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Jimmy Castor, Musician Who Mastered Many Genres, Dies at 71

January 18, 2012

BY DOUGLAS MARTIN| PRINTED IN THE NYTIMES ONLINE EDITION 1/17/2012 Jimmy Castor, a singer, instrumentalist and songwriter whose mastery of genres from doo-wop to Latin soul to funk, and instruments including saxophone and bongos earned him the title Everything Man, died on Monday in Henderson, Nev. He was 71. The cause was heart failure, his [...]

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Happy 83rd Birthday Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 15, 2012

    Dr. King had passed in 1968 before this song was released in 1970. I think he would have like it. I think you will too. Please use the holiday to reflect. Listening to this song will get you started.

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Heavy D Cause of Death Revealed

December 27, 2011

TMZ EXCLUSIVE Heavy D died from a pulmonary embolism caused by deep leg vein thrombosis … and a long flight back to L.A. from a Michael Jackson memorial concert may have been a contributing factor. A pulmonary embolism is a blockage of one or more arteries in the lungs — most often caused by blood [...]

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Howard Tate, 72, talented soul singer

December 7, 2011

By Dan DeLuca,  Inquirer Music Critic Howard Tate, 72, an immensely talented soul singer who dropped out of the music business in frustration after the often brilliant albums he made in the late 1960s and early 1970s failed to reach a wide audience, died Friday of multiple myeloma and leukemia in his apartment in Burlington [...]

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Michael Jackson’s Father Breaks Silence in Tell-All Documentary “Confessions of a Father”

December 2, 2011

Exclusive Documentary Slated for Release in 2012 By GPA Entertainment Last modified: 2011-12-02T17:09:52Z Published: Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 – 9:09 am LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — GPA Entertainment announced today the pending release of an exclusive documentary featuring 84-year old Joe Jackson, father of pop icon Michael Jackson and self-proclaimed architect of the [...]

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Andrea True, Singer of Disco Hit, Dies at 68

November 24, 2011

By PAUL VITELLO PUBLISHED 11/24/11 NY TIMES Andrea Truden arrived in New York from Nashville in 1968 with a yearning for stardom and no fixed idea about how to achieve it. She landed bit parts in a slew of movies, including “The Way We Were.” She sang in nightclubs, wrote music for television commercials and, [...]

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Twenty Years Ago Today on November 24th …

November 24, 2011

… Freddie Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara, died of AIDS- related pneumonia in London, England. This talented artist was only 45 years old in 1991. I was so happy to hear the recent news that a Bio-Pic, starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Mercury, is in the works and am so looking forward to it. Soon after [...]

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Heavy D dies at 44; singer who shaped rap music

November 12, 2011

Heavy D was the frontman of Heavy D and the Boyz, which fused New Jack Swing with reggae. He later became a record executive and had a successful acting career. November 09, 2011|By Gerrick D. Kennedy and Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times Rapper and actor Heavy D, who played an influential role in shaping rap [...]

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Happy 69th Birthday Johnny Rivers!

November 7, 2011

Every Saturday morning,  as a preteen I would watch American Bandstand religiously to check out the teenagers clothes and dancing (right up until “Soul Train” came along that is ) Johnny Rivers was a frequent guest on Bandstand. Most of his s0ngs were covers of other people’s hits,  but this was one of his own [...]

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Happy 70th Birthday to You Otis Williams of The Temptations!

October 30, 2011

Born Otis Miles  in Texarkana, Texas October 30, 1941 — the co-founder of the award winning group The Temptations turns 70 today! Congratulations and thank you for your contributions to the world of popular music Mr. Williams. For all you nay-sayers please know that yes — Otis does sing! I am sure you will enjoy [...]

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Lionel Richie going country with duets album

October 26, 2011

BY JILL SERJEANT – REUTERS – 3 HRS AGO LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hello! Lionel Richie is going country. The smooth R&B singer will take to the Country Music Association awards stage next month to perform some of the duets from his upcoming album “Tuskegee” — named after his Alabama birthplace, organizers said on Wednesday. [...]

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