Leon Ware (1940 – 2017) – After the Dance…Rockin’ You Eternally
Criminally Unsung. Those are two words that come to mind when thinking of super talented soul singer and songwriter Leon Ware, who passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2017, after…
Rihanna Gets #30 at 29!
Barbadian superstar Rihanna Fenty just celebrated her 29th birthday in the best way possible – by getting her 30th top-ten hit on Billboard’s Hot 100 songs chart. The single “Love…
Black History: The 101 Greatest Songs by Male R&B Groups from the Last True Era of R&B: 1990-2001
This djrobblog Black History Month special tribute was inspired by the bands and singing groups of the 1990s and early 2000s who represented the last true era of R&B before…
Lemonade Isn’t Everyone’s Cup of Tea – 5 Takeaways from the 2017 Grammys
Beyoncé’s Lemonade embodied one of those win-lose situations at Sunday nights’ Grammy awards ceremony. The win part? That an album like hers – complete with messages celebrating blackness and womanhood…
Al Jarreau (1940 – 2017) – Why We Loved Him
Grammy-winning singer and beloved jazz musician Alwin Lopez Jarreau, 76, died Sunday morning in Los Angeles after being hospitalized for exhaustion, just two days following the cancellation of his concert…