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Robin Gibb, a Bee Gee With a Taciturn Manner, Dies at 62

May 20, 2012

By Ben Sisaro | Published in NY Times |5/20/2012 Robin Gibb, one of the three singing brothers of the Bee Gees, the long-running Anglo-Australian pop group whose chirping falsettos and hook-laden disco hits like “Jive Talkin’ ” and “You Should Be Dancing” shot them to worldwide fame in the 1970s, died on Sunday in London. He [...]

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Donna Summer, 1948-2012: The Queen of Disco, Who Transcended the Era

May 17, 2012

By JON PARELES Published: May 17, 2012 in the NY TIMES Donna Summer, the multimillion-selling singer and songwriter whose hits captured both the giddy hedonism of the 1970s disco era and the feisty female solidarity of the early 1980s, died on Thursday at her home in Naples, Fla. She was 63. The cause was lung [...]

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Chuck Brown dies: The ‘Godfather of Go-Go’ was 75

May 16, 2012

Published in the Washington Post Chris Richards, Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 4:42 PM Chuck Brown, the gravelly voiced bandleader who capitalized on funk’s percussive pulse to create go-go, the genre of music that has soundtracked life in black Washington for more than three decades, died May 16 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He was 75.The death, [...]

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Happy 46th Birthday Raphael Saadiq!

May 14, 2012

Raphael Saadiq is at the forefront in keeping classic old school music before the youth oriented masses in the 21st Century and I love him for that! It is remarkable that he does this considering he wasn’t even born when some of those great Motown classics, he emulates so well, were topping the charts in [...]

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Remembering Johnny Maestro on his 73rd Birthday!

May 7, 2012

The sweet tenor of Mr. Johnny Maestro belonged to two popular groups — first The Crests of the Doo-Wop era and secondly The Brooklyn Bridge. The Crests, formed in 1956, was one of the first integrated groups in a segregated era. Maestro’s beautiful tenor lead the group’s first big hit “16 Candles.” The track went [...]

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Ska pioneer Lloyd Brevett dies

May 5, 2012

Jamaican double bassist Lloyd Brevett, whose band The Skatalites pioneered ska music and paved the way for reggae, has died at the age of 80. Published: 4 May 2012 Last updated at 05:58 ET@ BBC News Entertainment & Arts The Skatalites formed in 1964 and combined jazz, R&B and mento to create ska and take [...]

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“Luther Radio” Launches on SiriusXM

April 19, 2012

Exclusive channel to feature Luther Vandross‘ music and special archival interview NEW YORK, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that it will launch “Luther Radio,” featuring music from Vandross’ 13 Gold and Platinum albums as well as rarities, archival concerts, and an archival interview with Vandross from 2003, celebrating [...]

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Happy 73rd Birthday To Dusty Springfield!

April 16, 2012

I want to pay tribute today to the “White Queen of Soul” — Dusty Springfield on what would be her 73rd Birthday. We miss you beautiful lady, but will always have your music: it is timeless. R.I.P. Related articles How Dusty Springfield Made Adele Possible (thestreet.com) February 15 – Dusty Springfield, Sly & Family Stone [...]

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Happy 113th Birthday to Paul Robeson!

April 9, 2012

“I did a long concert tour in England and Denmark and Sweden, and I also sang for the Soviet people, one of the finest musical audiences in the world.” Paul Robeson (B. 4/9/1898 – D. 1/23/1976) (1936) Related articles Larger than life and twice as grand: Paul Robeson (anniepaul.net)

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Happy 73rd Birthday Marvin Gaye!

April 2, 2012

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Composed by Obie Benson, Al Cleveland and Marvin Gaye, recorded in 1970 and released in 1971 — the classic track “What’s Going On” is just as relevant (if not moreso) both musically and lyrically now in 2012 as it was in the Seventies! Give it a listen with [...]

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