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Actress Vonetta McGee Dies After Cardiac Arrest

Posted on July 17, 2010 at 10:00am 4 Comments

Another icon from the modern heyday of black moviemaking has died.





Vonetta McGee, who starred in “Blacula,” “Shaft in Africa” and “Thomasine and Bushrod,” died last Friday at a hospital in Berkeley after suffering cardiac arrest and spending two days on life support, The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. She was 65.



Family spokeswoman Kelley Nayo told The Times that although McGee had been diagnosed as a teenager with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, her death was unrelated…

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A little More than a Year has PASSED!

Posted on July 9, 2010 at 9:30pm 3 Comments



Michael Jackson left behind an incredible amount of music, a lot of it not really known by the masses. Here are some favorite unreleased MJ tunes, obscure collaborations, and other goodies!

This early version of “Mama’s Pearl” features completely different lyrics and is absolutely hilarious!
Mama’s Pearl only Different
Teenage Symphony…
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The Father of The Electric Guitar is Gone!

Posted on August 15, 2009 at 5:00pm 4 Comments



Do you have any idea how important the inventon of the electric guitar was to the growth of all forms of modern American music Everything from BLUES...ROCK...JAZZ, COUNTRY WESTERN, FOLK and every form inbetween has relied on The ELECTRIC GUITAR. In fact each form hasbeen defined and refined by this one purely American musical instrument.



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The DEATH OF A BLACK WOMAN??

Posted on March 22, 2009 at 9:01am 5 Comments

While struggling with the reality of being a human instead of a myth, the strong black woman passed away. Medical sources say she died of natural

causes, but those who knew her know



She died from being silent when she should have been screaming, smiling

when she should have been raging, from being sick and not wanting anyone

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At 10:14am on May 22, 2012, Edie Antoinette said…

My Ron!!!!! How you doing Dear??? Thanks so much, again--for your continued support and love! ♥

At 9:31am on April 22, 2012, Edie Antoinette said…

Hey Dear Ron!!!! Thank you so much! Let's get this party started! LOL! Love you!

At 1:33pm on April 3, 2012, Edie Antoinette said…

Hey Ron!!! Isn't it wonderful to see this stuff again??!!!! I am loving it!!!!!!! *clapping* Much love to you. missed you!

At 11:47am on October 26, 2010, Shelley "SoleMann" King said…
Good afternoon to you Mr. Ronn my Brother, thank you for all that you do for the site
At 6:26pm on October 24, 2010, Edie Antoinette said…
I put the Buttons In More Places....for ease. Thanks!
At 6:08pm on October 24, 2010, Edie Antoinette said…
Ron!!! Hello dear. I already have it all set up---all you need do is click the Donate Button right above the Chat Box. It is set up to take your payment and Ning is paid through there. Thanks! Good seeing you.
At 10:17pm on October 18, 2010, Edie Antoinette said…
Ronn, hoping all is well~E
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Autumn's painting
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for as far
as my eyes
could see.

Soft greens and oranges
swirling through mahogany,
...mingled with
the magnolia tree.

Tiny strokes
of lavender,
dotted with silver
on floating
chestnut-gray..
Fire engine red
infused within
the crisp
breezes sway.

I inhale visions
that fill me,
then dissipate into
splashes of glitter,
and of gold
..saturating my thoughts
while the wind I
catch (as a firefly)
and hold.

I stroll
The Creator's
wondrous 'canvas'
as autumn floats
from the branches
through time and
through my space.

Instead of thick
foliage above
in the oak,
I see the sun's
rays sprayed
in it's place.

My thoughts
are laced with
rushing contentment
and love..
merging as if
to belong, with
moods of autumn,
and moods filled

with...you.


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The history of the Butlers/Raw Soul is dense, but for all of us music nerds, that's normal. It is not totally clear what year the Butlers actually formed but they released their first single in 1963 on Liberty Records. That single was "She Tried To Kiss Me" and another single followed on Guyden entitled "Lovable Girl." After the Guyden single the Butlers took a break not recording another record until the single "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" was released on the Phila label in 1966. The group also backed Charles Earland and Jean Wells on one Phila single ("I Know She Loves Me"). 


As you might be noticing, the Butlers were doing a fair amount of recording but not achieving much success. The group's recordings sold regionally but never had the promotion to make an impact on the national scene. After the single with Phila, the Butlers moved to the Fairmount label (part of the Cameo-Parkway family) and released a handful of singles, some being reissued singles of the past. The Butlers were with Fairmount for 1966-67 and then moved to Sassy Records. Sassy released the group's greatest single (in my opinion) "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" b/w "If That's What You Wanted." A copy of that 45 sold for just under $500 last summer on eBay. Even though that isn't that much in the world of record collecting--it's still a hefty sum. The Butlers released another single on Sassy ("She's Gone" b/w "Love Is Good") that appears to be even 
harder to come by then the "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" single.

 

The true history become a bit blurred here as the AMG biography states that the Butlers last record was released on C.R.S. in 1974 (". However, between 1971 and that single, Frankie Beverly formed a group called Raw Soul and released a number of singles. Some of the songs recorded by Beverly during this period are "While I'm Alone," "Open Up Your Heart," (both on the Gregor label) and "Color Blind." "Color Blind" was released by the Eldorado label and rerecorded by Maze. Beverly's big break came when Marvin Gaye asked Raw Soul to back him on a tour. Gaye helped Beverly/Raw Soul get a contract at Capitol. Beverly decided to take the group in a different direction, a name change occurred, and Maze was created. 

The above isn't the most complete history of Beverly but hopefully someone will know a way to get in touch with the man or his management because a comprehensive pre-Maze history needs to be done on Frankie Beverly (his real name is Howard, by the way). Below you'll find every Frankie Beverly (pre-Maze) song available to me right now ("Color Blind" will be up soon). 

If you have a song that is not included below, shoot it over to funkinsoulman (at) yahoo.com and it will go up in the next Frankie Beverly post (later this week--highlighting Maze). Also, if you have any more information please share your knowledge. The Butlers material has been comp-ed sporadically (usually imports) but the entire Maze catalog has been reissued and is available. 

Enjoy.  "She Kissed Me" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967) 
 
 "I Want To Feel I'm Wanted" (not sure which label or year) "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" (Phila, 1966) "Because Of My Heart" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967)
   
 "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" (Sassy, 1967)
   
 "If That's What You Wanted" (Sassy, 1967)
 



Frankie Beverly is one of those cats that has lasting power. He started in the music business doing a tour with doo wop group the Silhouettes and then formed his own group called the Blenders. The Blenders never recorded a single, Beverly wouldn't appear on wax until forming the Butlers a few years later. Along with Beverly, the Butlers included Jack "Sonny" Nicholson, Joe Collins, John Fitch, and Talmadge Conway.

Beverly would later enjoy great success fronting Maze and Conway would become a
well-known penning Double Exposure's
"Ten Percent" and the Intruders' "Memories Are Here To Stay." 
 While Maze is a phenomenal group, Beverly's work before that group will always stand out as his best (imo).

The Butlers produced tunes that most Northern Soul fans would kill for and Raw Soul gave the funksters something to pursue. If, by chance, you know of a way to get in touch with Frankie Beverly or his management, please drop me an e-mail. It would be absolutely great to do an interview with him about his pre-Maze work. He's still playing out, most recently doing a New Year's Eve show in Atlanta.
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