Black Family…Black Music…Black History!
This article is a celebration of black family musical acts, in conjunction with Black History Month 2016. With Black History Month – officially known as National African-American History Month –…
Canadian Alessia Cara: She’s Supposed to Be “Here”
A few months ago, I wrote about Canadian dominance on the American pop charts. The emphasis then was on pop music and veteran male artists like Drake, Justin Bieber and…
Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” – How One Song Impacted a Nation
(Originally published January 18, 2016). When you read this one, I want you to play Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” really loud. As we celebrate the Martin Luther King Day holiday…
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…