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

The Father of The Electric Guitar is Gone!



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.



But, Did you know that the ELECTRIC GUITAR is less than 70 years old, and was…
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Added by Ronn Nichols on August 15, 2009 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments

The DEATH OF A BLACK WOMAN??

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.…

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Added by Ronn Nichols on March 22, 2009 at 9:01am — 5 Comments

RECENT BLACK HISTORY REVEALED

See What They Never Told You........or Me!

Day of the Zulu..............................Clues and Evidence


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…
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Added by Ronn Nichols on February 21, 2009 at 11:00am — 10 Comments

This Is My beloved Parts IV and V

Begin Scrolling Slowly When Mr. Harvey Speaks!
Your Words Are Born......Not Spoken!…

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Added by Ronn Nichols on December 24, 2008 at 12:00am — 9 Comments

This Is My Beloved Part III

PLEASE BEGIN SCROLLING DOWN WHEN HE STARTS TO SPEAK
YOUR EYES NEVER OPENED AFTER THE LAST KISS

WE HAD LOVED.....HARD!

ITS ALL OVER YOUR THROAT......AND HAIR IT LIES ON YOUR MOUTH.......AND HAIR LIKE A WILD DRIPPED FLOWER…

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Added by Ronn Nichols on December 8, 2008 at 2:30pm — 6 Comments

My Musical Tribute To THE "Q" and "STUFF LIKE THAT"



This Quincy Jones retrospective is NOT going to begin in the 1950s!...Instead we start in 1990!
Thats the year he decided to marry "All American Black Music" and announce RAP IS HERE TO STAY!!!
Places You find Love…
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Added by Ronn Nichols on November 4, 2008 at 4:30pm — 5 Comments

Four Tops’ Levi Stubbs Sr. HOMEGOING SERVICES

Aretha Tributes Levi
When She was My girl…
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Added by Ronn Nichols on October 19, 2008 at 5:00pm — 9 Comments

A CLASSIC MUSIC INFLUENCE......Concerning the Guitar, Jimi Hendricks is the MAN!

THE STARS and STRIPES Played at WOODSTOCK

MACHINE GUN…

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Added by Ronn Nichols on October 15, 2008 at 10:30am — 5 Comments

THEY WERE LIKE IDENTICAL TWINS - Sam Cooke and Little Willie John

Now You Know



All My Love Belongs to You…

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Added by Ronn Nichols on October 12, 2008 at 10:58pm — 6 Comments

Remembering Q

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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.
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