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Cheryl Lynn | In The Night
Cheryl Lynn
In The Night
(Columbia – 1980)
Review by Jay Ross
After her self-titled 1978 debut and her sophomore follow up In Love, Cheryl Lynn came back with a funkier project reflecting her playful side titled In The Night. For production, Ms. Lynn teamed up with session guitarist tuned superstar Ray Parker Jr. along with arranger Gene Page, Wah Wah Watson on guitar, Ollie E. Brown on percussion and bassist Marcus Miller (who would also work on Cheryl’s next project, Instant Love, produced by Luther Vandross). To continue, please click "MORE"!<< MORE >>
The Video of the Week: Boz Scaggs | JoJo (Ending Jan. 28th, 2012)
Whats Happening Music Lovers? Welcome BACK!
We take you back to the year 1980....to an album that was on hit for one of the industry's most talented guitarists and songwriters, Blue Eyed Soul singer Boz Scaggs. His mainstream hit (peaked at #17 on Billboard Hot 100 chart) "Jojo" lands as our Video of the Week (ending Jan. 28th, 2012). The classic is definitely worthy of a playback. In fact, we stream a recent LIVE version of a stage performance by Mr. Scaggs instead of the official music video directly to your laptop, PC, and/or iPad! Turn this one UP and GROOVE!
The single can be found on Boz Skagg's, "Middle Man" LP from 1980.
Sharon Bryant | Here I Am
Sharon Bryant | Here I Am
Polygram Records, 1989
By Charles F. Sherard
(Re-published)
No matter how you look at it, the 80's - from the start of it to the end of it - managed to generate a solid collective of singers who compassionately swooned & vocally displayed a fragrance of ballads unlike anything I have heard so far in the 2000's. And beyond for that matter. 'Shooooot', who are you kiddin'? I broke all of you off with Angela Winbush, startled your thoughts about Angela Bofill, refreshed your memory with Pebbles, twisted your minds with Gladys Knight as she represented Break Dancers all over the streets & polished up the site with a look at a classic from Anita Baker. All coming from the 80's. To continue, please click "MORE"!<< MORE >>
The Video of the Week: Narada Michael Walden | Divine Emotions (Ending Jan. 14th, 2012)
Happy New Years Folks & welcome back to the blog that keeps JAMMIN at all costs! We keep the video of the week program on full speed ahead status!
Take a look back at this one! A master classic from one of the finest songwriters, producers and singers on the planet: Mr. Narada Michael Walden. His hit single from 1988, "Divine Emotions" from the album by the same name (without the 's') was a dance classic by all means. The track sprung all the way up to become #1 on the Billboard Dance Club chart back in 1988. It was also a hit in the U.K. as well. Here's the original official music video on YouTube. Reminisce and jam to this!!
Album Title: Narada | "Divine Emotion"
Jason Weaver | Love Ambition
Back In The Day Review: Jason Weaver | Love Ambition
By Peggy Oliver
(Motown Records - 1995)
(Motown Records - 1995)
Ever
since he made his presence known in the industry, Jason Weaver is one
of the most in demand actors on television and movies. His most prolific
roles were that of a young Michael Jackson in the T.V. mini series, The
Jacksons: An American Dream in 1992 and co-starring with Brandy the
following year on the television sitcom Thea. Still one year later,
Weaver voiced Simba in one of Disney’s smash animated features, The Lion
King. In the millennium, Weaver experienced a fair amount of success on
the big screen, including Drumline in 2002 alongside Nick Cannon. More
recently, Weaver took on a producer role for a movie soon to premiere on
BET, He’s Mine, Not Yours, which portrays black men as faithful
romantic partners. To continue, please click "MORE"!<< MORE >>
The Video of the Week: Klique | Stop Doggin' Me Around (Ending Dec. 10th, 2011)
Good Day Folks! Here's another installment into our great collection of old school video's from the day - Back In The Day - into the 'Video's Of The Week'! (Ending Dec. 10th, 2011)
R&B Group Klique - Howard Huntsberry, Isaac Suthers and Deborah Hunter had released a mesmerizing slow ballad back in 1983 entitled "Stop Doggin' Me Around". Direct from album "Try It Out". This track, originally from Jackie Wilson, was by far one of their greatest recordings on top of numerous singles from over their career. Take some time and turn this baby up!
Alyson Williams | Raw
Back In The Day Album Review: Alyson Williams | Raw
By Stella Titus Ayala
The year is 1989 and I remember the first time I heard the sultry smooth sound of the beautiful, sexy ALYSON WILLIAMS. Now let me take you back for a spell: I remember driving down to Music Plus - that’s right - Music Plus! Yes y’all I’m old… Old school that is. But I remember feeling like I couldn’t wait to get the Cassette tape in the deck of my car and start playing “Just Call My Name”. This Def Jam Recording/Rush Management artist was one of most talented beauties to hit the air waves that year like an inviting sultry rain of fire. To continue, please click "MORE"!<< MORE >>
The Video of the Week: Heavy D & The Boyz | Mr. Big Stuff (Ending Nov. 12th, 2011)
Whats Happening Gang!
We open up another week of our Video picks with a reflection of the late Heavy D. Mr. Dwight Arrington Myers.
Back in 1987, Heavy D & The Boyz made a major impact for Hip Hop music all over the globe with the phenomenal album release, "Living Large". This album spawned numerous hits including "The Overweight Lover's In The House", "Don't You Know - feat "Al B. Sure" and this master blaster:
"Mr. Big Stuff".
