Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, covered Bobby Womack’s “Stop On By” for their 1974 album, Rufusized. The band had broken through with their sophomore album, Rags to Rufus, thanks to the Stevie Wonder composition “Tell Me Something Good” and “You Got The Love,” written by Khan and Ray Parker Jr. TheyContinue Reading
Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, and Stephanie Mills are going on The Queens Tour together. The singing legends will kick off their history-making songfest in May. They will wrap up the first string of dates in June and the second half of the tour will start in September. TheContinue Reading
Roy Ayers died March 4th in New York City at the age of 84 after a long illness. Ayers’ work as a vibraphonist, composer, and producer is always cited as a wellspring of the Acid Jazz scene of the ’90s. The Los Angeles native came from a musical family andContinue Reading
Bootsy Collins remembers drummers Clyde Stubblefield and Jabo Starks on his latest single, “The JB’s Tribute Pastor P.” They all worked together in James Brown’s band and helped Brown create some of his funk classics. Stubblefield will be forever remembered for creating the famous break from “Funky Drummer.” His drumsContinue Reading