From the Prince Estate: The Artists ‘Formerly’ Known as Morris Day & The Time…?
(March 4, 2022). According to a social media post from Morris Day, the capitalist bug has bitten the Prince estate once again. And this time it could affect the pockets…
Just when you thought it would hit No. 1…the story of the most frustrating No. 2 peaks of the 1970s (“YMCA,” “I’m Not In Love,” What’s Going On,” others)
(February 5, 2022). Just when you thought it would hit No. 1…suddenly, it didn’t. This is the story of those frustrating near-misses, those runners-up on the premier Billboard singles chart—the…
The Janet Jackson documentary… what the critics are getting wrong
(January 31, 2022). I’ve read several reviews of the Janet Jackson documentary that aired simultaneously on Lifetime and A&E over the past weekend. None of them were flattering. For the…
Sole Survivors. Temptations, Bee Gees, Supremes and 14 other notable musical groups with one surviving original member.
(January 30, 2022). It’s only a partial coincidence that the blog’s 666th article is a somewhat morbid but uplifting one. Last week, when DJROBBLOG celebrated its seventh anniversary, I noted…
Tribute: James Mtume went from jazz virtuoso and activist to “sophistifunk” creator who made hits for some of the most tragic figures in Black music history
(January 19, 2022). He couldn’t have predicted this fate at the time, but legendary soul/funk producer James Mtume, who got his start in jazz, would eventually write for, produce, or…