Happy birthday, Cherelle! Covered by Robert Palmer, and Mariah Carey, it’s Cherelle’s original that reigns supreme.
Category Archives: R&B
El Debarge and Stacey Q perform on 80’s sitcom, The Facts of Life
There’s Barack Obama Spotify playlists???!!!!
Coolest choices : John Coltrane – My Favorite Things, Miles Davis – Flamenco Sketches, Howlin’ Wolf – Wang Dang Doodle, Sly and The Family Stone – Hot Fun In The Summertime
Coolest choices that I would have never expected : Bob Dylan – Tombstone Blues (Tombstone Blues?!), and Leonard Cohen – Suzanne
Classic Rock bones : Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter, Van Morrison – Moondance
Obligatory, but not obvious, Bob Marley choice : So Much Trouble In The World
How can you go wrong with choices : Nina Simone, Otis Redding, Billie Holliday, Al Green, The Temptations, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Isley Brothers, Aretha Franklin
Give it up for post Native Tongues Hip-Hop choices : Mos Def – Umi Says, Nappy Roots – Good Day, Talib Kweli & Hi Tek – Memories Live
On the modernish R&B/Soul tip : Mary J Blige, Beyonce, John Legend, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Justin Timberlake
Most WTF, I can’t back you on this choice : Okkervil River – (doesn’t matter what song)
Most likely to be pissed that he’s not included (and tweet about why he wasn’t) – KANYE WEST
And others that may, or may not, fit into these categories
Unmistakably Whitney Houston, for Steak & Ale, 1980
Song of The Day: Dion Di Mucci – Drip Drop
Happy birthday, Dion! Love this track!
Happy birthday, Mavis Staples
One of the greatest voices to ever grace this world with song
Happy birthday, Louis Jordan
3 versions of Caldonia? Yep, and the 3rd one features fantastic fretwork from guitar legend Mickey Baker
Frank “Sugarchile” Robinson – Caldonia
In honor of Louis Jordan’s birthday.
Hannibal may be in limbo, but Mads Mikkelsen is getting work in the NSFW video for Rihanna’s, Bitch Better Have My Money
Rihannibal? Eric Roberts in the house, as well.
and I can’t post that without giving props to AMG’s classic
Catching up with the 2015 The BET Awards
Where The Weekend’s hair stylist was clearly influenced by Edo era ukiyo-e artist, Hokusai. Ha!
Oh, and he was joined by Alicia Keys on his 50 Shades of Grey hit, The Hills
I will highly recommend watching Kendrick Lamaar’s awesome, politically charged performance of Alright
http://www.bet.com/video/betawards/2015/performances/video-playlist-beta15.html
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