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Donna Summer Dies At Age 63

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Donna Summer - All Systems Go Donna Summer has died at age 63 after an extended fight with cancer. She was the Queen of Disco in the 70s and 80s. RIP Donna Summer.

David Peaston has Died

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David Peaston - Introducing David Peaston We heard the sad news that David Peaston has died on the 1st of February. Peaston started his career in 1989 with his debut album 'Introducing: David Peaston' on Geffen Rcords. A few years later in 1991 David recorded 'Mixed Emotions' on MCA. He also collaborated with Gladys Knight. May David Rest in Peace. He shall be missed.

New Smooth Jazz Duo On The Scene

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Darnell White and Chuckii Booker A new Smooth Jazz, R&B duo is on the scene. This new duo consist of two old school veterans producer Chuckii Booker and flute player Darnell White.

Darnell composed and wrote a few songs for the Love and Unlimited Orchestra and for Barry White himself. For Barry White's album 'Beware' he wrote the song "tell me who do you love". Darnell about this: i remember writing that song at my sisters house because Barry needed a couple more minutes of a song to complete the album, and i put that one together for him. Barry always loved that song!!

For the Album 'Welcome Aboard (feat. Webster Lewis)' by the Love Unlimited Orchestra Darnell wrote and composed two songs 'Strange' and 'My Fantasies'.

Chuckii is a well known producer, arranger and artist. He recorded two albums 'Chuckii' and Niice 'n Wiild in the late 80s and early 90s.

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Dutch Radio6 colors Black

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Radio 6 will be black for one week

Van 8 tot en met 12 maart presenteert Radio6 ‘De Zwarte Lijst’. Een week lang kleurt de zender ‘gitzwart’ met de favoriete soul- en jazzplaten van de luisteraars. Vanaf nu kun je stemmen op je favoriete platen aan de hand van een keuzelijst die op radio6.nl staat. Eigen suggesties kunnen ook aan de zwarte lijst worden toegevoegd. Je maakt tevens kans op 'Zwarte Dozen' met classic albums door je stem het best te motiveren.
From 8 till 12 march the dutch national radio station Radio6 presents the 'The Black List'. During this week you can vote for your favourite soul en jazz records. You can pick from a list that's available or you can bring your own soul and Jazz suggestions. You can win a 'Black Box' with classic soul albums by motivating your vote. You can listen here to Radio 6.

Interview with The Master of Funk, Bootsy Collins

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Interview with The Master of Funk, Bootsy Collins

Scott Preston of cincygroove.com had the pleasure to sit down with Cincinnati's own Bootsy Collins and talk with him about his numerous musical projects and his restaurant/music museum that he has started with Jeff Ruby. Some of his notable projects he is involved in include a Fallen Soldiers memorial cd that includes Charlie Daniels and George Duke that will help raise funds for a Fallen Soldiers memorial to built here in Cincinnati. Bootsy is also heavily involved in bringing national attention to the history and influence that King Records has had on music.

 

Read more on cincygroove.com

 

Timex Social Club is back on the scene

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 Timex Social Club is back on the scene

Timex Social Club, the group that brought you the #1 summer time jam of 1986 is back on the scene!

Formed in Berkeley, California, the group climbed the U.S. Billboard dance charts with their runaway smash hit "Rumors." Today, two of the original members, Marcus Thompson and Michael Marshall, have reunited and are back performing their hits.

Their album, Vicious Rumors, was released in late 1986 and included "Thinkin' About Ya" and "Mixed-Up World". Both songs made the Billboard U.S. R&B top 20.

Over the years, Timex Social Club's music has been used by such artists as P. Diddy, Jessica Simpson, Master P, Jennifer (J-Lo) Lopez, Club Nouveau and The Luniz. Most recently, the Roots performed a rendition of their hit "Rumors" on Jimmy Fallon's new late night talk show.

Timex Social Club's latest projects include a release from lead singer Michael Marshall - Soul of the Bay - which merges Michael's bright vocals with catchy compositions to create yet another disc full of memorable tunes. Standout tracks such as "Who Is He" and "Chemistry" are already certified iTunes favorites.

more on http://www.timexsocialclub.com/

source http://www.blacknews.com

Happy 50th Anniversary, Motown!

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Motown

50 years ago in 1959 Berry Gordy, the founder of Tamla Records, signs an $800 loan agreement with Ber-Berry, the Gordy family co-op fund, to incorporate his Tamla Motown Record Company in Detroit, hitsville USA.  Motown is the abbreviation of "Motor Town"  a nickname for Detroit.

Motown played an important role in the racial integration of popular music, as it was the first record label owned by an African American to primarily feature African-American artists who achieved crossover success. In the 1960s, Motown and its soul-based subsidiaries were the most successful proponents of what came to be known as "The Motown Sound", a style of soul music with a distinct pop influence.

"The Motown Sound" was primarily made by the Funk Brothers for the most Motown Records recordings from 1959 until 1972.

 

 Happy 50th Anniversary, Motown!

Website Maintenance

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On Friday evening the 9th of January at 22:00 (GMT+1) soulandfunkmusic.com will NOT be available for a few hours due to maintenance. How long it will take is not clear. During the weekend there can be some connectivity problems but this will be solved within 48 hours.

Unidentified Tunes

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Now on soulandfunkmusic.com an Unidentified Tunes section. I will add your Unidentified tunes in this list to help your search. You can send me your unknown tunes by email (see contact details for address).

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