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
to know because her pain might inconvenience them.…
United we stand, divided we fall, we are tighter than panty hose two sizes small...Leroy, Skillet, Melvin, Fred, we are the Awesome Foursome until we are dead.....LOL
Just look at em...Lucky Leroy, Slick Skillet, Pretty Boy Melvin, and Ready Freddy....ROFLMBO…Continue
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
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
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.
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
*I found this by accident while doing something else. My initial reaction was that it was Heavy D..and I love me some Heavy..but it isn't.... ...still, it caught my attention--so I had to snatch it! LOL What can I say...*smh*. He's jammin is all. Enjoy!
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…
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
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
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
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
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
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
Quincy Jones is thoroughly entwined in the musical background of my young adulthood. A genius of unique quality. I have been posting blogs and music throughout the years and decided to embark on the arduous but satisfying task of gathering some of it to remember the excellent legacy that he left.