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EUR On the Scene: Bee Bop, Doo Wop, Broadway and the Blues
Ellia English performs at California African American Museum Black Music Month celebration event on Sun, June 5, 2011 *Los Angeles – Black Music Month takes place each year in June. Former President...
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Photos & Video: Lauryn Hill Already Back to Work After Having Child
*Wow, Ms. Lauryn Hill didn’t waste any time getting back to work after having her 6th baby on July 23. Check out snaps of her (above and below) on stage Saturday at the LA Coliseum performing at the...
View ArticleSteven Ivory: Augie Johnson was Here
*A little more than a week ago, while at the fifth annual Legends & Icons Picnic–a gathering of veteran black music industry executives, artists and media people—I ran into singer/...
View ArticlePeople of Note: Doo-Wop Returns to Lehman Center in 2015
*Doo-wop is a genre of harmonizing vocals that came out of cities like New York, Philadelphia, Newark and Detroit, et al. A music style birthed out of African American neighborhoods initially in the...
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Steven Ivory: Singer Cuba Gooding Had That Main Ingredient
*It’s one thing to sing a song. Actually selling it—-stylistically making the listener feel and believe what is being sung—-is another thing entirely. Cuba Gooding Sr, who passed away April 20 at age...
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People of Note: Doo-Wop Returns to Lehman Center in 2015
*Doo-wop is a genre of harmonizing vocals that came out of cities like New York, Philadelphia, Newark and Detroit, et al. A music style birthed out of African American neighborhoods initially in the...
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Steven Ivory: Singer Cuba Gooding Had That Main Ingredient
*It’s one thing to sing a song. Actually selling it—-stylistically making the listener feel and believe what is being sung—-is another thing entirely. Cuba Gooding Sr, who passed away April 20 at age...
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Eugene Pitt, Singer of the Classic Nickelodeon Theme Song, Dies at 80
*Eugene Pitt, a founding member of the doo-wop group The Jive Five, has died, reports The Blast. He was 80. Perhaps best known for their 1961 song, “My True Story,” the group found a new following in...
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People of Note: Doo-Wop Returns to Lehman Center in 2015
*Doo-wop is a genre of harmonizing vocals that came out of cities like New York, Philadelphia, Newark and Detroit, et al. A music style birthed out of African American neighborhoods initially in the...
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Steven Ivory: Singer Cuba Gooding Had That Main Ingredient
*It’s one thing to sing a song. Actually selling it—-stylistically making the listener feel and believe what is being sung—-is another thing entirely. Cuba Gooding Sr, who passed away April 20 at age...
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People of Note: Doo-Wop Returns to Lehman Center in 2015
The Duprees *Doo-wop is a genre of harmonizing vocals that came out of cities like New York, Philadelphia, Newark and Detroit, et al. A music style birthed out of African American neighborhoods...
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Eugene Pitt, Singer of the Classic Nickelodeon Theme Song, Dies at 80
Eugene Pitt *Eugene Pitt, a founding member of the doo-wop group The Jive Five, has died, reports The Blast. He was 80. Perhaps best known for their 1961 song, “My True Story,” the group found a new...
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