Showing posts with label Old School Friday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Old School Friday. Show all posts
June 26, 2015

Old School Friday: The Whispers

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My two daughters recently saw this photo of me in my younger days on stage with The Whispers . My youngest daughter didn't know anythi...
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September 5, 2014

Old School Friday: The O'Jays and Simply Red

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The theme for this week's Old School Friday meme is All About the Benjamins . The first song that came to mind was simple ... who d...
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February 14, 2014

Old School Friday: Corinne Bailey Rae

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My eldest niece can sing like an angel. She sang 'Like A Star' as a tribute to her mother on this date in 2010. The song fit t...
January 31, 2014

Old School Friday: New Edition

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I was in college when New Edition took the world by storm in the eighties . As a result, they were never the equivalent of the Jackson 5 in ...
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December 20, 2013

Old School Friday * The Emotions

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Do any of y'all remember The Emotions ? I remember them as being three Nubian sisters with powerful voices and lyrics that seemed to...
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November 29, 2013

Old School Friday - 'Lady' (The Whispers)

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Your life is blessed if you have a woman in your life to whom these lyrics are meaningful. Some of us have loved and lost ... and I'...
December 28, 2012

Old School Friday * René & Angela

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René & Angela were an 1980s R&B duo consisting of artists René Moore and Angela Winbush.  Angela met René in 1979, formed the gro...
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December 2, 2011

Old School Friday * Merry Christmas Baby

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We had our first snowflakes yesterday. Thanksgiving leftovers are gone. It truly is time to begin the preparations for Christmas. What be...
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May 20, 2011

Old School Friday: Ron Carter, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter

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My father enjoyed ol' school jazz. He had hours of reel-to-reel tapes of jazz musicians that he would listen to in his study or in the ...
April 22, 2011

Old School Friday: Pieces of a Dream

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This is the time of year that I enjoy watching the NBA playoffs. I was born and raised in Los Angeles ... so I've been a Lakers fan for...
March 4, 2011

Old School Friday * Gil Scott-Heron

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At some point I am going to need to introduce my children to Gil Scott-Heron . The same way that my father introduced me to The Blues on t...
February 4, 2011

Old School Friday: Oscar Brown, Jr.

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Originally Posted: 3/28/2008 The only decent thing that came out the Hot Ghetto Mess controversy brought to us by BET in 2007 was the re...
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January 21, 2011

Old School Friday * Rick James

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The theme for this week's Old School Friday meme is It's Cold Outside . I can relate to that theme ... especially today. The entir...
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December 24, 2010

Old School Friday: Nat King Cole

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This blog is using the Old School Friday meme to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas ! Enjoy the powerful vocals and emotions from Na...
December 10, 2010

Old School Friday * This Christmas

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Are you in the full glow of the Christmas season yet? If not, we'll try to help you with a couple glorious versions of 'This Chri...
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November 26, 2010

Old School Friday * Band Aid, 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'

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Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopi...
November 12, 2010

Old School Friday * Patrice Rushen

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Patrice Rushen was trained as a classical pianist. I remember enjoying her vibe back in the late 1970s when I was in college. Here are tw...
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November 5, 2010

Old School Friday * Yarbrough and Peoples

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Calvin Yarbrough and Alise Peoples grew up together in Dallas, Texas. I remember Yarbrough & Peoples for a song they put out in 1981 c...
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October 29, 2010

Old School Friday * The Manhattans

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The Manhattans were a remarkable R&B group that I remember listening to during my college days. I suspect that many villagers have th...
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October 1, 2010

Old School Friday * Heatwave

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There is a great television series produced by TV-One called 'Unsung'. The episode this week focused on the group Heatwave . I hav...
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