David Ruffin “Walk away from love” (via...
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David Ruffin “Walk away from love” (via kgbronx631957 )
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Norman Whitfield
Ramblin' with Roger (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
Surely, my initial appreciation for songwriter Norman Whitfield came at that juncture in the career of Motown's Temptations in 1968 when David Ruffin, the lead vocalist on "My Girl" and most of the hits up to that point, left the group and was replaced by Dennis Edwards. At the same time, Whitfield became the exclusive producer for the group, and implemented what he freely admitted that he stole from...
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Norman Whitfield: A musical great passes on
Listen Up (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
Just heard the news that Motown producer/songwriter Norman Whitfield died in L.A. from diabetic complications at age 67. Whitfield was one of the all-time greats, but has, I think, been underrated and may not get his historical due, so here's...
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Raphael Saadiq: "The Way I See It"
VIBE Magazine Online (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Raphael Saadiq: "The Way I See It" Saadiq's third solo album sounds old, and that's a good thing
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Tame One Speaks On Artifacts Onstage Reunion
HipHopDX.com (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
Things haven't seemed to have changed between Tame and El Da Sensei, despite an impromptu, temporary reunion.
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Universal opens Lost Tunes to unearth forgotten gems, make money
prefix (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Universal UK has launched Lost Tunes, a deep catalog site powered by 7Digital that focuses on “exclusives, hidden gems, and ...
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“I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Any More”; or, Two Old Farts Sitting Around Commenting
The latest from newcritics (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
It all started innocently enough over at my joint when I put up this charming clip. One of the two or three regular readers of my blog, who chooses, perhaps out of laziness, to go by the moniker Anonymous, left this comment: Great 60’s Male Vocalists in No Particular Order: John Lennon Elvis Presley Paul Jones Paul McCartney Roy Orbison [...]
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Marvin Gaye's Life Story To Come To A Theatre Near You
Soulbounce.com (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
We will finally see a biopic about the life and journey of the minister of soul, Marvin Gaye. F. Gary Gary (The Italian Job) will hold the responsibility of directing Marvin with C. Gaby Mitchell (Blood Diamond) writing the script....
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How Big Is Your World? Good, Recent Rap-ish Songs
No Trivia (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
-Hot Stylez featuring Yung Joc 'Lookin' Boy' Click here to download 'Lookin' Boy' This queerby kid I used to know that went to art-school in Brooklyn told me about how one night he was taking the subway back to his room with a bunch of other art-school queerbys and this homeless black dude kept harassing him, saying stuff like “Yo, this nigga- this nigga looks like he eats cookie-dough ice cream!”....
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Singers of the past: Were they truly superior?
Listen Up (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
In reading the comments this week, I was struck by a pair from John Harmon, who made a passionate case for appreciating the great singers of the past as opposed to what he considers the overprocessed vocalists of the present...
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Friday Random Ten “Yes Even The Baby” Edition
Pandagon (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Ten songs at random from your MP3 player. Leave ‘em in comments. Here’s mine: “Maybe I Know”—They Might Be Giants “I Can't Turn Around”—Isaac Hayes “The Mole From the Ministry”—The Dukes of Stratosphear “Boule de flipper”—Corinne Charby “Tourniquet”—Rasputina “Boston Not L.A.”—The Freeze “Field Day for the Sundays”—Wire “My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)”—David Ruffin “A Fool In Love”—Ike...
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Devotion 19.75
Audiversity (Free subscription) | 02/25/2008
David Ruffin is the Truth. I’ve been working on a few things for the past month or so, but will return soon.
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Grammy playlist No. 4: My turn
Listen Up (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
The four-week series of worthy tracks from the Grammy nomination rolls comes to an end with my contribution, which follows. > Pick of the week: Say It Right, Nelly Furtado: I wanted to make this a pick of the week...
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DVD Review: Dancing In The Street
Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | 01/31/2008
Formed in 1959 the Motown brand quickly became a staple in the American popular music scene. Other labels tried to emulate the sound, but none could quite meet the unique sound that emanated from Detroit. Motown provided not only entertainment for the listener, but was also the inspiration for many up and coming musicians of [...]
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18 January Fortune Teller says
composite drawlings (Free subscription) | 01/18/2008
Your birthday today: You have a great deal of reserve power which should be used more often to your better advantage. You are cautious, yet somewhat inclined toward suspicion. You want to love and be loved in return, but you seem unable to open your heart to your friends or your family. Worse, there is nobody in the book for you to share this day with, so you'll have to settle for the company of these...
