Tag Archives: R&B

Sam Cooke is one of the most influential and most beloved R&B/soul singer songwriters in music history. Sam had 29 Top 40 pop chart hits including “Chain Gang,” “Another Saturday Night” and “You Send Me.” His music is timeless and recognized worldwide. Sam was inducted as a charter member to …

On the one hand, many would say how could Kelly Clarkson lose? She was the first winner of the runaway hit singing competition American Idol, and with the prestige of the show, the high-powered 19 management company, RCA Records, and the Fox network all on the line, an imposing alignment …

Seriously good music for grown-ups.

I was just scanning the radio dial in the car the other day, and it dawned on me that our ever-popular oldies station that features hits from the ’50-’70s (but REALLY leans on the ’60s) is relying on pop music that is now 40 years old for its bread and …

When the Womack brothers began to move from gospel to R&B, their father threw them out of the house.

While we waxed rhapsodic about the gentle breezes, hypnotic beaches, groovacious vibes and the overall pleasantry of a musical visit to the Cayman Islands, we also noted that the lineup of last year’s Cayman Jazz Fest had only a tenuous connection to jazz. This year’s is a bit jazzier, with …

Superb vocals, musical variety, fine musicianship and, not least, a delighful sense of play make this debut a winner.

[UPDATE – both Fats Domino and Irma Thomas were found to be alive and out of harm’s way last night] Fats Domino, 76, is missing. New Orleans’ legendary Fat Man had lived with his wife, Rosemary, and daughter in a three-story pink-roofed house in New Orleans’ 9th ward, which is …

This week’s all-female edition of the Indie Round-Up is brought to you by the Sisterhood of the Happy Pants. INDIE ROUND-UP for August 25 2005 === Cruiserweight, Sweet Weaponry Like a female-fronted Green Day or a slightly sped-up Letters to Cleo (Telegrams to Cleo?), Cruiserweight weighs in with a strong …

More than one man has worn the moniker “Bobby Purify” since the southern soul duo James and Bobby Purify – best known for its smash hit “I’m Your Puppet” – began its career in the mid-1960s. Though singer-guitarist Ben Moore wasn’t on board at the start, he’s been Bobby Purify …