We salute the legacy and the music of Dwight "Heavy D" Myers this week and on with a playback of "Mr. Big Stuff"! Get your groove and flashback on with this!
May Heavy D Rest In Peace
The Video of the Week: Tim Owens | Smile (Ending Oct. 22nd, 2011)
Our NEW Video of the week (Ending Oct. 22nd, 2011) - Tim Owens | Smile!
Whats' up Gang & Thank You for keeping the funk and soul alive on T.U.M.S. - Day in, DAY OUT!
Our new Video of the Week ending Oct. 22nd is going to feature the genre stylings of traditional/contemporary R&B music from the 80's/90's period. Many of which carried the legacies of soulful, heartfelt ballads from crooners and swooners like Freddie Jackson, Howard Hewitt, Luther Vandross, Jeffrey Osborne, Paul Laurence, Gerald Alston, Glenn Jones and so on.
But we also look back at another cat who was vocally appealing on the mic as well. The music of Tim Owens and album, "I Just Wanna Love You" lends us the opportunity to play back his hit single from 1991, "Smile"! Grab the volume control on this one folks and TURN IT UP!!
Vesta Williams | Special
Album Review: Vesta Williams | Special
By Randy Holmes
The ultra sexy and talented singer Vesta Williams {Now known throughout the world as simply, "Vesta"}, originating out of Coshocton, Ohio,first came to our attention in 1996 with the release of her critically acclaimed self titled debut A&M Records album "Vesta". On that particular gem, the world was set on fire by the R&B radio staples, the Bryan Loren produced funk hip shaker, "Don't You Blow A Good Thing", and "Once Bitten,Twice Shy". Other R&B radio classics soon followed, such as, "You Make Me Want To (Love Again)", "Sweet, Sweet Love", "Congratulations",and "How You Feel". She's recorded and/or toured with Chaka Khan (Which a lot us thought was Chaka herself when that first single "Don't You Blow A Good Thing" dropped), Gladys Knight, Stephanie Mills, and even Canadian folk singer, Gordon Lightfoot. Vesta even took a stab at acting appearing in the Mario Van Peebles' 1993 Western flick "Posse". To continue, please click "MORE"! << MORE >>
The Video of the Week: Cindy Mizelle | This Could Be The Night (Ending Aug 13th, 2011)
Good Day Folks and welcome back to one of the hottest old school music blogs in cyberspace - "The BACK IN THE DAY blog"! All part of the mega site - TheUrbanMusicScene.com!!
Our Video pick of the week comes courtesy of special guest, Urban/Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist Tony Exum, Jr.!! He passed by and wanted to request a master dance classic from the 80's - one of the hottest tracks that blazed the monumental break dancing movie, BEAT STREET: Cindy Mizelle's "This Could Be The Night"!
Step back and turn up the volume! Get your weekend started with a look back at this!!
Thanks to Tony Exum! Stop by and check out his sounds at ReverbNation!
The Stylistics | Rockin’ Roll Baby
Album Review: The Stylistics | Rockin’ Roll Baby
(Avco - 1973)
By Jerry "The Mouse" Clark
The year 1973 and many groups were making the transition from the peace movement to disco. The Stylistics released their third album “Rockin’ Roll Baby” after receiving accolades from the debut album “The Stylistics” (1971) and the sophomore release “Round 2” (1972). I was introduced to their sound from listening to reel to reel tape recordings of Philadelphia’s WDAS radio shows while serving overseas in the Air Force 1972 -74. All of the guys that owned reel to reel tape recorders would have their folks from home tape radio shows and mail them to us for a taste of home radio (the guys from Philly had a winner from WDAS). To continue, please click "MORE"!<< MORE >>
The Video of the Week: Fishbone | Freddie's Dead (Ending June 25th, 2011)
Whats Happening Party People!
The significant sounds of alternative rock/funk band Fishbone was on the mind of our writer A. Scott Galloway folks and he wanted to drop this piece of 'fish' in hot grease! Drift back with us to the cut, "Freddie's Dead" and check out the music video below! The single can be found off their classic 1988 album, "Truth And Soul"! It is our new video of the week (ending June 25th, 2011)!
Teena Marie | Emerald City
Back in the Day Music Review
Teena Marie – Emerald City (Epic Records – 1986)
By Randy Holmes
On December 26, 2010, the untimely passing of our Santa Monica, California born and raised, "Ivory Queen of Soul", Miss Mary Christine Brockert - proFUNKshionally known throughout the world as Miss Teena Marie or "Lady T" if you will - took not only the music industry by surprise but the entire world by surprise. Although she had many enduring hits, mainly in the R&B landscape, she unfortunately was shockingly and horribly underrated. Her work with the legendary Rick James and, of course, her solo output, still holds paramount in the land of Funk and Soul. To continue, please click "MORE"!<< MORE >>
Al Jarreau | Tenderness
Al Jarreau
“Tenderness”
(Warner Bros. – 1994)
by Jerry “The Mouse” Clark
Occasionally I take a CD from my collection, slide it in the CD player of my truck and literally bombard myself with heavy doses of every song on the track list. This week, I was “jonesin’” for Al Jarreau’s Tenderness. When I finally placed the CD back into my collection, I felt a CD review in the making. To continue, please click "MORE"!<< MORE >>