Condensate
Without using a statement loaded with hyperbole, it is most important to value the Minneapolis-bred ‘80s funk band The Time separately rather than as a unit. That’s because, as history preaches the unraveling truths from behind the shrouds, we learn that Prince had his hands in everything that once bore the group’s name during the […]
Guitar Man
I was 12-years old in 1976 when I first heard George Benson. By that time, Benson was already a highly respected veteran jazz guitarist. My first introduction to Benson was as the vocalist whom I mistook for Stevie Wonder. Of course, now I know that was Benson’s muscular tenor on “This Masquerade,” as it would […]
Something Big (2011)

There’s a troubling irony that often comes into play where God is concerned: in spite of the fact that He’s considered the Alpha and Omega who represents the truth in many forms to many people, some want to limit how He’s praised and witnessed about to others (???). Ray Charles was one of the first […]
Just Charlie (2010)
An old show-biz saying posits that when all other life ends, there will still be cockroaches and Cher, and with what all Charlie Wilson has endured, maybe his name needs to be added too. It’s been a long and jagged road for the performer, who enjoyed years of success as a member of the legendary […]