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Helen Wooten...Longtime Promoter

An uncaptioned photo in the Numero Group's recent book about south-side nightlife in the 70s set Jake Austen on the trail of this story about one crazy week in the life of longtime promoter Helen Wooten.

By Jake Austen…

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Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on October 6, 2010 at 10:38pm — 5 Comments

Johnny Davis...The Tragic Star Of Bandit Records

The tragic star of the early days of Bandit, he lead The Arrows until it was clear he was a standout performer. The rest of the group continued to back his recordings (“The Love I See Now” and “Boogedy Boogedy” were issued under both the names Johnny Davis and The Arrows). “You’ve Got To Crawl To Me” is Johnny’s signature performance, an amateur funk workout that displays Johnny’s full vocal range as it pulses… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on October 5, 2010 at 11:30am — 5 Comments

Magnificent Men (For Tone)

From the Blog of SHADY DEL KNIGHT

Central Pennsylvania's own blue-eyed soul brothers, the Magnificent Men,

brought "Peace of… Continue

Added by Edie Antoinette on September 20, 2010 at 8:59am — 6 Comments

Bobbi Humphrey - Blacks And Blues (1973)

Bobbi Humphrey: Flute & Vocals

King Errisson: Conga & Background Vocals,

Chuck Rainey: Electric Bass,

David T. Walker: Guitar,

Ron Brown: Bass,

Harvey Mason, Sr.: Drums,

Fonce Mizell: Trumpet, Background Vocals,

Clavinet & Vocal Arrangement

Larry Mizell: Arranger, Conductor,

Background Vocals,

Producer & Vocal…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on September 20, 2010 at 12:30am — 6 Comments

Ohio Players - Ecstasy 1973

play The Ohio Players — Spinning…

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Added by Remembering The 60's on September 17, 2010 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

Sole The Music Pimp...ROFLMBO

You See, (As I Raise My Drink To You...LOL) Music Is Big Business, It's Been Around Long Before You And Me, It Will Be Here Long After We Are Gone, As A Matter Of Fact, It Will Be Here Until Somebody Turn Off The Lights On This Place We Call Earth...SOLE THE MUSIC PIMP (ROFLMBO)

A SOLEMANNKING… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on August 31, 2010 at 10:03am — 4 Comments

Vintage Chattanooga, Tn. Concert Posters

Y'all Know Me, I'm Always Finding Something....LOL. Here Are 5 Vintage Chattanooga, Tn. Concert Posters From The 1950's And 1960's. I Sure Wish I Could Find More, From What I Have Been Told By The Old Cats, Chattanooga Had All Kind Of Concerts Back In The Day At The Memorial Auditorium.

Motortown Revue - 1965

What an incredible Globe Poster and featuring Marvin Gaye!… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on August 31, 2010 at 9:40am — 2 Comments

Kem "Intimacy" 2010

Tender & Romantic

By Mark Edward Nero

Ever since 2002, singer-songwriter-musician Kem Owens

has been releasing…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on August 29, 2010 at 11:00pm — 15 Comments

Roar

Roar By Edie Antoinette

Doe Eyes 1

Doe Eyes 2

Your roar Lion, and… Continue

Added by Edie Antoinette on August 18, 2010 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Little Known New Edition History...ROFLMBO

During The Summer Of 1984, New Edition Came To Chattanooga, Tn. For A Concert At The Memorial Auditorium. Michael Bivins Was Unable To Attend Because He Had Hurt His Knee A Couple Of Nights Earlier, So A Call Went Out For A 5th Member Of New Edition For The Chattanooga Engagement.

Radio Station Jet94 Sponsered A 1 Day Contest To Pick The 5th Member Of New Edition And Guys Throughout The City Showed Up To… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on August 13, 2010 at 1:12pm — 2 Comments

ARTS BEATS AND EATS

RONNIE'SPORTCOAT'OVERTON & ATTITUDE WILL BE PERFORMING,
SUNDAY,SEPTEMBER 5TH,FROM 2 PM UNTIL 3 PM,FOR THE ARTS BEATS AND EATS FESTIVAL IN ROYAL OAK,MI,ON THE R&B AND JAZZ STAGE! I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE!

