The Strangest Concert Ever – Last Night in Chicago!
(Originally published April 1, 2017) Imagine you’re going to see one of your all-time favorite artists – a soul music legend the name of whom I’ll reveal at the end…
Chuck Berry (1926-2017): Four Songs (in Four Years) That Shaped Rock and Roll – A Tribute to The Father of it All
Ask any of rock’s greatest living legends who influenced other great rock legends – people like Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney of the Beatles or Brian Wilson…
Sister Sledge’s Joni Sledge (1956 – 2017) – Lost in Music…Second Fiddle to None
Joni Sledge was the second-oldest (behind Debbie) of the four sisters who formed the ’70s and ’80s R&B/Disco group Sister Sledge. She also sang lead on the second-most of their…
On Charlie Wilson’s Latest Success: Age Problem? What Age Problem?
This is a story of how R&B legend Charlie Wilson is defying the odds with yet another stellar album release, In It To Win It, and a lead single that’s…
“If You Won’t Sing Your S**t, Then I Will” – How Bruno Mars is Keeping Funk (and hope) Alive!
Black History Month 2017 is over. By the time I post this, March will have relegated February to yesterday’s news, and the official recognition of Africans’ contributions to American history…