David Bowie (1947 – 2016) – Even His Rock Had Soul!
When David Bowie, an already well-established rock star for the first half of the ’70s decade, included the unknown Luther Vandross as a backup singer on the title track to…
Is Elegance a Thing of Music’s Past?
With the recent death of Natalie Cole came all the expected superlatives. Gone was one of the most elegant, most refined and classiest singers of a generation, as most articles…
Natalie Cole (1950 -2015) – Unpredictable…Unforgettable.
Legendary singer Natalie Marie Cole died Thursday night in Los Angeles, just as we were preparing to ring in 2016. And as Natalie’s life is being remembered on news and…
Nicki Minaj – Lone Woman Standing
Okay music trivia and hip-hop/R&B fans, brace yourself for this one. I’m about to give you a chart statistic that will blow your mind and have you saying, “uh what?…
Janet’s Best Week Ever?
Okay, Janet fans, this one’s for you. The answer is here. Two weeks ago, on the eve of the release of Janet Jackson’s new album, Unbreakable, I pondered whether the…