Archive for the 'Music' Category
• January 18, 2014 •
Comments Off on LIVE STREAMING: Homegoing of Poet Amiri Baraka at the Newark Symphony Hall, New Jersey
Posted in African American History, African History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Books, Class, Cultural History, Diabetes, Drama, Love, Music, Public Access, Race, Religion, Spirituality, Television, The Rest of the World
Tags: African Americans, Amina Baraka, Amiri Baraka, Blacks, Cultural Nationalism, Drama, Essays, LeRoi Jones, Marxism, New Jersey, Newark, Newark New Jersey, Playwright, Poetry, Politics, Racism, United States
• December 20, 2013 •
Comments Off on Christmas Songs: “Oh, Tannenbaum,” José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti, from “The Three Tenors Christmas” 1999
Posted in Austria, Celebrities/Royals, Cultural History, European History, Health, Italy, Love, Music, Spain, The Three Tenors, Women
Tags: California, Carreras, Christmas, Christmas Tree, Domingo, José Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti, O Christmas Tree, O Tannenbaum, Placido Domingo, The Nineties, Three Tenors, Three Tenors Christmas, United States, Washington National Opera
• December 15, 2013 •
Comments Off on Nelson Mandela Memorialized With a Second Line Parade in New Orleans
Posted in African American History, African History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Exploration and Colonization, Health, Immigration, Love, Memoir, Music, New Orleans, Pneumonia/Respiratory Diseases, Race, Religion, Second Lines/Marchers, South Africa, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "Congo Square", "Treme", African American, African Americans, Africans, Blacks, Brother, Facebook, French Quarter, Jackson Square, Joyce Ladner, Louisiana, Love, Mandela, Nelson Mandela, New Orleans, Second Line, Second Line Marchers, South Africa, South Africans, St. Claire Adriaan, The Second Line, Trombone Shorty, United States, Zandi Ndebele Sutton
• December 12, 2013 •
Comments Off on In the Never Forget Category: R Kelly’s Twitter Account Blows Up With Snarks About His Thing for Underage Girls, Not Questions About His New CD
Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: #AskRKelly, African American, African Americans, Black Feminism, Black Girls, Black Panties, Black Women, Blacks, Celebrity sex tape, Child Abuse, Child Pornography, Common Sense, Compact Disc, Kelly, R. Kelly, Self-Worth, Sex, The Boombox, Twitter, United States, Vibe, Young Black Women
• December 9, 2013 •
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Posted in Acting, Class, Cultural History, Film, Love, Music, Sexuality, Soundtracks, The Rest of the World, United Kingdom, Women
Tags: "Christmas is All Around Me", "Love Actually", "The Atlantic", Atlantic, Bay City Rollers, Bill Nighy, Billy Mack, Christmas, Christmas Songs, Christopher Orr, Festering Turd, Grand Gesture, Looksism, Love is All Around, Movie Soundtrack, Music, Richard Curtis, Soundtrack, The Troggs, WetWetWet
• December 9, 2013 •
Comments Off on That “Cartoon Scandal”: Episode 9, “YOLO”
Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Terrorism, Love, Michael Jackson, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Olivia Pope, People of Color, Sexuality, Television, Television Series, The Jackson 5/Michael Jackson, The Rest of the World
Tags: African Americans, American Broadcasting Company, B6-13, Baby Huck, Black Women, Blacks, Drama, Fitz, Gladiators, Huck, Interracial Love, Interracial Relationships, Jake, Kerry Washington, Latinos, Olivia, Olivia Pope, Olivia Pope Associates, OPA, Pope, Quinn, Scandal, Television, Torture, Wisconsin, Yolo
• November 29, 2013 •
Comments Off on Amber Riley (from “Glee”) Becomes The Seventeenth Season Winner of “Dancing With The Stars”
Posted in Black Actors and Actresses, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Health, Music, Reality Shows, Television, Television Series
Tags: "Dancing with the Stars", 17th Season, ABC, African Americans, Amber Riley, B-Lister, Black Women, Blacks, California, Charleston, Corbin Bleu, Derek Hough, DWTS, Encouragement, Freestyle, Glee, Hines Ward, Karina Smirnoff, Knee Injury, Knees, Kristi Yamaguchi, Los Angeles, Mercedes Jones, Mirror Ball Trophy, New York, Obstacles, Painkillers, Pro, Professional Dancer, Riley, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth
• November 9, 2013 •
Comments Off on If You Miss The Latest “Scandal” Episode, You Can Always Catch Up with “Cartoon Scandal”
Posted in Acting, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Facebook, Fashion, Film, History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Olivia Pope, People of Color, Sexuality, Television, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Torture, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Women