Added by RONNIE'SPORTCOAT'OVERTON on August 9, 2010 at 10:35pm — 1 Comment

The Temprees Featuring Shelley "SoleMann" King & Julius "Barely Saine" Freeman...LOL

"A Memphis soul vocal trio. This polished group formed in 1970 and recorded for We Produce, a Stax offshoot. Bandmembers Harold "Scotty"

Scott, Jasper "Jabbo" Phillips, and William Norvell Johnson rode a

sumptuously produced remake of the often-covered Five Royales/Shirelles

standard "Dedicated to the One I Love" onto R&B play lists in 1972.

After "Love's Maze" made a little noise as a follow-up, the trio moved

to… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on August 9, 2010 at 3:05pm — 10 Comments

PROMOTER

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,I'M A VERY SERIOUS JAZZ ARTIST,WRITER,BASSIST,KEYBOARDIST,AND PRODUCER IN NEED OF A VERY SERIOUS PROMOTER! I CURRENTLY HAVE A CD ON THE MARKET ENTITILED,WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS,AND IN THE PROCESS OF RELEASING MY NEWEST PROJECT,MIND THERAPY! 22 VIDEOS OF MY WORK AND MUSIC CAN BE LOCATED RIGHT HERE ON THIS SITE!

I NEED WORK! SERIOUS WORK!!

Added by RONNIE'SPORTCOAT'OVERTON on July 28, 2010 at 6:09pm — No Comments

Actress Vonetta McGee Dies After Cardiac Arrest

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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Added by Ronn Nichols on July 17, 2010 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

A little More than a Year has PASSED!

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… Continue

Added by Ronn Nichols on July 9, 2010 at 9:30pm — 3 Comments

IDLEWILD MUSIC FEST

RONNIE'SPORTCOAT'OVERTON & ATTITUDE WILL PERFORM JULY,10,2010,AT THE IDLEWILD MUSIC FEST ON WILLIAMS ISLAND,IN IDLEWILD,MI! EVENT FOR THAT DAY STARTS AT 2:00PM AND RUNS UNTIL 11:30PM! ESTIMATED SHOWTIME FOR RONNIE'SPORTCOAT'OVERTON & ATTITUDE IS ABOUT 10:00PM.

Added by RONNIE'SPORTCOAT'OVERTON on June 29, 2010 at 5:07am — 1 Comment

SoleMannKing Presents Iceberg Slim

Iceberg Slim (August 4, 1918 – April 28, 1992), also known as Robert Beck, was an African American author of books variously categorized as urban fiction, street literature, and black pulp fiction. Iceberg Slim was an important influence on hip-hop artists and rappers such as Ice-T and Ice Cube and Pittsburgh Slim and ...Slim Thug, who adopted their names in part from reading the author.

ICEBERG… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on April 27, 2010 at 11:35pm — 2 Comments

SoleMannKing Presents Donald Goines

Donald Goines (December 15, 1937 – October 21, 1974) was one of the first African American writers of urban fiction. His novels were deeply influenced by the work of Robert Beck (Iceberg Slim). For Those Of You That Have Read His Books, You Need To Checkout The Two Autobiographies I Have In My Hands..

DONALD GOINES...DONALD WRITES NO MORE…

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Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on April 27, 2010 at 11:34pm — No Comments

AJ'S

RONNIE'SPORTCOAT'OVERTON & ATTITUDE,
WILL BE PERFORMING AT AJ'S MUSIC CAFE IN
FERDALE,MI,LOCATED AT 240 W. NINE MILE,ON APRIL 16TH,FROM 8 O'CLOCK UNTIL 11O'CLOCK.
COVER CHARGE $6!

Added by RONNIE'SPORTCOAT'OVERTON on April 8, 2010 at 12:52am — No Comments

KLYMAXX.....AFTER UNSUNG

If you saw the Unsung episode on the group Klymaxx, you know the show stopped at the breakup of the group. Exactly why they broke up is unclear to me. But it seems like they all thought they didn`t need the other members of the group. They could make it on their own. Well, it turns out they were unique as an all girls group. But individually, they were nothing special. They destroyed their gravy… Continue

Added by KnightD12 on April 3, 2010 at 11:53pm — 1 Comment

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