Featured Blog Posts – June 2009 Archive (7)

The song "Big Boy" was the first single ever released by The Jackson 5, in January 1968, through Steeltown Records. The group produced and played instruments on many of their Steeltown compositions, including "Big Boy". The song was neither a critical or commercial success, but the Jackson family were delighted with the outcome nonetheless.

The Jackson 5 would… Continue

Bigtrigger and SOJP have a wonderful program on tap!

Spotlight On Jazz And Poetry is very proud to present a sneak peek at it's upcoming "LIVE" show, JAZZETRY & VERSATUDES. SOJP is equally proud to have been able to assemble a very diverse group of artists to entertain, enrich and enlighten as you will hear on this program.



Enjoy the Jazzetry & Versatudes "ALLSTARS"



At SOJP, we've got it all… Continue

I have found a treasure! Oh my goodness!

Frankie Valentine is a well known DJ and producer but information about him has been one of the best-kept secrets in the British music industry so far! As one of the pioneering club DJ's during the dance music revolution in the eighties, Frankie's love for new sounds quickly established him as one of the major British…

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Arrow Brown wanted badly to be a player--he wore a black hat, packed heat even in church, and exploited a houseful of wives and concubines to finance a record label. But his tiny empire wouldn't last.



Author: Bob Mehr Date: April 22, 2005



It looked as if a tornado had passed through the house, picked up the remnants of Arrow Brown's strange, sordid life, and dumped them in the alley.



September 1990: Brown had… Continue

The Eight Minutes (members Ricky Goggins, Hank Goggins, Ronald Goggins, Hedda Sudduth, David Sudduth,Wendel Sudduth, Juwanna Glover and Carl Monroe)



This is the answer to Black Ivory tune I'll find a way (Loneliest Man In Town). This group hailed from Chicago and worked with James L. Porter, with the label Perception was the sister subsidiary to Today records with B-I on their roster. This group recorded on other small labels before… Continue

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This is an excellent group from the 70s East Coast scene -- with a heavy harmony sound that should have made them famous! Philly greats like Norman Harris, Ronnie Baker, and Vince Montana, all working here in a mode that's similar to that applied to The Spinners after they made their move to Atlantic.



It's the band's harmonies that really take the cake, though -- as they mix together deep-rooted Temptations-esque righteous vocals with… Continue