Rhythm&Blues

Rhythm&Blues

Wife Of Legendary Blues Singer Jimmy Witherspoon Sues Redd Foxx Over Punch In The Face

Wife Of Legendary Blues Singer Jimmy Witherspoon Sues Redd Foxx Over Punch In The Face

grouchygreg 11/07/2012

Comedians Redd Foxx and Melvin “Slappy” White were sued by Joyce Witherspoon, the wife of legendary blues...

O.C. Smith Hit With $108,000 Lawsuit After Attempting To Buy Out Manager

O.C. Smith Hit With $108,000 Lawsuit After Attempting To Buy Out Manager

11/06/2012

Singer O.C. Smith was hit with $100,000 lawsuit today (November 6, 1971), claiming he owed his former...

CBS Keeps Lena Horne’s Civil Right’s Song “Now” Off New York Radio

CBS Keeps Lena Horne’s Civil Right’s Song “Now” Off New York Radio

grouchygreg 11/05/2012

Lena Horne’s civil rights record “Now” was vetoed from CBS Radio’s playlist in New York according to...

Fisk Jubilee Singers Perform For Emperor Wilhelm I

Fisk Jubilee Singers Perform For Emperor Wilhelm I

11/04/2012

The Fisk Jubilee Singers made history today (November 4, 1877), when they performed for Emperor Wilhelm I...

Ruby and The Romantics Record #1 Single “Our Day Will Come” Today

Ruby and The Romantics Record #1 Single “Our Day Will Come” Today

grouchygreg 10/25/2012

Ruby and The Romantics entered a recording studio today (October 25th 1962) and recorded their classic single...