#ArtistSpotlight 9/4/2024🧵: Acclaimed guitarist Craig T Cooper who has collab w/ Anita Baker, Barry Manilow & @patricerushen among others w/ a boffo 35 yr catalog. The Marvin Gaye “Sexual Healing” sounding gem "When You Love Somebody" starts thread youtu.be/ddJJGPHF-I0?si…

“Wade in the Water” is a powerful African-American spiritual first published in 1901, often linked to the Underground Railroad. My favourite version? Eva Cassidy’s hauntingly beautiful take on Songbird album. 📷 #MusicHistory #EvaCassidy #Spirituals #UndergroundRailroad #Songbird

UPCOMING ARTIST SPOTLIGHTS🔦 Below is the updated Bi-Weekly lineup (posted Sunday & Wednesday) of well known (& not as well known) music makers we plan to showcase over the next 6 months. This is not a complete list. These 4 to 5 track spotlights -- primarily covering Jazz, Pop,

Artist Spotlight 8/20/2025🧵: Acclaimed R&B & electro-funk ensemble The SOS who collab w/ renowned producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis & others to create some of the standout funk tracks of the ‘80s & beyond. A live version of their classic "Groovin" starts thread youtu.be/RtUAwKR3yuU?si…

The SOS A live performance of the billboard Top 40 R&B hits “Weekend Girl” (from the 1984 ‘Just the Way You Like It’ album) & “The Finest" (from the 1986 ‘Sands of Time’ LP) closes this showcase. These 2 gems help make SOS 1 of the great bands of our generation youtu.be/lygzQbQ14Cs?si…

Black Kudos HBD in Heaven🎂🕊️to the legendary #CountBasie who headed Count Basie Orchestra, 1 of the seminal big bands of the Swing era & early 20th Century Jazz. Here is Mr Basie & his orchestra performing live w/ renowned songstress Marlena Shaw. May he Rest in Peace youtu.be/9Op6PSJLTfs?si…

My motivational tip of the day / you must be courageous when things get tough in pursuit of your goals .⁦The Montag Group⁩ ⁦Josh Krulewitz⁩ ⁦Ray Cole⁩ ⁦Washington Speakers Bureau⁩

TV One is saddened to share that poet and cultural activist Vivian Ayers Allen has passed away at 102. She is also the mother to actresses Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad. Rest in Power. 🙏🏾🕊️

Sonny Stitt and Thelonious Monk at The Newport Jazz Festival. Live 1971. Amazingly!!!

Congratulations to Doug Williams, co-founder of the Black College Football Hall of Fame, on receiving the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award. From Super Bowl champion to trailblazer for HBCU athletes and students, his impact proves it’s more than a game!

Get your tickets now🎫 to Uncle Charlie’s R&B Cookout Tour. See y’all there!🎶🎸 babyfacemusic.com

Monica 🌊🌻💙🏳️‍🌈 Late, great songstress Betty Wright "For Love Alone" for music aficionados who appreciate soothing ballads featuring a nice blend of funk, R&B & pop youtu.be/GcyzBt4YTE0?si… via YouTube

Slick Rick featuring Nasir Jones in that NUMBER ONE spot on the weekly HipHopGods TOP 20 chart! Mass Appeal Records Grand Puba RAPNOIRstore.com MFGRIMMOFFICIAL Krohme DAZ DILLINGER RBX Kurupt Young Gotti little farma Chali 2na Cut Chemist ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Statik Selektah Web3 Money B / D.U.H.Q. Chuck D

Remembering Nick Ashford. wikiwand.com/en/Ashford_%26…

Happy Birthday to The Hook! John Lee Hooker was, and still is, a towering figure in the world of Blues. His career spanned over five decades, influencing generations with his deep grooves and unmistakable voice. From his Mississippi roots to stages around the globe, Hooker

Black Kudos HHBD🎂🕊️to #GodfatherOfGoGo Chuck Brown, whose innovations helped define the #GoGo idiom. Though best known for his #SoulSearchers & #GoGo, among his most captivating releases is his Eva Cassidy Eva Cassidy Fan Club "I Could Have Told You So" duet. May he RIP youtube.com/watch?v=MVga_k…

WBSS BD wishes🎂to James DeBarge of the legendary DeBarge family. Here is his melodic “With All My Heart” collab w/ #KevinArchie from Mr Archie’s 2010 “Time With You” LP which featured Mr DeBarge on vocals. Wishing this uber-talented vocalist many happy returns youtu.be/g9rXl6wcgyA

soultracks HBD🎂& many happy returns to keyboardist dexterwansel, who helped make #TSOP a Household name. As he describes in this YouTube's comments section, the 1st #PhillySoul track he produced is the melodic "Billy's Back Home", a song he penned for #BillyPaul youtube.com/watch?v=Hbneg2…

🗣Wind me up, Chuck Remembering Chuck Brown "The Godfather of Go Go" on his birthday (August 22, 1936 – May 16, 2012) 💙🕊

Melodies & Masterpieces WAR the Band's debut 'Eric Burdon Declares War' LP closing cut "You're No Stranger". The track starts w/ a 1min muted intro, saunters into a Lonnie Jordan boffo piano solo, then closes w/ former #TheAnimals frontman Eric Burdon's electrifying vocal outro youtu.be/BBLBTSPsDlQ?si…