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Mr. Biggs Is Back!: Check Out Ronald Isley’s “Dinner & A Movie”

by MJ on Apr 8, 2013 • 1 Comment

Six decades in the music industry, and the man still has it. Check out Ron Isley’s latest.

New Release Report 11/30/10: It’s R&B Tuesday

by MJ on Nov 30, 2010 • 5 Comments

Country Music / hip-hop / music / New Release Report / New Releases / news / Release Dates / soul music

There are lots of new albums coming out 11/30, including the latest from The Black Eyed Peas. Also out, new albums by the “Glee” cast, Tim McGraw, and a bunch of solid-seeming R&B records.

My Soul Train Awards Not-So-Live Blog

by Popblerd Staff on Nov 29, 2010 • 3 Comments

award shows / music / soul music

A live-blog of the 2010 Soul Train Music Awards. This show featured performances by Erykah Badu and Cee-Lo Green, as well as tributes to Anita Baker and Ronald Isley.

Ron Isley & Lauryn Hill Make Beautiful Music Together on “Close to You”

by MJ on Sep 10, 2010 • 3 Comments

music / New Releases / news / Pop Music / soul music

Some songs are impossible to mess up. I feel like Burt Bacharach’s “(They Long to Be) Close to You” is one such song-a timeless standard. I first heard the song back when I was a little kid, as performed by Diana Ross, and my collection has grown to include the most popular version by The Carpenters, as well as versions by Jody Watley (as part of a Carpenters medley) and Gerald LeVert (quite possibly my favorite version of the tune, […]