Carole King Last week as I watched the CBS Morning Show, Singer/Songwriter Carole King was interviewed by Gail King and Charlie Rose. Ms. King, who turned seventy years old two months ago, has written a book appropriately entitled, “A Natural Woman.” In the year 2000, Joel Whitburn, a Billboard Magazine pop music researcher, named herRead More
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Strength Despite Tragedy
Jennifer Hudson Jealousy is a quality that is very prevalent throughout music. It’s been that way for as long as I can remember and even longer according to older musicians. Sometimes we tend to be jealous of the success of others, especially those to whom we share common origins. We should actually feel closer toRead More
Is She Really That Good?
Taylor Swift How do you measure musical greatness? Can you count the number of awards and accolades received? Perhaps the viewpoint of other musicians is a measuring stick of musical prominence, or not. Maybe it is the amount of adoring fans that flock to buy music? Hmmm! Well there are several artists’ today who sellRead More
Lenny Kravitz in the Movies….too
Lenny Kravitz Eclectic! That is a word we use often to describe the indescribable. A word used to explain personal taste without boundaries. I have used the word to describe my own musical listening preferences. Many times the word is used in speaking of musicians who cross industry genre lines. Why not use it inRead More
“This Is Who I Am”
Melanie Fiona It is wonderful to watch an artist grow and become special. The first recording usually is not material the artist chooses themselves. Most of the time the first album is a compilation of music to which the artist may have no personal connection. Then after meeting successful sales, the company may give theRead More
The King of Latin Pop?
Enrique Iglesias Throughout history several entertainers have been considered King or Queen of their particular genre of music. Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul. Michael Jackson was considered the King of Pop. Mary J. Blige has been crowned the Queen of Hip Hop. And years ago Whitney Houston stated that her then husband BobbyRead More
More to Say!
Jade Joi Marshall Earlier in the week, I was listening to old music from the all female R & B singing group, Jade. Many of you may remember their monster hit, “Don’t Walk Away”, but the group had two albums of music with excellent sales records. Two studio albums, “Jade to the Max” and “Mind,Read More