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Isley Brother and R&B legend Ronald is gettin' ready to release an brand new album on EOne music.  Hereby a sneak preview of one of the album singles 'Dinner and a Movie'.

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b_275_275_16777215_00_images_stories_ftg_1356083386.jpgFunkytowngrooves wishes you a HAPPY XMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR. They have HUGE 40% XMAS DISCOUNT Over 100 Titles, Inc Upcoming Preorders & Recent Arrivals a Perfect opportunity to add any missing FTG titles to your collection. The Sale will run until 31st December 2012. Grab your chance here.

John Whitehead, a prominent R&B artist best known for the 1979 hit song "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now," was shot dead Tuesday the 11th of may.

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MOTOWN SINGLES series: VOL. 11

The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11A: 1971 covers just the first six months of the year, when America was facing a decade of reconstruction- the optimism of the sixties had been shattered by escalation of the Vietnam War and political instability.

And Marvin Gaye asked, "What's Going On?" Motown, too, was undergoing its own reconstruction, taking small steps toward album projects, and a world beyond Detroit. Stevie Wonder turned 21. The Jackson 5 continued their hot streak, as did Rare Earth and Gladys Knight & the Pips. Norman Whitfield created the Undisputed Truth. Eddie Kendricks left the Temptations to go solo-but Diana Ross was the emerging solo star. All of their hits (and B-sides) from the first half of 1971 are here in this awesome set, plus fascinating company experiments with "religious rock,"

 CD set will be available from 18th of november  Pre-Order this set on Amazon.comir?t=theultimatebl-20&l=ur2&o=1

You can now register at The Ultimate Black Music Database to become a member.

As a member of The Ultimate Black Music Database you have the availability of creating a adobe PDF file of your favorit artist. Each PDF page can consist of eight albums of the artist including album, year, track and writer information.

To create a PDF file, login into the website and find the artist. On the artist page you see on the right upper corner a PDF icon.

As a member you have more features in the future such as a webstream, samples etc.

Mark
Gerlad Levert

Gerald Levert, the son of  O' Jays Eddie Levert, is no longer here. He passed away on 10th of november at age of 40 due to a heart attack. 

Gerald started with the group Levert back in 1985 where he recorded the album 'I Get Hot' and followed by Bloodline in 1986. Levert consist of the trio Gerald Levert, brother Sean Levert and Marc Gordon. The Big Throwdown, and Just Coolin', released in 1987 and 1988, respectively, both received gold certification. Beginning in the 1990s, Gerald began dividing his time between LeVert, and his solo career, but the band released three more albums.

During his solo career Gerald recorded nine albums, such as Private Line, Groove on, Father & Son with his father Eddie, Gerald's World and Gerald's last album Do I Speak For The World. Gerald also participated in LSG the project with Johnny Gill and Keith Sweat in 1997 and 2003.

He also produced several tracks for artists like Miki Howard, James Ingram, Geoff McBrideKeith Washington and others.

In the eighties and ninetees he was, for me, one of the biggest musical creaters and inspirators. My heart and Condolences go out to the Levert Family.

Rest In Peace Gerald.

Mark @ SoulAndFunkMusic.com


 

Drew Schultz Eddie WillisLast year Drew Schultz put out the "Back To Class" CD that benefited the public school music programs in Detroit with The Four Tops and a ton of other old-school Motown artists as featured guests. This music project, which he just starting to continue:

Last Sunday, September 1st, he released the follow up single featuring Eddie Willis, original guitarist of Motown's studio recording band, The Funk Brothers. Eddie is the guitarist on almost every Detroit-era Motown hit by folks like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Contours, Mary Wells, Junior Walker & The All Stars, Edwin Starr, and many more. As with the original CD, 50% of the profits will go to benefit the music programs at the Detroit Public Schools. This is the first in a line of singles, and Drew has plans on starting to branch the project out to other cities as well.

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Release Date / Sortie: December 31st 2011 / 31 Décembre 2011 More infos and Order / Plus d'infos et Commande

TRACKLIST

1 FROM E TO U
2 TAKE YOUR TIME FEAT. CARMEN
3 BABY C'EST LA VIE
4 MISS PERFECTION
5 BOOGIE IN MUSKOGEE
6 SHAKE YOUR BODY FEAT. LLOYD POPP
7 GET FUNKY TONIGHT
8 SET ME ON FIRE FEAT. NICOLE « MARSHEL » WILLIAMS
9 NO INSECURITIES FEAT. TEREZA LA QUEEN
10 SUNNY DAYS
11 THANKS TO MUSIC FEAT. 4TRE
12 BUMP IT UP FEAT. CASUAL & DYNAMITE D
13 WEST COAST BOMB TONY G & ENOIS SCROGGINS FEAT. KOKANE, DRE'STA, B.G KNOCC OUT, DIRTY RED
14 DESPAIR FEAT. QUICTAMAC
15 ON POINT FEAT. AUGUSTUS THE MAC
16 TICK TOCK FEAT. SLIP CAPONE & DYNAMITE D
17 I GOT THAT FIRE FEAT. ECAY UNO, C-BAND & DON-IS
18 PRAY FEAT. TWEED CADILLAC
19 UNDER THE SUN FEAT. XL MIDDLETON & DYNAMITE D
20 THE DOG'S IN TOWN FEAT. DELAGODO

Mamas Gun will be releasing his new single ‘Only One (Featuring Beverley Knight)’ on January 9th 2012.

The track is taken from Mama’s Gun latest album ‘The Life And Soul’ which was released in the summer of 2011. The video for the single which sees the band and Beverley Knight perform the track live at Kensaltown Studios in London.

Click here to see the Video of Only On on Youtube
Digital stream - http://soundcloud.com/mamas-gun/09-only-one

 

Mamas Gun will be playing the Jazz Café, London on January 20th 2012.

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Isaac Hayes

.The silky smooth soul legend checked himself into an undisclosed Memphis hospital on Tuesday to be treated for exhaustion, according to published reports.

No immediate word on the 63-year-old Hayes' condition. His agent could not be reached for comment Wednesday.

However, Hayes' longtime songwriting partner, David Porter, told Memphis' Commercial Appeal newspaper: "He's just overworked and had been in Atlantic City performing, the D.C. area performing and in Tunica [Mississippi] a couple of nights ago. He was just overworked."

But, Porter added, "He's doing much better."

 

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Wilson Pickett Documentary

On BBC Radio 2 a one hour radio documentary on Wilson Pickett will be broadcast. This Documentary features some of the main people in
his life such as Bobby Womack, Steve Cropper, Bobby Eli, Willie Schofield, Eddie Floyd, Sir Mack Rice, Rick Hall, Spooner Oldham and many more as well as
some archive footage that we came across from Wilson himself.
The whole thing is presented by Roger Daltry.

It is broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on Monday 12th March at 10pm and will also be available on their listen again feature on their website for the following 7 days

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