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Flyte Brothers 12: Luther Vandross’s “Shine”
Respect is due to Luther in the latest edition of Flyte Brothers.
Note for Note: A Guide to the Discography of Luther Vandross (Part Two of Two)
The finale of our 2-part series dedicated to “The Voice,”-Luther Vandross.
Note for Note: A Guide to the Discography of Luther Vandross (Part One of Two)
Paying tribute to “The Voice.”-Big Money breaks down the first half of Luther Vandross’s discography.
bLISTerd Lite: Five Songs That Sample Chic
Awwww freak out (all over again) with five jams that sample Chic!
bLISTerd: The 100 Best R&B Songs of the ’90s (#70-#61)
The 4th installment of our list of best songs in the ’90s goes “Crazy” with The Boys, gets down on bended knee with Boyz II Men and gets freaky with Silk!
Blerditorial: Who is the Real Queen of Soul?
You can’t mention Aretha Franklin without hearing the term “Queen of Soul”. It’s a term bestowed upon her by fans and peers alike and it has stuck to the point that she believes her own press. Much as I love Aretha, though (and I really do), I don’t know that she is far and away the undisputed Queen. I’m certainly not gonna throw anyone obscure into the conversation. Diana Ross is more of a pop vocalist than a soul vocalist, […]
Award Show Sundays: Getting on Board the Soul Train
This week’s Award Show Sundays pays tribute to the Soul Train Music Awards, including a clip from the very first Soul Train Awards in 1987.
Award Show Sunday: 1981’s Best New Artist
I love award shows. Or should I say, I *used* to love award shows. One thing that age has done is make these things a lot more boring. I’ve been predicting the Grammy winners for 5-6 years now, and the fact that I’m right more often than not speaks more to the predictability of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences than it does to my capabilities as a prognosticator. Anyway an email exchange with my friends Sini and Robert led […]
The Disco 100: #30-#21-To Be Reeeee-al!!
Wouldn’t ya know it? We’re closing in on the home stretch with this here countdown. Any songs you particularly surprised to not see on the list yet? If you haven’t been following, catch up with the last 10 entries on the list , and feel free to backtrack from there. Now, onward and upward… 30) “Got to Be Real” by Cheryl Lynn One of the most spirited performances on any song, never mind any disco song. “Got to Be Real” has to be one of the […]
Dear Ricky…
So, Ricky Martin came out of the closet the other day via a letter on his website. When you break it all down, it’s one of the more eloquent self-outings in recent memory-not only because Ricky didn’t decide to do it in exchange for a magazine cover but also because it wasn’t attached to scandal. The Latin pop heartthrob essentially said he was tired of publicly living a lie and was being publicly honest for his own personal freedom and […]