cornell Francois #@blues2jazzguy The Hub City Pride organization recently held an “Old School Dance & Show at the new Ascension Ballroom in Compton,California. The “Home Grown Series is all about Compton’s Own helping one another and…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MILES!! 1926 – 1991
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SAYING GOOD-BYE TO A LEGEND: HERB JEFFRIES 1913 – 2014
posted by Robert J. Carmack @blues2jazzguy RIP HERB JEFFRIES Sept. 24, 1913 – May 25, 2014. Herb Jeffries is last surviving member of Duke Ellington’s early 1940s Band. The Bronze Buckaroo as he was known during his days as a singing actor of early black cinema. Read the LA Times in-depth…
PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ! TWO ESSENTIAL MUSICIAN’S MUSICIANS
posted by Robert J. Carmack @blues2jazzguy Legendary Jazz artists Vibraharpist Roy Ayers and Piano/Organist Doug Carn “Keeping it Old School ” at the Ritz Cultural Center in Jacksonville, Florida.
REST IN LOVE & PEACE: JESSICA CLEAVES 1948 – 2014
posted by Robert J. Carmack @blues2jazzguy Singer/ songwriter, Jessica Cleaves Passed away early this morning. at the present time there are no details to share.. a family statement is expected in the very near future. Born: December 10 1948 – Transitioned: May 2 2014 The Friends of Distinction formed in 1968 in…
THE CLUB ALABAM REVUE HITS GRAND SLAM AT FIRST SHOW
The CLUB ALABAM REVUE written and directed by Tu’Nook Sunday afternoons at 4:PM will never be the same again. From the very first note by the Quintet known as Duane & the Central Ave Players performing an original composition , Calico Blues, to sudden burst of energized persona by the name of “Robby Royale” the…
ONAJE ALLAN GUMBS : QUIET MASTERY AT WORK
posted by Robert J. Carmack follow:@blues2jazzguy whenever you hear jazz pianists on radio, over your car speakers, or even at a club , do you ask yourself, Why do they do this? at least I do..unless they happen to be Onaje Allan Gumbs. a New York native who embraces all there is to jazz…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WALTER BISHOP JR.~ UNCLE BEBOP
Walter Bishop, Jr. ( pianist ) was born on April 10, 1927 in New York City and passed away on January 24, 1998 at the age of 70 in Manhattan. posted by Robert J. Carmack twitter: @blues2jazzguy A pianist during the bebop era, he played and recorded with many jazz greats,…
I Remember CARMEN McRAE in APRIL ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY
April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994 An american jazz singer, composer, pianist, and actress. Considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century, it was her behind-the-beat phrasing and her ironic interpretations of song lyrics that made her memorable Carmen McRae Eight years younger than her idol, Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae was a contemporary of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan….
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