RONNIE MCNEIR OF THE FOUR TOPS
MAC'S NEIGHBORHOOD
Sixteen year old Brandi has a debilitating illness, which
leaves her virtually unable to walk and completely
dependant on an array of drugs ranging to fentenyl patches
to vicodin. It is a rare and unheard of condition
for a person of her age... and there is an experimental surgery
available at Cedar -Sinai in Los Angeles, yet her mothers
insurance
will not cover any experimental surgery, and Brandy is for
all practical purposes uninsurable.
Please visit her website for the full story and ways you can help.
Anything from a donation to leaving a message of support
in her guestbook will be appreciated.
FOX 2 is known for trendsetting advancements in media.
Living to its reputation, this Web site will be an online leader
for local news, enhancing the way viewers obtain information
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Hitsville Casino is a unique online concept combining the
excitement of casino gaming with merchandising,
skill games and play-for-fun sites each with the look
and sounds of the Hitsville music legends known the
world over.
The Music Business Analyzer is an innovative, web-based
and educational software program that serves music
producers, songwriters and students.
Theo Peoples, son of a preacher, was discovered
by RonTyson in 1992 and tapped to replace
Richard Street in the long-lived Motown group
the Temptations. Peoples eventually left The
Temptations in 1998 and ended up joining another
classic-era Motown act, The Four Tops where he
currently sings lead with fellow bandmates,
Ronnie McNeir, Roquel Payton Jr. and orginal
member and founder, Duke Fakir.
FOUR TOPS FAN SITES
Ronnie "Sport Coat" Overton is one of the baddest bass
players on the planet today. He has an interesting story
to tell and a new CD coming soon. Check him out.
DETROIT SOUL UK
My good friend Roy brings you the sights and sounds
of Northern Soul
Joe Madison is so renowned by his early morning
radio audience that he is known by many by one name
only, "Madison the Black Eagle". You can't pigeonhole
the Black Eagle. He is on the case daily, challenging the
status quo and ensuring that people of color are not
undervalued, underestimated or marginalized.
Thousands wake up in the nation's capital listening
to the Black Eagle on WOL - AM.
On the radio & online:
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Weeknights: 7PM - 12 Midnight | THE QUIET STORM
Sundays: 12PM - 3PM
Your choice for old school, soul, classics and R&B.
Hosted by Maurice The Voice Watts. Now 24 hours daily.
Composer/saxophonist KIRK WHALUM
brings a world of wisdom to his music
He's famous for the warm purity of tone
that he creates with the tenor and soprano sax.
It's a sound he's worked long and hard to develop,
though he feels it stems from an innate gift. "It's
about getting out of the way," he says, during an
interview in a Burbank hotel room. "The closer you
get to the original voice God gave you, the more impact
it can have on people." ...ASCAP/Kirk Whalum
Born and raised in North Carolina with a degree
in music from Mars Hill College, Royce has toured
with The Duke Ellington Orchestra, sung on many
commercials and has recorded his first CD on Xylon
Records. He currently sings the National Anthem for
the Detroit Pistons. Royce is the featured singer for
“A Great Time In Detroit” campaign and commercial
for the city of Detroit’s Visitors and Convention Bureau
which can be seen nationwide. He is also the driving voice
of the fabulous Simone Vitale Band featured on the new
CD “Goin’ Home ‘Round Midnight” with The Four Tops &
Symphony Orchestra, a collaboration of smooth, jazzy love songs.
Ron Tyson - One of the premier performers of the day, Ron Tyson
set himself apart in the early daus of R&B in the City of Brotherly Love.
Ron worked as an accomplished vocalist, oproducer, and songwriter
long before his first appearance with the Temptations on Motown 25 in
1983. His musical career has continued to span the decades as he still
performs all over the world with the Temptations.
ALI OLLIE WOODSON - is recognized as one of the most distinguished
voices in the music world today. Formerly the lead singer of the
TEMPTATIONS, Ali Woodson continues to consistently enrapture
audiences with his sparkling voice.
THE CHANCELLOR OF SOUL, Mike Boone is a disc jockey,
advocate, journalist and speaker. A champion fighter who
is keeping alive the history and legacies of music's greatest
soul artists.He provides recognition for those who have graced
the public with their unique talents
and whose contributions to the world of music might otherwise
go unnoticed.
In addition to his work as music director and keyboard player for
The Legendary Temptations, Al McKenzie has written and recorded
his CD entitled, "Is it love". The CD features a mixture of smooth
instrumental and vocal jazz and sensual rhythm and blues.
Vel Omarr credits Sam Cooke with being his singing inspiration
from childhood. Mastering Cooke's vocal techniques and stage
presence have made him a sought-after vocalist throughout America.
