*Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris of the new 2020 Democratic presidential ticket chose Curtis Mayfield’s “Moving on Up” for their coming out...
*On August 11, 1973, in the Bronx, NY, a neighborhood DJ known for throwing house parties decided to try something different for the “Back to School...
*Xscape had set the bar high for their second album. The Atlanta-based quartet made an immediate impact with their 1993 debut “Hummin’ Comin’ at ‘Cha” –...
*The death of Rick James 16 years ago today sent shock waves throughout the music industry. The “King of Punk Funk,” who had pushed the envelope...
On August 4, 1990, Mariah Carey’s first single ever began a four week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart. “Vision of Love” was...
*Remember the first time you heard “Tell Me” from this new group called Groove Theory? It was as if singer-songwriter Amel Larrieux and songwriter-producer Bryce Wilson came out of nowhere...
*On July 30, 2003, longtime Earth Wind and Fire saxophone player Don Myrick was shot and killed by a Santa Monica police officer who mistook a...
*On July 28, 1992, Mary J. Blige side-to-side-stomped and arm-chopped her way onto the music scene with her debut album, “What’s The 411?,” a Sean “Puffy”...
*In the fall of 1996, Luther Vandross released his 11th studio album “Your Secret Love,” a collection of tracks that the then-45-year-old saw as a creative...
*Today marks the 27th anniversary of romantic drama “Poetic Justice” arriving in theaters. Director John Singleton was under pressure to match or surpass his critically-acclaimed debut,...
*July 22 saw the birth of P-Funk architect George Clinton in 1941, and silky New Jack Swing slinger Keith Sweat in 1961. The artists operated from...
*Back in the summer of 1996, siblings Tamar, Trina and Towanda Braxton stopped by the RadioScope offices in Los Angeles to talk about their new album,...
*On July 17, 1981, Universal Pictures released the film adaptation of “Endless Love.” Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt starred as teens (ages 15 and 17, respectively) who...
*The summer of ’79 was a scorcher for Donna Summer. The late Queen of Disco had released her seventh album earlier in the spring, and its...
*By the summer of 1995, R&B group Jodeci already had two albums under their belts, three number one singles – “Forever My Lady,” “Stay” and “Come...