Tags: "Thriller", African Americans, Black Men, Black People, Black Women, Blacks, Common Sense, Cyrus Beene, Daws Butler, Drama, Facebook, Fitzgerald Grant, Huck, Interracial Love, Interracial Sex, Jake Ballard, Kerry Washington, LGBT, Marriage, Murder, Olivia Pope, Quinn, Romance, Scandal, Sex, Shonda Rhimes, Tony Goldwyn, United States
• October 2, 2013 •
Comments Off on AEG Found NOT Liable For Michael Jackson’s Death
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Drug Overdoses, Health, History, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Music, The Jackson 5/Michael Jackson, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Addict, Addiction, AEG, AEG Live, African Americans, Anesthetic, Black Women, Blacks, California, Children, Conspiracy Theories, Death of Michael Jackson, Dr. Allan Metzger, Dr. Conrad Murray, Dr. David Fournier, Estate of Michael Jackson, Growing Up, Hospitals, Incompetence, Jackson, Katherine Jackson, Los Angeles, Malpractice, Michael, Michael Jackson, Money, Murder, Narcan, Narcan Implant, Neverland Ranch, Paris Jackson, Plaintiffs, Prescription Drug Addiction, Prescription Drugs, Propofol, Trial of Conrad Murray, United States, Wrongful Death
• September 26, 2013 •
Comments Off on Some Thursday Love: Kenny Rankin, “Silver Morning,” 1974
Posted in American History, Cancer, Class, Cultural History, Health, History, Kenny Rankin, Love, Music
Tags: Bob Dylan, Daniel Lanois, Dylan, George Carlin, Health, Helen Reddy, Johnny Carson, Kenny Rankin, Laura Nyro, Love, Music, Paul McCartney, Rankin, Songwriters Hall of Fame, The Seventies, Tonight Show
• August 10, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Morris Day and The Time, Music, Prince, Sly and The Family Stone
Tags: "Soul Train", African Americans, Blacks, Growing Up, Jesse Johnson, Morris Day and The Time, MTV, PBS, Prince, Purple Rain, Sly Stone, The Eighties, The Time, White House
• July 20, 2013 •
Comments Off on Some Saturday Love: “I Can’t Get Over You,” Frankie Beverly and Maze, 1989
Posted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Frankie Beverly and Maze, History, Love, Music, Obama Administration, Race, Sexuality
Tags: African Americans, Anita Baker, Barack Obama, Beverly, Black Women, Blacks, Florida, Frankie Beverly, Joe Sample, KBLX, KBLX-FM, Love, Luther Vandross, Magic Johnson, Maze, Peabo Bryson, Quiet Storm, Quiet Storm Radio Format, San Francisco Bay Area, Sex, The Eighties, The Quiet Storm
• July 14, 2013 •
4 Comments
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Lester Chambers/The Chambers Brothers, Love, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings
Tags: African Americans, Alexis Ohanian, Blacks, California, Chambers, Chambers Brothers, Columbia Records, Curtis Mayfield, Daily Kos, Drama, Facebook, Lester Chambers, People Get Ready, Racism, Reddit, United States
• July 9, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in Acting, African American History, Black Actors and Actresses, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Film, Health, History, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Love, Miles Davis, Music, Ray Charles, Stroke, Weather Report
Tags: "Mercy Mercy Mercy", African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Buckinghams, Cannonball Adderley, Club DeLisa, Electric Piano, Fusion, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Joe Zawinul, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Julian Edwin Adderley, Mercy, Miles Davis, New York, Ray Charles, Roy McCurdy, The Seventies, The Sixties, United States, Wayne Shorter, Wurlitzer Electric Piano
• July 8, 2013 •
Comments Off on A Pro-Trayvon Song by Watoto From The Nile: “Warning “
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Music Videos, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Watoto From The Nile, Women
Tags: African Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore MD, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Gucci Mane, Harriet Tubman, Lil Wayne, Nile, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, United States, Watoto, Watoto From the Nile, Wiz Khalifa, YouTube
• June 29, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in Canada, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, History, Joni Mitchell, Music, Public Intellectualism, The Rest of the World
Tags: Brian Blade, Canada, Herbie Hancock, Jon Pareles, Joni Mitchell, Luminato, Luminato Festival, Toronto
• June 18, 2013 •
5 Comments
Posted in Art, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Health, Joni Mitchell, Joni Mitchell, Love, Music, Race, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Free Man in Paris", African Americans, Alanis Morissette, Album Covers, Ambrose Akinmusire, Art, Artist, Big Sleep, Blacks, Brian Blade, Canada, Canadians, Chuck Mitchell, Don Alias, Folk Music, Growing Up, Humphrey Bogart, Jann Wenner, Jian Ghomeshi, Joni, Joni Mitchell, Los Angeles, Luminato, Mark Gaillard, Marvin Gaye, Residents, Roberta Anderson, Slim Gaillard, The Seventies, The Sixties
