Chuck Jackson

1937 - Uptown R&B master Chuck Jackson ("I Don't Want ...

VH1 (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008

The Dynamics - Ain't No Sun (Since You've Been Gone)

Funky16Corners (Free subscription) | 05/23/2008

The Dynamics “Listen - The Dynamics - Ain't No Sun (Since You've Been Gone) - MP3″ Greetings all. If you're reading this, it should be apparent that at least a few of us made it to the end of the week with our wits about us. I should note that on Monday, though you may stop here for [...]

Senators Hear From Alzheimer's Patients

ABC News (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

Patients and caregivers ask for greater research commitment.

Chuck Jackson to Testify at U.S. Senate Hearing on Alzheimer’s

The Tangled Neuron (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

My friend Chuck Jackson, who along with many family members has early onset Alzheimer’s disease, will testify at a U.S. Senate hearing on Alzheimer’s tomorrow (Wednesday May 14th). The hearing starts at 10:30 AM eastern time. A link to the...

Today, April 25th, is the birthday

NewMexiKen (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008

… of Jerry Leiber. He’s 75. Leiber and partner Mike Stoller are in the Rock and Roll and Songwriters halls of fame. By the time they were 20, in just three years of working together, their early songs had been recorded by a collection of true all-stars in the rhythm and blues genre including [...]

Friday Random Ten “The 80s Were My 1967″ Edition

Pandagon (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008

Ten songs at random from the MP3 player. Leave yours in comments: “Straight To Hell”—The Clash “Political Song For Michael Jackson To Sing”—The Minutemen “I Keep Forgettin’”—Chuck Jackson “Tom Courtenay”—Yo La Tengo “Linkwalk”—The Blakes “Creep”—The Afghan Whigs (I’m somewhat so-so on this band, but this really is a fucking badass cover of a song that was already something that I [...]

Reissue Desires: Azar Lawrence’s Bridge Into The New Age

The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008

What do Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Horace Tapscott, Earth, Wind & Fire, Frank Zappa, Busta Rhymes, Billy Higgins, Chuck Jackson and the lost funk group Chameleon all have in common? Los Angeles saxophonist Azar Lawrence, that’s what. Released in 1974 on Prestige, Bridge Into The New Age was the first of three albums [...]

Northern soul poster

Bayrdier (Free subscription) | 04/01/2008

Here's your chance to bid on a great Northern Soul concert poster from Atlanta '64. The poster features Solomon Burke, Jerry Butler, Chuck Jackson, The Tams, Jackie Ross, The Drifters, Betty Everett and Patti LaBelle. It's a limited print and...

DVD Review: Don't Forget The Motorcity

Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | 03/23/2008

If you love the Motown sound, this 3 DVD set is for you! 100 classic videos featuring just about every Motown artist known to man. Motown may not be as popular now as it once was, but for many years it was the ‘de facto’ standard for music, to record on the vaunted label was a [...]

White Rabbits Share SXSW Playlist

The Music Slut (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008

Drummer Jamie Levinson picked: Pavement - Range Life Can - Turtles Have Short Legs Chuck Jackson - I Keep Forgettin' The Troggs - Night Of The Long Grass Fleetwood Mac - That's Enough For Me For explanations behind each selection, head here. Visit White Rabbits on MySpace. Photo courtesy of D. Yee . MP3: White Rabbits - Kid On My Shoulders

Chuck Jackson - Tell Him I'm Not Home

The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 02/28/2008

in post click to read post from Moistworks .

Copeland Forbes hospitalised in Miami

Nice Up (Free subscription) | 11/21/2007

Well-known reggae tours organiser/artiste manager/talent scout, Copeland Forbes, has been admitted to hospital in Miami and is undergoing treatment for pneumonia.

Donald Fagen on stage in New York November 26!

Radio Dupree (Free subscription) | 11/05/2007

Donald Fagen is one of the artists playing the 2007 Gala Benefit Concert of the Lauri Strauss Leukemia Foundation on Monday, November 26, 7 p.m. at Carnegie Hall, New York. Legendary songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller will be honored and among the headliners besides Donald we find Na talie Cole, Ben E. King and Chuck Jackson . Tickets are on sale. Read more about it here .

Lauri Strauss Leukemia Foundation: Leiber & Stoller, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Songwriters, to Be Honored at Gala Benefit Concert for Lauri Strauss Leukemia Foundation

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/05/2007

NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Elvis's "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock," Peggy Lee's "Is That All There Is'," Ben E. King's "Stand By Me," Wilbert Harrison's "Kansas City," The Coasters' "Yakety Yak," and the record-setting Broadway musical revue, "Smokey Joe's Café" -- these and dozens of other R&B and rock and roll hits were created by the legendary, Grammy Award-winning songwriters, Jerry Leiber and...

Courtesy from Mr Curtis...SEE?

A BUCK'S Blogography (Free subscription) | 08/27/2007

Often on Sunday nights I listen to a show hosted by one Don Curtis and often, I Email him with comments both positive and negative. I used to work for a group of his stations. I've yet to get a response and certainly not a correction. I've made him aware when whoever helps him put together his show slips him a re-record of a song. They are easy to find and generally not as good as the originals at...