Sandra St.Victor’s New Site

Check out Sandra St.Victor’s new site. The soul heroine has been gigging and living in Amsterdam.




VH1 Soul Presents “Mary J. Day”

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VH1 Soul presents “Mary J. Day” on Tuesday, December 18 beginning at 7AM.* Known as the “Queen of Hip Hop and R&B,” Mary J. Blige is taking over VH1 Soul with over six hours of music videos and special programming. Programming throughout “Mary J. Day” will include the following:

· “Soul Story: Mary J. Blige,” premiering at 7AM*, a chronological video celebration of the career of Mary J. Blige.

· This special hour of the BBC original documentary, “SOUL DEEP: The Story of Black Popular Music “From Ghetto to Fabulous,” premiering at 10AM*, features a never-seen before interview by Mary J. Blige who speaks candidly about her journey from ghetto to fabulous. Her music represents the fusion of R&B and hip-hop and completes the journey that started 50 years ago with the emergence of the early soul sounds of Ray Charles and ends with black R&B artists’ domination of the charts today.

· “Urban Soul,” premiering at 11AM*, is a two-hour documentary that explores the groundbreaking journey through contemporary American music culture with a combination of rare archival footage and thought-provoking interviews with the greatest performers, producers, musicians and commentators of the genre.

· “Life & Rhymes of Mary J. Blige,” premiering at 1PM*, is a 30-minute biographical series that takes viewers deep inside the mind of Mary J. Blige. The series will feature Mary at the top of the hip-hop game telling viewers stories behind her lyrics.

* All times ET/PT




R.I.P. Ike Turner

Before there was Elvis and even before Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry and Little Richard came into their own Ike Turner recorded the first rock song “Rocket 88.” His music and professionalism influenced countless musicians and performers. Unfortunately the negative aspects of his marriage to Tina Turner overshadow his art. But Tina was a teenager when she approached him to sing in his band and those experiences helped give her the chops needed to become the international solo star of Private Dancer. And there are several white artists who have committed other acts of inhumanity who have not received the same amount of vilification as did Mr.Turner A lot of great musicians are seriously flawed and while Mr.Turner would probably never earn the title of Husband of The Year we thank him for his steaming rhythm, The Ikettes and Tina. Thankfully he received his second
Grammy this year for Traditional Blues Album of The Year.




Ray Charles Receives Statue 3 Years After Death

*The city of Albany, Ga. honored its native son Ray Charles Friday with the unveiling of a statue located at a new downtown plaza bearing his name, reports the Associated Press.

“I can’t tell you how overwhelming it is for me to experience the love that you have for my father,” said the late singer’s daughter, Sheila Raye Charles, before a crowd of hundreds gathered at the $2 million plaza.
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