New York City's Undiscovered Vocal Group:
The Fellas were formed in the winter of 1989. Initially known
as VISION, the group consisted of founding members,
Joe Rivera III (lead vocals/1st tenor), Luis Mercado
(lead vocals/baritone), Ricardo Wright (lead vocals/1st tenor)
and Andrew 'Drew' Rhoden (lead vocals/2nd tenor) and
Anthony Cooper Jr.
Earl Lewis became the lead singer of the Channels in
1956 when he replaced a former member. Earl hails from
NYC and began singing while working on his newspaper route
as a boy. It was there where Earl began writing his own material.
Earl's voice is still in rare form; he continues to sing his
material in their original key.Jack Brown,Baritone/Bass vocals,
has been a member of Earl Lewis & The Channels since 1969.
Salahuddin (pronounced Sa-la-hoo-deen) former member of
The Roamers in 1954 and acapella group The Attributes.
Joe Rivera III,2nd tenor & 1st tenor vocals hails from the Bronx
and began singing in high school. Joe plays keyboards and is a
Christian who loves the LORD JESUS. His influences are
Sam Cooke, David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks and Billy Stewart.
Earl Lewis and the Channels official website
Rod Tate is a saxophonist/songwriter.
As a performer, he has opened for contemporary jazz group
Spyro Gyra, contemporary jazz guitarist Chuck Loeb,
contemporary jazz artists Bob Baldwin, Marion Meadows,
Phil Perry and Ramsey Lewis. He has also opened for Gospel
artist Richard Smallwood and gospel jazz keyboardist
Ben Tankard, as well as comedian/actor Tommy Davidson.
Rod has also appeared on Black Entertainment Television's
(B.E.T.) segment of Jazz Discoveries. Rod is a full-time
musician based out of his hometown of St. Louis, MO.
Greg Haynes, an independent recording artist, has
completed (1) music video “Dance Like David” (5)
CD projects; Live & Direct, “I String Because I’m
Happy” Volumes I & II, Smooth Jazz/Gospel & A
Taste of Christmas. And now his newest CD/DVD
Release is “Can I Testify?” Featuring the “Next Generation Band”.
N Tha Mixx is one of the hottest, live, high energy,
Colorado Based bands of all time. With the bands seven
member group, N Tha Mixx defines "Excitement". The bands
distinctive style and raw energy will never leave the dance floor
empty. Always dynamite on stage with their unmistakable sound
and electrifying showmanship, N Tha Mixx combines all the
greatest sounds of R&B, Funk and Motown, to create their
own Mixx of "Rock and Soul".
SOULFUL DETROIT - is a Motown, Northern Soul, Classic
Soul and Contemporary Soul Site. Originally conceived by
Lowell Boileau and David Meikle as a tribute to Northern
and Detroit Soul. Soulful Detroit is moderated by
Ralph Terrana, founder of Tera Shirma Studio.
Ralph Terrana - Musician, songwriter, producer,
arranger, studio manager and sound man, Ralph
Terrana has done it all. And here he tells it all, from
the early days with the Glo-Worms and The Sunliners - red
hot band that would go on to become the legendary
Rare Earth - creating, owning and running the fabled
Tera Shirma studios in Detroit, playing with Johnny
and The Hurricanes, taking charge of Hitsville USA,
home of the world-famous Motown Sound, and working
with artists such as Meatloaf and Jeff Beck, producers like
Andrew Loog Oldham, and music luminaries including
Norman Whitfield, Harry Balk, Holland-Dozier-Holland,
Frank Wilson and the Funk Brothers, to a quieter post-Motown
life on the West Coast, with his new wife, Jesse. This book
is enriched with the flavour of the times, the music and the
personalities that provided - and continue to provide - the
soundtrack to billions of lives.
Bank House Books, The Heart and Soul of the Music
MIX 92.3WMXD Fm broadcasts Classic Soul and
today's R &B out of Detroit, Michigan and LIVE on the net.
HITSVILLE SOUL CLUB is for fans
of Rare Soul, Detroit, Motown, R&B and up-tempo
Soul Music. DJs, collectors and music fans can read
about, listen to, interact with, discuss and share our
love of the music and its artists.
In The Basement Magazine is dedicated to "Real"
Soul including southern, bluesoul and northern with
news, views, features, gig reports, vinyl spotlight and
masses of reviews of CD releases of new and reissued material.
'Listen to the music of Contemporary Jazz band
Midnight Siren'. June's Featured Artist in Jazz at cdreviewsbyyou.
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demanding artists. "Barry Keenan can make a pig sound
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