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RECENT BLACK HISTORY REVEALED
On January 22, 1879 -- the legendary "Day of the Zulu," when more than twenty thousand Zulu warriors nearly wiped out the forces of the invading British army -- even the sun was on the side of the Zulu Nation. A partial solar eclipse during the battle obscured the view of the redcoats, making it difficult for…
Added by Ronn Nichols on February 21, 2009 at 11:00am — 10 Comments
Fashions From "Out Of The Past"
Ebony Magazine, 1970 - '76…
Added by Edie Antoinette on February 17, 2009 at 3:58pm — 20 Comments
OUR HISTORY-OUR TREASURE
Added by Edie Antoinette on February 15, 2009 at 7:30pm — 8 Comments
James Jamerson...The World's Greatest Bass Player
James Lee Jamerson born January 29, 1936, was an American bassist. He was the uncredited bass guitarist on most of Motown Records' hits in the 1960s and early 1970s (Motown did not list credits on their releases until 1971), and he has become regarded as one of the most influential bass guitar players in modern music history. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
James Jamerson (as is the case with the other… Continue
Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on January 25, 2009 at 6:46pm — 11 Comments
Ready, Steady, Go...The Sounds Of Motown
Ready Steady Go - The Sound of Motown is the finest of all vintage Motown videos, all played and sung live and quite brilliantly, featuring The Miracles, Martha and the Vandellas, and more. From 1965.
To me this is probably one of the greatest videos i ever seen, i rented it on VHS several years ago, but would love to some day have it on DVD.
READY, STEADY, GO...THE SOUNDS OF MOTOWN…
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Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on January 25, 2009 at 6:38pm — 9 Comments
Photo Essay: Chicago Then & Now
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The Chicago River at Michigan Avenue
A construction crane can be seen in Cushman's photo, suggestive of the massive changes to that would transform…
ContinueAdded by Edie Antoinette on January 22, 2009 at 9:30pm — 4 Comments
I REMEMBER RIVERVIEW AMUSEMENT PARK PART 1
A Short History of Riverview Park
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The area around Western and Belmont Avenues in Chicago was settled…
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Added by Edie Antoinette on January 22, 2009 at 9:30pm — 4 Comments
Jerry Butler & The Impressions...For Your Precious Love
I have done a couple of blogs in the past about the Chattanooga connection of The Impressions and the fact that the group started right here in the 1950's in my Great-Grandparents neighborhood, they were known then as The Roosters or as several old cats have told me 4 Roosters and a Chick...LOL. I found out after my Grandmothers funeral, the Chicks name was Katherine...
They left Chattanooga and the Chick around 1959 and moved to… Continue
Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on January 15, 2009 at 5:26pm — 7 Comments
My Fleeting Hip-Hop Indulgence
Added by Edie Antoinette on January 8, 2009 at 10:00pm — 10 Comments
My Uncle Ricky D...The Greatest Temptation That Never Was...LOL
ROFLMBO...I have been wanting to do this type of blog for the longest...After all these years i finally got my Uncle Ricky D on video...LOL. Everybody should be blessed and have a cool Uncle like my Uncle Ricky D.
As some of you know, Ricky D is the worlds biggest Temptations Fan and Eddie Kendricks was his idol...I recorded these videos several hours after my Grandmothers funeral and it was a lot of fun sitting with my Uncle and… Continue
Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on January 8, 2009 at 2:32pm — 9 Comments
Old School Treasures
LONNIE LISTON SMITH: Visions of a New World (Flying Dutchman BDL1-1196 - 1975) A Chance For Peace/Love Beams/Colors of the Rainbow/Devika Sunset/Visions of a New World (Phase I)/Visions of a New World (Phase II)/Summer Nights Just about the pick of Lonnie's excellent Flying Dutchman albums - Astral Traveling, Cosmic Funk, Expansions, Visions of a New World, Reflections On A Golden Dream, and Renaissance are all absolutely essential. Mainly known for his… Continue
Added by Edie Antoinette on January 6, 2009 at 6:30am — 1 Comment
Donald Byrd
Off To The Races
Blue Note Records
2006 (1959) Detroit was producing a lot more than cars in the 1950s: the city was a breeding ground for an impressive number of hard bop giants. Two of the most dynamic instrumentalists to trek eastward from Motown to the Big Apple were trumpeter Donald Byrd and…
Added by Edie Antoinette on January 6, 2009 at 6:00am — No Comments
Deek Watson And His Brown Dots
The Brown Dots were initially formed in late 1944, when second tenor Ivory "Deek" Watson (b. 18 July 1909, Mounds, Illinois - d. 4 November 1969, Washington, DC) left the Ink Spots. He immediately put together a competing Ink Spots group consisting of lead tenor Joe King, bass Jimmy Gordon, and an unknown baritone.
By late January 1945, a lawsuit brought by the Ink Spots caused Deek Watson to claim that he would form a new group based… Continue
Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on December 30, 2008 at 10:09pm — 46 Comments
This Is My beloved Parts IV and V
Added by Ronn Nichols on December 24, 2008 at 12:00am — 9 Comments
Eddie Kendricks Interviews
I found these videos on Youtube and was in awe of them...Happy Belated Birthday Eddie, on what would have been his 69th Birthday (12/17/1939)....May You Continue To Rest In Everlasting Peace...
P.S...Don't you just loveeeee the last video...AWESOME
EDDIE KENDRICKS...URBAN STREET INTERVIEW
EDDIE KENDRICKS…
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Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on December 23, 2008 at 1:52pm — 9 Comments
This Is My Beloved Part III
Added by Ronn Nichols on December 8, 2008 at 2:30pm — 6 Comments
Ron and Bill (Ronnie White and Smokey Robinson)
Ron & Bill was a short-lived incarnation of Ronnie White and Smokey Robinson from the early days of the Motown organization -- the credit appeared on one record, the single "It" b/w "Don't Say Bye Bye," released on the Tamla label, which was the label's attempt at charting with a novelty tune.
Actually, the A-side is very pretty, with superb singing and exquisite choruses, and if the effort here was to imitate "The Purple People… Continue
Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on December 2, 2008 at 6:00pm — 37 Comments
Terence Trent Darby as Jackie Wilson
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story was a mini-series that shown on CBS in the summer of 1999. I remember when i first saw the previews and just knew i was going to enjoy this. It has been so long since i have seen this, that i have pretty much forgotten what the movie was about..
I remember K-Ci and Jo Jo from Jodeci singing in a street corner group, somebody was playing Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Fats Dominos, Neil… Continue
Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on November 19, 2008 at 9:07pm — 4 Comments
The Snake Pit
In the 1960's an independent record company in Detroit, Michigan began creating and marketing hit records better and in larger volume than any record company in the world. The name of this record company was Motown. The recording techniques that were developed by Motown in the mid 60's were part of the formula for the company's success. Even today, many of the recording techniques used find…
ContinueAdded by Funk Brothers on November 13, 2008 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments
Redbone
The first part of this blog is based on a song i liked when i was 7 years old titled Come and Get your Love...I called the song The Dead Hey Song (Don't asked Long Story....LOL) I had completely forgot about this song over the years until one day me and my mother was talking and she looked at me and said "You know what your Grandmother asked me? do Tadd (my nickname...LOL) still listen to The Dead Hey Song?"......LOL. Now keep in mind my… Continue
Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on November 10, 2008 at 10:50pm — 2 Comments
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