On This Day in 1978: The world meets Atlantic Starr
June 30, 1978 – Atlantic Starr releases its debut album It’s been more than four decades since they first hit the charts, and they’ve been doing their thing ever since. While never achieving supergroup status, Atlantic Starr was one of the most consistently successful – and underrated – soul bands of the 80s and early […]
Today in Soul Music History (March 28): World, meet Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
March 28, 1983 – “Just Be Good To Me” becomes Jam & Lewis’s first hit production They are one of the greatest writing and production teams in soul music history, and all that greatness came together on the day they were fired by Prince. Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis first hit the national music scene […]
Today In Music History (June 7): New Edition made us sweat with “If It Isn’t Love”
June 7, 1988 – New Edition releases “If It Isn’t Love” They had been through tribulations, personnel changes, and the always difficult transition from child musical stars to grown men in the business, but New Edition handled every challenge, sometimes in painful ways, even as they moved forward with their craft. One can argue as to when […]
On This Day in 1988: New Edition made us sweat with “If It Isn’t Love”
June 7, 1988 – New Edition releases “If It Isn’t Love” They had been through tribulations, personnel changes, and the always difficult transition from child musical stars to grown men in the business, but New Edition handled every challenge, sometimes in painful ways, even as they moved forward with their craft. One can argue as to when […]
Today in Music History (February 1): “Soul Train” leader Don Cornelius dies
February 1, 2012 – Soul Train’s Don Cornelius Dies He was a young man from Chicago with a big dream, and he changed the world. Don Cornelius was much more than a television host. He was a visionary businessman who opened the world to a celebration of “Black Joy” on television as few had seen before, […]
Today in Soul Music History (June 15): Boz Scaggs gave us the “Lowdown”
In the early 70s Rock and Soul man Boz Scaggs was a talented singer and songwriter who hadn’t quite broken through. He had received critical acclaim and a small but loyal West Coast audience for both his early solo recordings and tour work, and he was known in other parts of the US for his […]
On This Day in 1976: Boz Scaggs gave us the “Lowdown”
June 15, 1976: Boz Scaggs releases his signature hit “Lowdown” In the early 70s Rock and Soul man Boz Scaggs was a talented singer and songwriter who hadn’t quite broken through. He had received critical acclaim and a small but loyal West Coast audience for both his early solo recordings and tour work, and he […]
Today in Music History (May 30, 1977): Heatwave issues its iconic “Too Hot To Handle” album
May 30, 1977 – Heatwave released debut album Too Hot To Handle in America Though its time in the spotlight was relatively short, Heatwave remains one of the most beloved groups of the 1970s. That the members even made it as far and as long as they did was the result of an amazing ability […]
On This Day in 1977: Heatwave issues its iconic “Too Hot To Handle” album
May 30, 1977 – Heatwave released debut album Too Hot To Handle in America Though its time in the spotlight was relatively short, Heatwave remains one of the most beloved groups of the 1970s. That the members even made it as far and as long as they did was the result of an amazing ability […]
Today in Music History (June 12, 1977): Teddy Pendergrass goes solo
June 12, 1977 – Teddy Pendergrass goes solo Beginning as simply a drummer who also happened to have quite a voice, Teddy Pendergrass developed into one of the hottest singers in the world during the mid-70s as part of vocal group Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, but on this day in 1977, he took […]
