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Erykah Badu “Evolving”
like to see her new video ” Window Seat” click on link below…..yea I know…..just click on it
Vote for Cameo
Hey make sure you log onto www.tvoneonline.com and vote for the next Unsung Documentry….i’m casting my vote for Cameo!!
Happy Birthday to Erykah Badu!!
Happy 39th B-day Erykah, can’t wait for the new album…….3-30-10
Toast to E. Badu
***Happy B-Day to Corrine Bailey Rae also (31)***
R.I.P. Teddy P.
Teddy Pendergrass passed away he was 59………Pendergrass suffered a spinal cord injury and was paralyzed from the waist down in the 1982 car accident. He spent six months in a hospital but returned to recording the next year with the album “Love Language.”….his hits include… Love T.K.O….Turn off the Lights…..and Close the Door
T.G.I.F….I feel good today!!
….it’s Friday three day weekend for most….so get out and enjoy it….here’s a little something to make ya feel good today!!
Micheal Jackson takes his place with the Greats……
……..those are the thoughts that are going through my mind right now,I know everyone is in shock,some in dis-belief, maybe even some in denial, we all have our personal memories of Micheal Jackson, I will share mine with you……..I am fortunate to have worked as a radio disc-jockey,I got to host my own tribute show to Micheal Jackson last year,and I re-call that it was my most popular and favorite show to date (the post is still up on this site)……spending 3 hours on a Saturday afternoon just playing and talking about Micheal and his music, his accomplishments, his awards,etc….and sharing memories and hearing stories from the listeners…..it was a magical day, it really was……there is something special about his music that has touched so many and if you happen to be around my age then you realize most of his music shaped our child-hoods, so in a way you kind of feel that you have lost a friend even though I never meet him, I sure spent alot of time listening to what he had to say and watching him move across my t.v screen…..I am so glad I took the time to expose his music and videos to my 9 year old daughter,she actually said to me (after watching his videos) “I get it, I get why you guys like him, he is really cool” …. I was shocked and happy at the same time when she said that, her favorite song was”The Girl is Mine”….I thought to myself wow I wasn’t expecting that to be her favorite, don’t get me wrong I love the song also, but I was expecting her to say Billie Jean or Thriller or even P.Y.T, but she also turned out to like ABC and Rockin Robin….(kids will always surprise you)…..my favorite song is “Off the Wall”……..When the world is on your shoulders Gotta straighten up your act and Boogie down, I f you can’t hang with the feelin’ then there ain’t no room for you this part of town “Cause we’re the party people night and day Livin crazy that’s the only way………So tonight gotta leave that 9-5 up on the shelf and just enjoy yourself, Groove, let the madness and the music get to you Life ain’t so bad at all……..If you live it off the wall………Words to live by that is my Friday song, I play that when I need that little extra boost, or I wanna feel good…….
Toast 2 Micheal
♥written & posted by J. Riggs 6-26-09♥
10 Things I learned about Shalamar!!
Finally the TV One special about the group Shalamar aired, and I have to say I learned some interesting things about the group……..
10. Shalamar started off with just having session singers from LA
9.They went through a phase where they were known as just a Disco group
8.Howard Hewitt was the 3rd lead singer, eventually there would be a 4th
7.Jeffery Daniels created the Backslide (AKA the Moonwalk)
6.Howard Hewitt & Jody Watley just never really hit it off, Jody felt disrespected most of the time
5.Shalamar was huge overseas, actually sold out Wembely Stadium in the U.K.
4.Howard Hewett had a huge ego
3.Jeffery Daniels and Jody Watley actually dated
2.Jody Watley felt pressure from the group to not have her first child
1.There will probably never be a Shalamar re-union
Toast 2 Shalamar!!
Happy 51st Birthday to ….
Yesterday was Prince’s 51st B-day, we know he doesn’t celebrate them because of his religious beliefs, but that doesn’t stop us from saying Happy Birthday!!
Young Prince
Shalamar the unsung story…..
Hey make sure you tune in or set your DVR, for Shalamar on “Unsung” June 21 on TV ONE check your tv listings for the proper time……..I can’t wait to hear what Jody Wately has to say, she still makes good music!!
Toast 2 Shalamar
Purple Sophistication part II….
……Actually this is in conjunction with part one of the Tavis Smiley /Prince interview, we discovered alot about Prince in the first 22 minutes of his Tavis Smiley interview, here are some things we learned……..
-he is very competitive
-was teased as a child
-has a sister!!……I didn’t know that
-has a mean side
-dealt with Epilepsy as a child
-his father was hard on him
-likes constructive criticism
-doesn’t vote
-was deeply affected by Dick Gregory’s “State of the Black Union”
-finds that most people are respectful to his face
-but some have been disrespectful but he holds no grudges towards them
Prince
Part 2 to the interview to air today on PBS
you can find new music from Prince on his website www.lotusflower.com
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