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…
The 45 Greatest Christmas Songs of All Time
We’re approaching Christmas Day, so it’s only fitting for djrobblog to end the year with a countdown of the “45 Greatest Christmas Songs of All Time.” I’ve spent some time…
An All-Black Wizard of Oz? How Dare They?
Anyone between the ages of 3 and 103 knows the classic story of Dorothy Gale and The Wizard Of Oz, first made famous in the 1939 classic Hollywood motion picture…
N.W.A, Chaka Khan and Janet in the Rock Hall of Fame? Why not?
Recently, Chaka Khan and Janet Jackson joined N.W.A. and 12 other recording artists as nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. What’s noteworthy about…