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Marlena Shaw’s 1969 Soul-Jazz Amalgam ‘The Spice of Life’ Reissued On Vinyl Ahead Of 50th Anniversary


 
Marlena Shaw’s Innovative, Outspoken 1969 Soul-Jazz Amalgam ‘The Spice of Life’ Reissued On Vinyl Via Verve/UMe Ahead Of 50th Anniversary
 
LANDMARK LP WIDELY OUT OF PRINT FOR FOUR DECADES
 
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Marlena Shaw‘s long-lost soul-jazz album The Spice of Life, widely out of print since 1977, is available on vinyl once again via Verve/UMe ahead of the album’s 50th anniversary in 2019.

Sarah Dash Premieres New Show, ‘A Tribute To Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul’ | Starting Nov. 3rd, 2018


 
Sarah Dash (Legendary Original & Founding Member of Labelle) Premieres
A TRIBUTE TO ARETHA FRANKLIN: THE QUEEN OF SOUL
in three cities in November, including City Winery in New York on November 6
 
New York, NY (October 15, 2018) – Sarah Dash, who made musical magic with Patti Labelle & The Bluebelles and Labelle, will premiere her new show, A Tribute to Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul, in three cities this November.

Motown/UMe Reissues Marvin Gaye’s Album “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” in New Black And Purple Vinyl | Available NOW


 
Marvin Gaye’s 1968 International Chart-Topper, “I Heard It Through The Grapevine,” Celebrated With New Black And Purple Vinyl LP Releases
 
‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ Album Released in Unique Vinyl Edition
 
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Marvin Gaye‘s In The Groove album was released by Motown Records in August 1968.

Documentary on Blues Legend Frank Bey “Ask Me How I Feel” – Coming Soon | WATCH TEASER VIDEO!


 
“Ask Me How I Feel,” a documentary film about a singer’s return to the stage after music broke his heart, named a “Project We Love” by Kickstarter
 
PHILADELPHIA – Oct. 11, 2018 – PRLog — The vision for “Ask Me How I Feel” was born in Philadelphia, PA in February 2016 when filmmakers Marie Hinson and Thomas Daniel Dwyer met Frank Bey and decided to follow him to the Blues Music Awards in Memphis where he was nominated for two awards that year.

Classic Soul Singles by Singer Yvonne Vernee, “My First Love” & “You Can Do It” Coming on 7″ Vinyl Oct. 24th, 2018 | LISTEN!!


 
Unheard Northern Soul Music By The Late Tony “The Entertainer” Clarke Completed For Release
 
New Material Recorded on 7″ Vinyl singles by Yvonne Vernee of the Motown vocal group The Elgins, available now for Pre-Order
 
DETROIT – Oct. 2, 2018 – PRLog — As a songwriter and recording artist for multiple record labels throughout the 60s, singer Tony Clarke scored a Top 40 hit of his own with “The Entertainer” on Chess Records.

R&B Singer Omar Wilson Releases Cover of Classic “A Change Is Gonna Come” | LISTEN!


 
3x Apollo Amateur Night winner, Omar Wilson releases New Cover of Single “A Change Is Gonna Come”
 
R&B Singer Omar Wilson releases New Single – the classic, “A CHANGE IS GONNA COME“. The classic rendition is available for purchase now via all download and streaming music outlets under the BSE Recordings imprint. “A Change Is Gonna Come” was written by Sam Cooke and re-produced by Lou Humphrey and Jasmon Joyner.

New Album “Bob Baldwin Presents Abbey Road & The Beatles” | Available NOW Digitally – CD Available Oct. 20th, 2018 | LISTEN!


 
Contemporary Jazz Pianist-Producer Bob Baldwin Releases New Album “Abbey Road & The Beatles” – Available NOW digitally | CD Available Oct. 20th, 2018
 
Bob Baldwin’s multifarious ‘gushings’ of the Beatles began in the sixties as a young lad living in the urban surroundings of Yonkers and Mount Vernon, NY before eventually moving further up the Hudson River.

James Brown’s “Say It Live and Loud: Live in Dallas 08.26.68” 2LP Edition Coming Oct. 12th, 2018


 
James Brown’s ‘Say It Live And Loud: Live In Dallas 08.26.68’ Makes Vinyl Debut With Expanded 2LP 50th Anniversary Edition To Be Released October 12 By Republic/UMe
 
Commemorative Vinyl and Digital Edition Adds Two Previously Unreleased Recordings
 
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — On August 26, 1968, two weeks after releasing his civil rights anthem, “Say It Loud – I’m Black And I’m Proud,” James Brown recorded his concert at Dallas, Texas’ Memorial Auditorium.