• April 12, 2013 •
Comments Off on I Think LL Cool J Stepped In It Again on The Tonight Show Thursday Night
Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Discrimination, Hate Crimes, History, Late Night TV, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Slavery, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", Accidental Racist, Arts, Brad Paisley, Jay Leno, LL Cool J, NBC, NCIS, New York, Talk Show, Television, The Tonight Show, Tonight Show, Trayvon Martin, United States
• March 31, 2013 •
Comments Off on Saturday Night Music, March 30, 2013: “Just The Way You Are,” Billy Joel, 1978 (In Memory of Phil Ramone)
Posted in American History, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Film, History, Music, Soundtracks, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Just The Way You Are, "The Stranger", Billy Joel, CDs, Chick Song, Columbia Records, Dolby Laboratories, Duets, Elizabeth Weber, Elton John, George Martin, Grammys, Jack Arnold, Jazz, Joel, Karen Ichiuji Ramone, Liberty DeVitto, Linda Ronstadt, Love, Matthew Ramone, Music Producer, Naturalized American, New York, Optical Surround Sound, Paul Simon, Phil Ramone, Pop Music, Ramone, Simon Ramone, South Africa, The Eighties, The Seventies, William Ramone
• March 20, 2013 •
Comments Off on Jonylah’s Funeral, March 19, 2013—Excerpts from Videos and Photos
Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Preachers/Ministers, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Burial, Chicago, Chicago IL, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Children, Drama, Funeral, Grandmother, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Watkins, Judy Watkins, Lupe Fiasco, Mary Young, Motherhood, Murder, Reverend Corey Brooks, Tuesday, Twitter, United States
• March 18, 2013 •
Comments Off on The Ancestors Welcome Bobby Smith, 76, Lead Singer of The Spinners
Posted in African American History, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Music, The Spinners
Tags: African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic Records, Berry Gordy, Blacks, Bobbie Smith, Bobby Smith, Cancer, Detroit, Detroit MI, Ferndale MI, G.C. Cameron, Growing Up, Henry Fambrough, Lead Singer, Lung Cancer, Motown, Oldies, Orlando FL, Pervis Jackson, Philippé Wynne, Smith, Soul Train Music Cruise, Spinner, Stevie Wonder, The Motor City, The Seventies, The Sixties, Thom Bell
• March 11, 2013 •
Comments Off on Some Monday Love: “Thinking About Your Body (For Debs)” Bobby McFerrin, 1986
Posted in Black People, Bobby McFerrin, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Facebook, Film, Love, Public Television, Sexuality, Television
Tags: "Thinking About Your Body", Arts, Blue Note, BobbyMcFerrin, Debbie Green, Don't Worry Be Happy, Facebook, Joy, Live Album, Love, McFerrin, Music, Spontaneous Inventions, Wife
• March 7, 2013 •
Comments Off on Tina Turner is Becoming a Swiss Citizen for Love, Not for Evading American Taxes
Posted in African American History, American History, Black Expatriates, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Facebook, Fashion, Film, Love, Music, Religion, Sexuality, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Spirituality, Switzerland, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Tina Turner, Travel, Women
Tags: American Citizenship, Armani, Capitol Records, Carl Jung, Chateau Algonquin, Craig Hill, Eduardo Saverin, EMI, EMI Germany, Erwin Bach, Europe, French Riviera, German, Germany, Ike Turner, Küsnacht, Kuesnacht, Long Term Relationship, Love, Millionaires, Nina Simone, Papparazzi, Phil Spector, Ronnie Turner, Soka Gakkai International - Switzerland, Swiss Bank Accounts, Switzerland, Taxes, Tina, Tina Turner, U.S. Citizenship, United States, Zurich
• February 14, 2013 •
Comments Off on Some Thursday Love on Valentine’s Day: Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, and Anita Baker
Posted in Anita Baker, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Donny Hathaway, Holidays, Love, Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell, Music, Tammi Terrell, The Heart
Tags: African Americans, Anita Baker, Black Women, Blacks, Donny, Donny Hathaway, Donny Osmond, Eric Mercury, Facebook, Funk Brothers, If This World Were Mine, Love, Marriage, Marvin Gaye, Roberta Flack, Sex, Stevie Wonder, Tammi Terrell, Valentine's Day
• February 8, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Donald Byrd, Music, Who I Am
Tags: African Americans, Art Blakey, Bebop, Blackbyrds, Blacks, Byrd, Donald Byrd, Growing Up, Herbie Hancock, Hiphop, Jazz, Jazz Funk, Miles Davis, Music, Samples, Sonny Rollins, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Seventies, Thelonious Monk, United States
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