The late Charley Pride’s connection to my family was personal…his was the only album Dad ever bought.
(December 13, 2020). When my father Charles passed away earlier this year at the age of 86, someone asked me if it was from him I had acquired my deep…
How is T-Swizzle gonna interrupt our Christmas like that?
(December 11, 2020). Just when you thought 2020’s musical story was completely written and all that was left was for us to ride out the year with the annual onslaught…
Date shift may make Jay-Z a lock for next Rock Hall of Fame class; should join Tupac and Biggie as 3rd solo rapper there…
(December 6, 2020). Usually every year around this time, we learn the names of the next class of nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But as with…
When a No. 1 Hit Isn’t Really a Hit…Nicki’s and Taylor’s No. 1s fail to make year-end Top 100
(December 4, 2020). Two of the biggest female acts of the past decade – and in history – have added yet another distinction to their long lists of accomplishments on…
30 years later: Love Will Never Do (Without Janet Jackson, Antonio Sabato, Jr., and Djimon Hounsou)…
(December 1, 2020). This is the story of a music video that transformed a music icon, and brought into the public’s consciousness two immigrant models whose careers went into completely…