Posts tagged "Johnny Kemp"
Jheri Curl Special: Ranking Every #1 R&B Hit Of The ’80s From Worst To First (60-51)

Jheri Curl Special: Ranking Every #1 R&B Hit Of The ’80s From Worst To First (60-51)

You might think we’re crazy, but we’re serious.

Jheri Curl Fridays: “Just Got Paid”

Gotta leave that 9 to 5 up on the shelf…and just enjoy yourself-Rod Temperton Look, life is stressful. Sometimes, just to maintain your sanity, you’ve got to cut loose. What’s that they say about all work and no play? Johnny Kemp perfectly captured the point in time when you can leave the stress of the work week behind and take it easy with his 1988 hit “Just Got Paid”. Written by Kemp along with super-producer Teddy Riley, Guy singer Aaron […]

Award Show Sundays: Can You Stand the Rain?

I could write an entire article about the disappearance of the R&B group (matter of fact, I think I will at some point), but back in the late Eighties, there was no shortage of solid multi-member units. Check out the list of nominees for Best Album by a Duo, Group of Band at the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards. You had Guy’s influential debut album, which set the stage for the burgeoning hip-hop/R&B fusion. There was “Who?”, the solid debut […]