It is NEVER TOO LATE to have dinner with your honey after 5.
Especially when Michael Cooper chose to represent you at moments notice.
Back in the day…
Micheal Cooper from R&B band Con Funk Shun had landed a major slow classic in his solo debut career back in 1987 with “Dinner For Two” off the mega supreme old school classic thumbnail “Love Is Such A Funny Game“.
“From this day
forward, these colorful, vibrant images of our Latin music legends will
travel on letters and packages to every single household in America,”
said Marie Therese Dominguez, vice president, Government Relations and Public Policy. To continue, please click “MORE”!
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2011
/PRNewswire/ — OASA Records announced this week its silent auction of a
live and rare rehearsal tape, never heard before, featuring Aretha Franklin and the late Van McCoy singing a tune titled, “I Was Made for You, You Were Made for Me.”
“McCoy, who
gave the world the memorable tune, ‘The Hustle,’ gave me this rare
recording, made approximately 30 years ago at his mansion in Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,” says Tony Whitfield of OASA Records. This is a must have for any 70’s music collection.” To continue, please click “MORE”!
LOS ANGELES, March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The greatest and the latest are featured among the newest releases in the Icon “best of” series from Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). Each disc in the Icon series boasts approximately 12 tracks. Among the 10 fresh collections of hits, signature tunes and fan favorites, released April 5, 2011, are Rock and Roll Hall of Famers B.B. King, Eric Clapton and The Who, each heard with a single disc and a 24-track, two-disc set release. Also presented are single-disc compilations for Cat Stevens, Joe Cocker, Quincy Jones and Sublime and the first greatest hits retrospectives from R&B star Avant, alt-rock band Local H and metal group Nonpoint. To continue, please click “MORE”!
New Disc by Legendary Group Tower of Power | 40th Anniverary: The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco to be released Feb. 22nd, 2011 Two disc (CD + DVD) release from one of the seminal bands of the Soul and Funk scene of the late 60’s, early 70’s, Tower of Power has …
The Sound of Love: The Very Best of Darlene Love is Available Now! Darlene’s latest release, The Sound of Love: The Very Best of Darlene Love, on Sony Music is a collection of some of her greatest hits including songs from The Blossoms, Bob B. Soxx and her work with …
RECORDED LIVE AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER, ALBUM IS A TRIBUTE
TO THE ICONIC STAR OF SOUL, R&B, COUNTRY, JAZZ & POP
Given the rousing artistic and commercial success of the first recorded collaboration of legendary country troubadour Willie Nelson and jazz statesman Wynton Marsalis on 2008’s Blue Note album Two Men With the Blues, it’s not surprising that the pair would rendezvous again. The New York Times called it “a smart and heartfelt record,” while Entertainment Weekly wrote that “Willie and Wynton may seem like an odd couple, but this live disc makes the country legend and jazz master sound like natural partners with Marsalis’ usual horn-fronted band doing the driving and Nelson settling in perfectly with his off-beat vocal phrasing.” To continue, please click “MORE”!
Radio Specials, Streaming Parties, Video Premieres and more planned
Bob
Marley was born on February 6th, 1945. The legendary reggae star, best
known for such exceptional hits as “Could You Be Loved,” “One Love” and
“Three Little Birds” would have celebrated his 66th birthday this year.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Universal Music Enterprises and Tuff Gong Records team up to present Bob Marley & The Wailers – Live Forever: The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, September 23, 1980. This never before released 2 CD concert was recorded 30 years ago while Bob was touring in support of his famed album, Uprising. Live Forever features many of Bob’s most cherished songs. Live Forever
also immortalizes his final concert, and the last song Bob ever
performed in concert: his rally cry for equality, “Get Up Stand Up.”
Available on CD for the first time, unforgettable performances of “No
Woman No Cry,” “Jammin'” and “Is This Love,” to name a few, appear on
this incredible audio documentary depicting an innovator and inspiration
to people of many generations.
“Bob’s music
has always conveyed a message of hope, unity and love. It has brought
countless people together as it did that night 30 years ago in Pittsburgh.
To hear that music today and to be able to share it with a new
generation shows that Bob is as relevant today as he was 30 years ago,”
says Rita Marley. To continue, Please click “MORE”!
ABKCO
RECORDS AND HDTRACKS CELEBRATE THE MUSIC OF
NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The 50th anniversary of Aretha Franklin‘s arrival on the popular music scene is set for a major celebration in 2011. Signed to Columbia Records by the legendary John Hammond in the spring of 1960 (soon after her 18th birthday), Aretha released her debut album, Aretha (With The Ray Bryant Combo), on February 27, 1961. Her coming of age at Columbia as a young artist in New York
is one of the great stories in the annals of popular music, and set the
stage for her ascendance as the Queen of Soul at Atlantic Records.
TAKE A LOOK: ARETHA FRANKLIN COMPLETE ON COLUMBIA marks the first time that Aretha’s entire Columbia
output, including master takes, unissued performances, rare mono mixes
and studio conversations, have been preserved in one deluxe 12-disc (11
CDs + DVD) box set. The package is available for pre-order at www.arethafranklin.net in advance of its March 22, 2011, release at all physical and digital retail outlets through Columbia/Legacy, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. The suggested retail price for the box is $169.98. To continue, Please click “MORE”!