Don’t Laugh – Just File This In The Category Of “What Year Is This Anyway?”
One of The Bee Gees achieves a major milestone, Donna Summer tops the Billboard Dance/Disco chart and the group Chic releases a new single (with an album soon to follow).…
“Working” for the Weekend – a Labor Day Salute
(Originally published September 7, 2015; updated September 4, 2016) What better way to celebrate this year’s Labor Day holiday than with another djroblist, particularly one about working songs. While you’re…
Tragic Losses of R&B Artists – What If They Had Lived?
They say that sometimes the brightest stars burnout the fastest. All the recent coverage of the tragic death of Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of the late Whitney Houston and Bobby…
Black History: 100 Greatest Black Musicians – Part III
For the past two weeks, I’ve presented the special DJRob Black Music Month countdown of the 100 Greatest Black Musicians of All Time. It’s a countdown of black artists who…
The End of an Era for Black Music
Earlier this month, the Canadian alternative R&B artist known as The Weeknd (given name: Abel Tesfaye) ended an era started by the late Michael Jackson nearly 27 years ago! Here’s…