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Legendary R&B Pioneer Bobby Robinson Dead At Age 93
Bobby Robinson, a legend in the history of our music, passed away January 7, 2011, at the age of 93. Bobby Robinson owned record labels like Red Robin, Whirlin' Disc,…
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Johnny Ace Buried After Killing Himself During Russian Roulette
Rising R&B star Johnny Ace was buried today (January 2nd), after he shot and killed himself on Christmas day, while backstage at Houston’s City Auditorium. Johnny Ace, born John Marshall…
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Chuck Berry Collapses at the Congress Theater (Video)
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Famer Chuck Berry collapsed over his keyboards about an hour into his “Winter Dance” show last night (January 1st.) Berry…
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Unreleased Ghettofighters Featuring Jimi Hendrix Heading To Stores
The Aleems feauturing Black Ivory’s Leroy Burgess
Z3 Enterprises, Inc. signed a memorandum of agreement to distribute unreleased Ghettofighters music featuring legendary rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
Brothers TaharQa and Tunde Ra Aleem (formerly Albert and Arthur Allen) and Z3 Enterprises will release the music in conjunction with the release of the Aleem’s autobiography.
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P-Funk’s Bernie Worrell Planning New Album Of Jazz Standards
Legendary keyboardist and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Bernie Worrell will release a remarkable new album of jazz standards on March 15, 2011 on Scufflin’ Records.
The album, titled ‘Bernie Worrell: Standards’, features Worrell alongside an all star line up of renowned musicians including Smokey Hormel on guitar, Melvin Gibbs on bass, JT Lewis on drums and Darryl Dixon on saxophone in addition to others.
This is the eighth solo album for Worrell, who was a founding member and musical director of original Parliament-Funkadelic (P-Funk) and has collaborated extensively with Talking Heads.
The keyboard maestro said he enjoyed the challenge of putting a different spin on timeless standards such as “Take Five” (originally recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet) and “You’re My Thrill” (famously recorded by artists such as Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee and Doris Day.) on the album, which was co-produced by Evan Taylor.