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Donnie Simpson to Release New Memoir “THROUGH THESE EYES: An Iconic Memoir of Life, Love and The Man Behind The Music” on January 30th, 2019


 
Legendary Television and Radio Host Donnie Simpson celebrates a 50-year career milestone announcing his highly anticipated memoir
 
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Oracle Group International announces the publication of “THROUGH THESE EYES: An Iconic Memoir of Life, Love and The Man Behind The Music” (13th & Joan; Hardcover; On Sale: January 30, 2019; $25.99; ISBN: 978-1-7326464-6-9) by award-winning, influencer, humanitarian, and legend Donnie Simpson.

Singer Jekalyn Carr to Release 4th Album “One Nation Under God” on Feb 23rd, 2018 | New Book “You Will Win” on Feb. 20th, 2018


 
GRAMMY AND TWO-TIME BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD NOMINATED ARTIST JEKALYN CARR ANNOUNCE RELEASES FOR FOURTH ALBUM
ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND FIRST BOOK YOU WILL WIN,
 
ATLANTA, GA (December 2017) — 20 Year-Old GRAMMY®, Two-Time Billboard Music Award and GMA Dove Award-nominated and Stellar Award-winning independent recording artist, Jekalyn Carr, has just announced the release dates for her forthcoming live album ONE NATION UNDER GOD and first book You Will Win. Pre-Orders for both the album and book are available Friday, December 22nd.

LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC! Vocalist Autumn Cannon Releases New Single & Book “Why Not Me”


 
Background Vocalist AUTUMN CANNON Steps Forward For Solo Career With “Why Not Me” Radio Single and Inspirational Book
 
Having toured the U.S. singing background for blues artists Willie Clayton, Omar Cunningham, Kenne Wayne and touring for three years with the popular Festival of Praise Tour, singer AUTUMN CANNON is stepping from behind the BGV mic to the lead mic in Godly confidence with a emotional and inspiring new single and book “Why Not Me”.

Music Legend Joe Simon Releases New Documentary, Book and Single with The Temptations

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Singer Joe Simon Reflects On An Extraordinary Career With The Documentary Looking Back
 
The last of the great male soul voices returns with a new documentary, a book and single with the Temptations
 
NEW YORK – Sept. 13, 2016 – PRLog — New York: Joe Simon one of R&B’s most successful male vocalists is seeing a career renaissance which started this summer as the recipient of the Phillies, Gamble & Huff Community Partnership Award presented at Citizens Bank Park.

Ben Tankard Takes Home 14th Career Stellar Award | Preps for New Book & 3rd Season of TV Show

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Jazz Artist BEN TANKARD Takes Home 14th Career Stellar Award For Instrumental CD of the Year!
 
Ben Tankard Prepares For Season 3 of THICKER THAN WATER: THE TANKARDS and
New Book THE FULL TANK LIFE
 
Nashville, TN — Gospel/Jazz instrumentalist Ben Tankard won his first Stellar Gospel Music Award as New Artist of The Year in 1989. With an incredible career span of three decades, the musical pioneer has earned the title of “Godfather of Gospel Jazz” and earned his fourteenth Stellar Award over the weekend in Las Vegas, NV. Tankard took home the honor for Best Instrumental CD of the Year for his FULL TANK 2.0 album.

Music Icon LA Reid to Release Memoir “Sing to Me…” on Feb. 2nd, 2016

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LA Reid, Chairman & CEO, Epic Records and three-time Grammy -winning producer is set to release his first-ever memoir, Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who’s Next (Harper Collins – Feb. 2, 2016)
 
SING TO ME is a stunning record of LA Reid’s life and career, featuring over 100 of his personal photos.
 
LA Reid is a rare breed among record producers — not only one of the most accomplished and innovative figures working behind the scenes in the music industry, but a celebrity presence in his own right.

Legendary Soul Singer Charles Wright Pens First In Series of Autobiographies “UP FROM WHERE WE’VE COME”

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Soul Music Great CHARLES WRIGHT Pens First In Series of Autobiographies “UP FROM WHERE WE’VE COME”
 
Inaugural Book Details 56 Chapters of Racism and Hardship
The Wright Family Faced As Sharecroppers Near Clarksdale,
Mississippi Circa The ’40s
 
Book Includes a Glowing and Empathetic Foreword by Little Richard
 
Los Angeles, CA — October 5, 2015 — While fans of Soul Music great Charles Wright are accustomed to hearing the singer/songwriter/guitarist shout “Express Yourself ” on oldies radio, in movies and dozens of television commercials, the multi-talented messenger has taken up his pen to complete the first in a planned series of autobiographies that detail his profound life story as a southern Black man that miraculously brought himself from poverty to prosperity.

“Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You: A Siblings Memoir of Legendary Singer Wilson Pickett,” by Louella Pickett-New

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A man and a half: The truth behind the legendary voice
 
A memoir and tribute to famous soul singer Wilson Pickett by his beloved sister Louella Pickett-New
 
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“Do the Watusi like my little Lucy,” sang legendary soul singer Wilson Pickett about his little sister he called “Lucy Coot.”
 
January 19, 2015 marked nine years since Wilson’s death. Lucy Coot, aka Louella Pickett-New, honors her brother today in her new memoir “Don’t Let The Green Grass Fool You.”

Blue Note/UMe to Release 5-CD Singles Box Set & Book “Blue Note: Uncompromising Expression” on Nov. 4th, 2014

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Blue Note Records’ 75th Anniversary Celebrations Continue With Commemorative ‘Blue Note: Uncompromising Expression’ 5-CD Singles Box Set & Hardbound Book to Be Released November 4
 
Blue Note Records’ 75th anniversary celebrations continue in full swing. In addition to fall releases from Jason Moran, Otis Brown III, and Kandace Springs, as well as the continuation of the label’s successful vinyl reissue series, Blue Note/UMe will release a new label-spanning 5-CD singles box set as a companion piece to a new hardcover book, both titled Blue Note: Uncompromising Expression. The book and 75-track singles collection are both available now for preorder ahead of their November 4 release.

New Book Release: Legendary Drummer/Singer Sheila E.’s “The Beat Of My Own Drum” | Avail NOW

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FROM THE LEGENDARY EMMY & GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER, DRUMMER, AND PERCUSSIONIST—A POWERFUL MEMOIR OF THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC AND FIVE DECADES OF LIFE AND LOVE ON THE STAGE
 
In the first pages of her thoughtful and compelling memoir, THE BEAT OF MY OWN DRUM, renowned drummer and percussionist Sheila “E” Escovedo vividly describes what it felt like to approach the stage for her first live performance. The connection she felt to the music seemed like part of her DNA. The cymbals vibrated through her body and the timbales shook her bones and touched her soul. She was five years old.