R.I.P. Marie Fredriksson (1958-2019); A Roxette Retrospective
(December 14, 2019). As Swedish musical acts go, many knowledgeable American fans can run off a list of maybe three or four performers who’ve made enough of an impact to…
R.I.P. Valerie Heywood of the famed Chic Strings; Paying tribute with her best contribution to the group…
(November 9, 2019). We’ve lost yet another of the talented musicians who played with one of the 1970s’ greatest disco/funk/R&B bands, Chic. Ms. Valerie Heywood, former Chic Strings member, died…
R.I.P. Nipsey Hussle (1985 – 2019); the Prophecy of an Immortality We Weren’t Expecting…
We’ve had a week to mourn entrepreneur and rapper Nipsey Hussle’s untimely and tragic death – a week to process how someone whose spirit seemed so right and who stood…
Aretha Franklin’s 50 Greatest Songs (R.I.P. Queen of Soul)
With the passing of Aretha Franklin on August 16, 2018, at age 76, djrobblog is paying tribute with a series of articles. Few people have contributed as much to music…
R.I.P. Aretha Franklin (1942 – 2018): There Will Always Be Just One TRUE Queen
Aretha Franklin: March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018. The passing of legendary Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin at age 76 has hit me and millions of others like a…