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Luther Vandross 1985

Giant Pictures shared the trailer for Luther: Never Too Much today. Marvin Gaye referred to Vandross as our “greatest balladeer” when someone tried to give Gaye that accolade. Dawn Porter directed the film and conducted interviews with Dionne Warwick, Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey, Roberta Flack, Richard Marx, and Fonzi Thornton. DecadesContinue Reading

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Frankie Beverly

R&B singing legend Frankie Beverly died Tuesday at age 77, according to an announcement from his family on Instagram. Beverly is known as the creator of the cookout anthem “Before I Let Go,” which is also known as the last song of the night at parties through the generations. TheContinue Reading

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Maxwell Making Of Simply Beautiful

Maxwell has officially recorded his rendition of Al Green’s “Simply Beautiful.” Green wrote and recorded “Simply Beautiful” for his 1972 classic album, I’m Still in Love with You. Maxwell has included the song in his live shows for years and performed it at the BET Awards in 2008 as a tributeContinue Reading

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Phyllis Hyman 1994 N.A.B.O.B. Washington, DC

Somewhere In My Lifetime is Phyllis Hyman’s third studio album and first for Arista Records. Six of the songs were on her previous album, Sing A Song, which was on the Buddah label. Skip Scarborough, who had written songs for Earth, Wind, & Fire, among others, co-wrote “Living Inside YourContinue Reading

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