posted by Robert J. Carmack twitter: @blues2jazzguy R&B Soul legendary singer Charles Wright keeps re-inventing himself,from Doo-Wop to Hip Hop. Charles is Looking for an Ugly Woman, at least that’s the name of his new cut that’s catching on around the country. Partly due to a famous commercial using Wright’s very popular music…
Tag: Rhythm and Blues
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…
WOMEN”S HERSTORY MONTH: MECHELLE LACHAUX IN PICTURES
above:With Artists,Singers ,Poets, Writers & musicians (l-r) Marvin X Jackmon, ToReadah Mikell, Mechelle LaChaux, Joan Tarika- Lewis and Ayodele Nzinga. Breaking Out in Song Elegantly starring as her stylish self
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…
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…
MARVIN JUNIOR THE DELLS LEAD SINGER’S FINAL CURTAIN
CHICAGO, IL – Marvin Junior, lead singer of Soul group The Dells, was cremated Wednesday (06-05-13) after a sudden death at his home last week. Junior, 77, died on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, with family members bedside at his home in Harvey, Illinois from complications associated with kidney failure. Born January 31, 1936, in Harrell, Arkansas. Both…
GATHERING OF MUSICAL GENIUSES
Shown Left to Right: Clarence Burke,Jr. Stevie Wonder Keni Burke
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