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Archive for the ‘Soul’ Category
Song of the Week #94 – “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”
Written by admin on February 20, 2012 – 10:56 pm - |
Roberta Flack’s breakthrough hit “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons. |
Tags: Ewan MacColl, George Michael, Peggy Seeger, Peter Paul and Mary, Robert Flack First Take, Roberta Flack, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Posted in Song of the Week, Soul | 1 Comment »
Whitney Houston – The Voice
Written by admin on February 18, 2012 – 10:00 pm -| As the world says goodbye to Whitney Houston, Harley Payette discusses her musical legacy and reminds us why she was one of the most important singers of the last 25 years. |
Tags: Harley Payette, Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston death, Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston Saving All My Love For You, Whitney Houston The Greatest Love of All
Posted in Obituaries, Soul | No Comments »
Song of the Week #93 – “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long”
Written by admin on February 13, 2012 – 10:48 pm - |
Otis Redding’s soulful love song “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons. |
Tags: I've Been Loving You Too Long, Otis Blue - Otis Redding Sings Soul, Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones
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Whitney Houston dies aged 48
Written by admin on February 11, 2012 – 9:47 pm -Whitney Houston has sadly died aged just 48. She was reportedly found dead in a room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel where she was due to attend a pre-Grammys party this evening. No cause of death has been given.
Houston came to prominence in the mid-1980s with the albums “Whitney Houston” (1985) and “Whitney” (1987), which produced some of the best pop songs of the decade, including “Saving All My Love for You,” “How Will I Know,” “The Greatest Love of All,” “Didn’t We Almost Have It All”, “Where Do Broken Hearts Go” and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.”
Tags: Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston death, Whitney Houston Saving All My Love For You
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to induct six classic backing groups
Written by admin on February 10, 2012 – 10:10 pm - |
Six classic backing groups, including The Crickets and The Miracles, have been added to the list of performers who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. |
Tags: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012 inductees, The Blue Caps, The Comets, The Crickets, The Famous Flames, The Midnighters, The Miracles
Posted in Awards, Motown, Rock 'n' roll, Soul | No Comments »
