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Urban Jazz Saxophonist Tony Exum, Jr’s “The One” is Gaining Traction | LISTEN to Single, “Your Eyes, Your Lips, Your Smile”

Urban Jazz Saxman Tony Exum Jr’s “THE ONE” is Available NOW LISTEN to New Track, “Your Eyes, Your Lips, Your Smile” Below! Good Evening Folks. How was your day, afternoon and/or nighttime going? The team wanted to bring to light another hungry young lion. Exuberant, exciting & entertaining enough to …

Saxophonist Andy Snitzer Releases New CD, “The Rhythm” | Available Now

Contemporary Jazz Saxman Andy Snitzer Releases 3rd Album on Native Language
 “The Rhythm”
Available Now


Saxophonist Andy Snitzer returns with his new album, The Rhythm,
a new groove-oriented instrumental release steeped in richly textured
worldbeat elements and dynamic urban grooves. The album, Andy’s first
all-new studio recording in two years, was produced in between Andy’s
travels with the legendary Paul Simon.

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Bassist Anthony Crawford to Break Out with New CD, “Urban Jazz/My Story” | WATCH NEW VIDEO!

Bassist Anthony Crawford
Fuses Musical Genres
with “Urban Jazz / My Story” Release


One might easily contend that bassist Anthony Crawford has music flowing through his veins instead of blood.  When you take into consideration that his dad is the noted funk and rock drummer Hubert “H bomb” Crawford, who has played with greats like James Brown, Cyndi Lauper and Mother’s Finest, and his uncle is the legendary jazz saxophonist Hank Crawford, the evidence becomes even more convincing.  

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Singer JUANITA Partners with CARE & ReverbNation to Fight Global Poverty

Soul Singer JUANITA Joins the Fight Against Poverty Through Music


Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April 16, 2013 –(PR.com)– Soul singer Juanita Johnson [aka JUANITA] has partnered with humanitarian organization, CARE and Reverb Nation as part of the Music For Good program. She is one of the many
artists that is participating in this exciting initiative to benefit
others in need.

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Soul Singer Rodger Collins Releases “Just One More Time” | Available NOW

Just One More Time: Top Star Award Winner Singer-Songwriter Rodger Collins Releases CD



Just One More Time is trending among the online radio airplay listeners as a precious and sentimental powerhouse. We hear the tender Rodger Collins like never before as he drives the message home connecting on the deepest level with anyone who hears it. When asked how he wrote this lead track for his latest CD (of the same name), Collins simply replied, “I just felt it.”


Oakland, CA, April 19, 2013 –(PR.com)– Just One More Time, the latest…

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Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” to Receive Award @ Songwriters Gala

“A CHANGE IS GONNA COME” TO RECEIVE TOWERING SONG AWARD
AT SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME GALA



Previously Announced Inductees Include Tony Hatch, Mick Jones & Lou Gramm, Holly Knight, JD Souther, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry


New York – April 22 – The 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame Towering Song Award will be presented to “A Change Is Gonna Come” at the 44th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner slated for Thursday, June 13th at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City, SHOF Chairman Jimmy Webb announced today.  The song, written and originally performed by the legendary Sam Cooke, is published by ABKCO Music.

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Flutist Kim Scott is Set to Release Sophomore CD, “Rite of Passage” on May 18th, 2013 | LISTEN!


 
Flutist Kim Scott to Release
Sophomore Project
“Rite of Passage”
on May 18th, 2013
 
Good Afternoon Readers,
 
Coming to a music online store near you is the new project from up and coming flautist Kim Scott entitled, “Rite of Passage” on May 18th, 2013.

Former Lead Singer from R&B Group ‘Five Star’, Deniece Pearson Releases New Single, “Close to Nowhere” | WATCH NEW VIDEO!

WATCH New Official Music Video from Deniece Pearson “Close To Nowhere”  New Album “Imprint” Coming Soon Good Afternoon Readers! How many of you serious, very serious old school music lovers remember The U.K. family hit R&B group, FIVE STAR? Back in the day, the siblings broke out with numerous chart …

Soul Legend Mavis Staples to Release New Album, “One True Vine” | LISTEN to New Single, “Can You Get to That”

Mavis Staples Confirms New Album Produced By Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy,
‘One True Vine,’ Out June 25 via Anti- Follow Up To 2010’s
Grammy-Winning ‘You Are Not Alone’ Features New Compositions By Tweedy
and Nick Lowe, Plus Covers of Low, Funkadelic, and More


Soul/gospel
legend, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, and civil rights icon Mavis
Staples will release her second collaboration with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy,
‘One True Vine, ‘ June 25 via Anti-. The follow-up to 2010’s
Grammy-winning ‘You Are Not Alone, ‘ ‘One True Vine’ finds Staples
traversing darker terrain with stark, acoustic arrangements and the most
honest, unvarnished vocal performances of her career. Featuring ten
tracks—including new compositions written specifically for Staples by
Tweedy and Nick Lowe along with covers ranging from Funkadelic to
Low—the record is the most personal and emotional statement from the
“American treasure” (Chicago Tribune) yet.

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Beyonce Partners with Goodwill | Lending Her Voice to Help Raise Awareness

Beyonce is Lending Her Voice for GOOD

 

Beyonce partners with Goodwill® to Transform Lives


ROCKVILLE, Md., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Goodwill Industries International is pleased to announce that Beyonce Knowles-Carter will lend her voice to help raise awareness about Goodwill’s mission of transforming lives through the power of work. The announcement comes just as Beyonce gets ready to kick off The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour today in Serbia.

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