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Post by Admin on Aug 27, 2013 7:18:28 GMT -5
During the early days of R&B there were numerous groups trying to break into the big time. Some were successful in making one record that hit it big.
Remember the Bobbettes? (Mr. Lee)
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Post by AlanB on Oct 7, 2013 11:50:05 GMT -5
Back in April & May 1967 Mike Vernon contributed the first published appraisal of Smiley Lewis over two issues of Jazz Monthly under the title of “Here Comes Smiley" (six pages). In yet a further issue of the magazine Mike provided a full discography. Since then of course......
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Post by Admin on Mar 30, 2014 14:30:56 GMT -5
Syl Johnson: Different Strokes
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Post by Admin on Apr 5, 2014 6:08:51 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Aug 12, 2014 4:20:28 GMT -5
Joe Jones: You Talk Too Much
On the anniversary of his birth: Joe Jones (Born 1926)
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Post by rooster on Jun 18, 2015 22:50:25 GMT -5
Johnny Otis: Willie and The Hand Jive
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Post by JamesP on Jun 24, 2017 13:28:19 GMT -5
Sam Cooke.
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Post by blueescorpio2000 on Jan 15, 2018 12:08:33 GMT -5
Mr R&B The story of Swedish music researcher/record label owner Jonas Bernholm, better known as "Mr. R&B". Jonas Bernholm was instrumental in keeping R&B alive before the age of CDs and compilations. His record labels - Route 66 and several others - gave renewed life to many seminal R&B recordings by artists such as Roy Brown, Charles Brown, Ruth Brown, The 5 Royales and many others. Many of these recordings may have been lost to time without his assistance. Jonas Bernholm also went the extra mile by offering royalties to all of the original artists featured on his albums, a feat many of the original record companies did not. In addition to re-releasing this music to a largely new audience, He also assisted helping many of these artists reignite their touring careers by setting up tours in Sweden and other Scandinavian countries. Jonas Bernholm's vast collection of original records was sought out and purchased by the Smithsonian Institute in the 1990s as many of the recordings in his ... Written by Ulf Kjell Gür www.imdb.com/title/tt6005554/?ref_=nm_knf_t1
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Post by kinuta on Apr 7, 2018 1:23:33 GMT -5
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Post by JamesP on Apr 7, 2018 14:03:51 GMT -5
Al Green
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Post by rooster on Apr 12, 2018 20:52:48 GMT -5
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Post by JamesP on Apr 13, 2018 8:38:06 GMT -5
One of the first (R&B?) Albums I purchased was Roy Hamilton - Just for the track "You'll Never Walk Alone"
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Post by kinuta on Apr 21, 2018 17:02:55 GMT -5
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Post by kinuta on Apr 21, 2018 23:27:53 GMT -5
This version of A Tear Fell is truly spinetingling.
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Post by kinuta on Apr 23, 2018 22:10:06 GMT -5
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