Black Music History “Giving Them Roses” – Day 22: Leroy Hutson

22 February 2011

A brother who truly deserves an Unsung special… Here’s the reasons why you should know Leroy Hutson… He was roommates with Donny Hathaway at Howard… (I didn’t discover Hutson until I went to the Capstone…) Co-wrote Hathaway’s “The Ghetto” Handpicked by Curtis Mayfield to replace him for The Impressions Released a strong catalog of solo […]

Black Music History “Giving Them Roses” – Day 18: Gladys Knight

18 February 2011

The woman with the voice as pretty as she…  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPqzzuBHT-E] Check out her tribute from the “Ladie’s Reign” posts…

Black Music History “Giving Them Roses” – Day 17: Gene Chandler

17 February 2011

“The Duke of Earl” Today we give roses to the Eugene Dixon… better known as Gene Chandler… He is primarily recognized for his hit “Duke of Earl”… However, my favorite work is his 1978 album Get Down… highlights on the album are “I’m The Traveling Kind”, “Please Sunrise” and the popularly sampled “Tomorrow I May […]

Black Music History “Giving Them Roses” – Day 16: Leon Ware, Happy Birthday!

16 February 2011

Helped populate a sizable portion of the Black community… This may be unfair… but it’s easiest to explain the legacy of Leon Ware by stating he’s a modern-day Cyrano de Bergerac… Extremely talented and gifted… However, in the eyes of his label, Motown… He lacked that certain look when compared to his counterparts… Namely, Marvin […]

Black Music History “Giving Them Roses” – Day 15: Lonnie Liston Smith

15 February 2011

“Believe me… You know my style…” It’s, admittedly, wrong to roll up an artist’s entire body of work into one piece of art… Especially, with such a decorated journeyman as Lonnie Liston Smith, Jr… But bottom line… he’s the brother that gave you this… [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=487W_vBeGFQ] …where it all began… …due to this… [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1ue1CbwcpI] […]

Black Music History “Giving Them Roses” – Day 14: Sylvia Robinson, Happy Valentine’s Day…

14 February 2011

Happy Valentine’s Day from Sylvia Robinson [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CT0iDjqLhc]“Hey there, Sweet Stuff…” Check out her tribute from the Ladie’s Reign posts…

Black Music History “Giving Them Roses” – Day 11: Bobby Womack

11 February 2011

Your talented crazy uncle… Robert Dwayne Womack. I’m not sure why he feels like family but Bobby Womack does… Maybe it’s his handling of “Harry Hippie”… He approaches the song like story-time chat at the card table after Thanksgiving dinner… Both sharing the tale and resolving the issue of dealing with Harry, all the while […]

Do Better Thursday: Wonderful World of Sports

10 February 2011

It’s Do Better time… *does Championship Belt Move* On the heels of the Green Bay Packers victory in the Super Bowl… It’s time for a Do Better Thursday post with a sports slant… Clock’s running out… Let’s get to it… DOING IT RIGHT!!! Wake Forest baseball coach donates kidney to freshman player and becomes MVP… No […]

Black Music History “Giving Them Roses” – Day 10: Roberta Flack, Happy Birthday!

10 February 2011

Happy Birthday Lady Roberta… Check out her tribute from the “Ladies Reign” posts…

Black Music History “Giving Them Roses” – Day 9: Gil Scott-Heron

9 February 2011

Getting ready to style on Whitey on the Moon… I was formally introduced to Scott-Heron as a freshman in high school… My English teacher decided it was the right time to reveal some revolutionary poetry to a bunch of wide-eyed Black kids…”Whitey on the Moon” was played… Instantly, Gil Scott-Heron became all of my classmates, […]

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