Behind the scenes as Burt Bacharach & Hal David receive the Gershwin Award. Stevie Wonder performs "Alfie" Sheryl Crowe performs "Walk on By" Sheryl Crowe & Lyle Lovett perform "I'll never fall in love again" Shelea & Arturo Sandoval perform "Anyone who had a Heart" Rumur performs "A House is not a Home" Mike Myers performs "What's new Pussy Cat". Michael Feinstein performs "Close to You" Diana Kroll performs "The Look of Love."
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My FAVORITE BAND FOREVER. I don't care who comes along. There will never be another band like Earth, Wind & Fire! Earth, (abbreviated as EW&F or EWF) an American band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969. Their music spans multiple genres, including jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, Latin and Afro-pop. [4][5] They are among the best-selling bands ever, with sales of over 90 million records worldwide.
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They made music that changed R&B forever. But somehow, the world never knew their names. In this video, we count down 12 of the greatest R&B groups that history almost forgot — hidden gems with real stories, real talent, and real reasons why they never got the credit they deserved. From Brooklyn to Bologna, from dorm room recordings to number one chart hits, these are the bands your favorite artists were listening to when nobody was watching. If you love real R&B history — the kind that goes deeper than the radio hits and the mainstream names.
"Girls & Boys" is a 1986 song by American musician Prince and the Revolution, from his eighth studio album, Parade, the soundtrack to the film Under the Cherry Moon, an 1986 American romantic musical comedy-drama film directed by Prince in his directorial debut. The follow-up to his 1984 film debut Purple Rain, it stars himself along with former The Time member Jerome Benton, Steven Berkoff, Kristin Scott Thomas (in her feature film debut).
Just days after news broke that the National Defense Authorization Act for next year would virtually merge the US and Israeli militaries, we now are hearing that the Intelligence Authorization Act is doing the same thing with the US Intelligence Community! Introduced by Sen Tom Cotton, the provision would rip open our nation's secrets and hand them over to a foreign country - one that has just been accused of ramping up its spying on us! Isn't there a name for this?
TV performance by Sheila E. with 'A Love Bizarre' on Dutch popshow “Countdown”. The television show was broadcasted by Veronica from 1976 to 1993 and was "Europe's Number 1 Rock Show" with performances by the greatest artists from all over the world like Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, U2, The Police, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, Lenny Kravitz, Depeche Mode, New Order, Whitney Houston & more.
Very underrated group with the Minneapolis Sound. Cannot find anything on them anywhere, except for that lone cassette I still have from 1987. Mazarati was an American R&B, rock and funk band, formed in the mid-1980s and was active until 1989. [2] The band had seven members and was produced by the former Prince and The Revolution bassist Brownmark. [2][3] Originally hailing from Minneapolis.
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This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. We’re releasing 9 Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists, from veterans who’ve paved the way for what we hear in Black music, to those who are carving out their own paths.When the “Queen of Funk,” Chaka Khan, began to sing her hit “Sweet Thing” at the Tiny Desk, she seemed surprised at how the audience enthusiastically joined in. It’s just one example of how ingrained her work is in the fabric of music history.
In the 1800s, a group of ruthless businessmen arrived in So. Africa with nothing. Within a few decades, men like Cecil Rhodes, Barney Barnato, & Alfred Beit controlled most of the world’s diamonds & gold. Their fortunes became so massive that they helped shape the future of the entire So. Africa. The real story goes far beyond mining. These men built monopolies, manipulated govts, funded wars & created systems of labor control that would later influence apartheid itself.
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Shalamar closing performance of "A Night To Remember" at Radio 2 in the Park 2023. Shalamar is an American R&B and soul music vocal group created by Dick Griffey and Don Cornelius in 1977 and active throughout the 1980s. Shalamar's classic lineup on the SOLAR label consisted of Howard Hewett, Jody Watley, and Jeffrey Daniel.
Kool & the Gang lit up the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Cleveland with a joyful, high-energy medley of their biggest hits — “Hollywood Swinging,” “Get Down on It,” “Ladies’ Night” “Jungle Boogie” & the timeless anthem “Celebration.” Formed in Jersey City in 1960s, Kool & the Gang helped define sound of funk, R&B, & pop for more than & decades. Vocals from James “J.T.” Taylor, the unmistakable bass of Robert “Kool” Bell & Questlove joining on drums.
The 2022 Legend Award recipients Morris Day & Jerome of The Time, delivered a legendary performance of their biggest hits including "Cool," "777," "Jungle Love," and "The Bird."
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This is a live performance by The Bar Kays during the Wattstax Festival that took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 20, 1972. Video scenes of the crowd taken from the whole Wattstax festival of other performers too ! Wattstax was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African-American community of Watts, Los Angeles. The concert's performers included all of Stax's prominent artists at the time.
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Sam and Dave performed May 17, 1974. "Soul Man" is a 1967 song written and composed by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, first successful as a number 2 hit single by Atlantic Records soul duo Sam & Dave, which consisted of Samuel "Sam" Moore and David "Dave" Prater.
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Bill McClintock has done it again—this time fusing Aretha Franklin's powerhouse vocals from Chain of Fools with the crushing riffs of Supernaut by Black Sabbath. The result? A seamless, mind-blowing mashup that blends soul and metal in a way you never saw coming.
The Supremes were an American girl group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959 as the Primettes. The premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful American vocal group, with twelve number 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Taken from Tina Turner’s live concert at the GelreDome in Arnhem, Netherlands on March 21, 2009, where she also performed other hits such as The Best, Proud Mary and River Deep, Mountain High. Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was a singer, songwriter, actress and author. Dubbed the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she broke both racial and gender barriers in rock music with her vocal prowess and stage presence. She is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 100 million records worldwide.
PhillySound on Soul Train presents: "You Got Your Hooks In Me" by The O'Jays, an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in summer 1958 & originally consisting of Eddie Levert, Walter Lee Williams, William Powell, Bobby Massey, and Bill Isles. The O'Jays made their first chart appearance with the minor hit "Lonely Drifter" in 1963, but reached their greatest level of success once the producers Gamble & Huff signed them to Philadelphia Intl label in 1971.
The Temptations "Psychedelic Shack" on The Ed Sullivan Show on April 5, 1970, an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1961 as The Elgins, known for their string of successful singles and albums with Motown from the 1960s to the mid-1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield, beginning with the Top 10 hit single "Cloud Nine" in Oct. 1968, pioneered psychedelic soul, and was significant in the evolution of R&B & soul music.
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"Living in America" is a song written by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight and performed by James Brown. It was released as a single in 1985 and reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song entered the Billboard top 40 on January 11, 1986, and remained on the chart for 11 weeks. It also became a top five hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart; it was his only top 10 single in the UK.