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40 years ago: Rick James put some “Street” on the charts…and dominated in a tricky crossover market
(August 21, 2021). Some records were made to be tied (and later broken). In 1976-77, Stevie Wonder’s iconic album Songs in the Key of Life spent a then-record 20 weeks…
This wasn’t how we wanted to commemorate Aaliyah on the 20th anniversary of her passing…was it?
(August 19, 2021). The late Aaliyah Haughton – known by millions of adoring fans simply as Aaliyah – is still perhaps the most significant R&B artist of her era to…
Recalling where I was/what I was doing when Michael, Whitney and Prince died; for some folks you just never forget…
(August 15, 2021). Some musicians are so iconic that when they leave us, the news hits us like a ton of bricks and we may never forget where we were…
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Vinyl sales alone would have made Billie Eilish’s new album No. 1 (a first in nearly 45 years)
(August 10, 2021). It’s not really news that Billie Eilish’s highly anticipated official followup to her Grammy-winning, megasmash 2019 album (When We All Fall Asleep , Where Do We Go?)…
I took my 70-something mother and six of her friends to see Bruno Mars and his Hooligans last night; here’s how it went down…
(August 7, 2021). They were masked-up, vaccinated and ready to go! Seven lovely ladies, whose knowledge of Bruno Mars ranged from zero to Silk Sonic, accompanied me to see the…