Bill Withers’ ten most compelling songs (and what made them so)
(April 4, 2020). By the time the world was informed on Friday of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bill Withers’ death, he had already been gone four days. And…
Kenny Rogers – Collaboration King of the ‘80s; How he changed the careers of so many others that decade…
(March 22, 2020). Before the current era of “featured” artists, where everyone and their brother has been a guest on someone else’s record, there was pop and country superstar Kenny…
Tribute to Ja’net DuBois: Thanks for your part in two of the greatest black TV sitcoms of a generation!
(February 20, 2020). Who among us folks of a certain age can ever forget Willona Woods, the nosy, single, but always fly neighbor of the Evans family in TV’s Good…
Kobe Bryant, the rapper, was part of a historic week in Billboard with his one chart hit.
(January 28, 2020). Some fans of the late Kobe Bryant – the NBA legend – may recall that he also had an aspiring career as a rapper. In fact, he…
Alicia Keys and Boyz II Men give a moving tribute to Kobe Bryant at the Grammys.
(January 26, 2020). After being introduced as host of the 62nd Grammy Awards tonight at Staples Center in L.A., singer Alicia Keys opened with a small but sincere tribute to…