Soul crooner Bobby Caldwell died Tuesday at age 71. His wife attributed a prescription for a fluoroquinolone antibiotic in 2017 as the root cause of his fatal illness. Caldwell is known for his 1978 hit “What You Won’t Do For Love” which has been sampled by 2Pac, Erykah Badu andContinue Reading
Teena Marie’s Irons In The Fire was her third album and it was dedicated to her father who had passed three years earlier in 1976. By 1980 Marie was a respected soul star who had initially shocked fans because her Rick James-produced debut album did not have a photo ofContinue Reading
Oxford R&B crooner Elmiene releases his El-Mean debut EP and the video for “Choose You.” The EP follows the heavily streamed “Why (Spare Me Tears)” and “Endless No More.” Elmiene’s music was in Virgil Abloh’s last Louis Vuitton show last year and it was the first place his voice wasContinue Reading
Is Melle Mel right about Kendrick Lamar not being an influential rapper? Were Chaka Khan’s comments about Rolling Stone’s 200 Greatest Singers Lists taken too seriously? Related posts: We Are Family Foundation 2015 Celebration Gala (Photos) Janet Jackson, Chaka Khan, The Spinners, The J.B.’s, Chic & N.W.A. Nominated ForContinue Reading