Club House - Do It Again Meets Billie Jean (1983)
Club House - Do It Again Meets Billie Jean (1983)
In the morning you go gunning
For the man who stole your water
Then you fire til he is done in
But they catch you at the border
And the mourners are all singing
As they drag you by your feet
But the hangman isn't hanging
And they catch you on the street
You go back, Jack, do it again
Wheel turning round and round
You go back, Jack, do it again
When you know she's no high climber
Then you find your only friend
In a room with your two timer
And you're sure you're near the end
Then you love a little wild one
And she brings you only sorrow
All the time you know she's smiling
You'll be on your knees tomorrow
Yeah, you go back, Jack, do it again
Wheel turning round and round
You go back, Jack, do it again
She says I am the one
Billy Jean's not my lover
Billy Jean's not my lover
Billy Jean's not my lover
Billy Jean's not my lover..
Club House was an Italian house music studio group composed of Gianfranco Bortolotti, Carl Fanini, Hidalgo Serra, and Silvio Pozzoli. The group scored a hit in 1983 with a mashup medley of Steely Dan's "Do it Again" and Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean", titled "Do It Again Billie Jean" (Medley). It reached No. 7 in Ireland, No. 11 in the UK and No. 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In 1991, they hit number-one on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club chart with "Deep in My Heart". which uses portions of Kier Kirby's vocals from Deee-Lite's 1990 single "Power of Love". The same two songs in Club House's 1983 medley were also recorded as a note-for-note dance medley by the Detroit Michigan band Slingshot, which hit number-one on the dance chart with its cover version. There was a further version by Brooklyn Express, a New York studio project by Began Cekic and Eric Durham, also in 1983. Club House was also well known for the dance single "Light My Fire" (featuring Carl) which peaked at number 7 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1994. The follow-up single, "Living in the Sunshine", was not quite so successful as it only managed number 21 in the UK in July the same year.
Album
Nowhere Land (The Album) (1995)
Singles:
1983 "Do It Again/Billie Jean (medley)"/Superstition/Good Times (medley)
1987 "I'm a Man/Yeké Yeké (medley)"
1989 "I'm Alone"
1990 "Deep in My Heart"
1991 "I'm Falling Too"
1992 "Take Your Time"
1993 "Light My Fire" (featuring Carl)
1994 "Light My Fire" (Remix) - "Living in the Sunshine" (featuring Carl)
1994 "Nowhere Land" (featuring Carl)
1995 "All By Myself" (featuring Carl)
1996 "You and I"
1997 "World of Dreams"
Deee-Lite
The Smurf
Tyrone Brunson - The Smurf (12")
Tyrone Brunson (born Calvin Tyrone Brunson; March 22, 1956 – May 25, 2013) was an American singer and musician, who played the bass guitar. One of his most successful singles was an electro-funk instrumental titled "The Smurf" (1982), which reached #14 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1983 and led to further dance records about The Smurfs.
Calvin Tyrone Brunson was born in Washington, D.C.. In his early career he played is several local groups. He was the leader of the mid-1970s funk band The Family. Later he was the bassist for the late-1970s funk band Osiris. His first single, "The Smurf", released in the UK on the Mercury Records label, entered the UK Singles chart on December 25, 1982, and reached #52; it remained in the chart for 5 weeks. "The Smurf" appeared on Brunson's debut studio album, Sticky Situation. In 1983, the follow-up U.S. single, the album's title track, reached #25 on the R&B chart. In 1984, Brunson released his second studio album, Fresh. While the title track reached #22 on the R&B chart, no other singles made a significant dent on the chart. In 1984, Brunson released his third studio album, Love Triangle, but with no successful singles, the album fizzled on the charts. Later on, Brunson was a backing vocalist, most notably for the R&B/pop trio Levert. After leaving the music business in the 1990s, he became an IT instructor. Tyrone Brunson died on May 25, 2013 in Washington, D.C., at the age of 57.
Albums
Sticky Situation (Believe In a Dream, 1983)
Fresh (Believe In a Dream, 1984)
The Method (MCA, 1986)
Love Triangle (MCA, 1987)
US R&B US Dance UK
1982 "Sticky Situation" 25 — —
"The Smurf" b/w "I Need Love" 14 35 52
1983 "Hot Line" 70 —
1984 "Fresh" — 22
"Don't You Want It" b/w "In Love With You" — —
1986 "The Method" — — —
1987 "Love Triangle" (featuring Gayle Adams) b/w "Free Bee"
1988 "Say Yeah" — — —
"The Big Payback" (featuring Desi Dez) — — —
1993 "All of Me" (featuring Chanelle) 33
Lafleur - Boogie Nights Original 12 inch Version 1983
Lafleur - Boogie Nights Original 12 inch Version 1983
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Krush - House Arrest (HQ)
Krush - House Arrest (HQ)
S Express - Superfly Guy (HQ)
S Express - Superfly Guy (HQ)
S'Express (pronounced ess-express; sometimes spelled S'Xpress or S-Express; otherwise known as Victim of the Ghetto) were an English dance music act from the late 1980s, who had one of the earliest commercial successes in the acid house genre. "Theme from S'Express", which contained elements from Rose Royce's "Is It Love You're After", was one of the earliest recordings to capitalize on the emergence of sampling culture. The song went to number one in the United Kingdom for two weeks in April 1988. It also made the Hot Dance Club Party chart in the United States, (also scraping into the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number 91).
The main player in the act was disc jockey and producer Mark Moore. In 1989, the group released its debut album, Original Soundtrack, which featured a line-up of Moore, Pascal Gabriel, Jocasta, Mark D, Linda Love, and Michellé. The album consisted of slightly longer versions of S-Express's "Theme", its follow-up hits "Superfly Guy" (UK #5) and a cover version of Sly and the Family Stone's "Hey Music Lover" (UK #6; its b-side was remixed by minimalist composer Phillip Glass), along with an album's worth of new compositions. By the release of the second album Intercourse, the act was reduced to a duo of Moore with new vocalist and DJ Sonique, Although not as successful as its debut, Intercourse spawned several mid-charting UK singles and club hits, including "Nothing to Lose", co-written with Martin Gordon, as were several other tunes on the record. Sonique, already a successful DJ, eventually embarked on a solo career and produced one of the biggest club hits of the late 1990s ("It Feels So Good"). Moore went on to release many singles, remixes and albums on his own and also formed the band Needledust.
DJ Sonique..
Mark Moore..
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S-EXPRESS - Theme From S-Express [extended version].
S-EXPRESS - Theme From S-Express [extended version].
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FREEEZ - I.O.U. (MEGAMIX) (℗1982 / ©1983 / ©2013)
FREEEZ - I.O.U. (MEGAMIX) (℗1983)
A E A E I O U U, I sometimes cry
A E A E I O U U, I sometimes cry
You tell me that you love me every day
When we're alone, I really feel in love
But when we're out with friends, I see a change
You treat me bad, I feel like second best
I want your love
(I want your love)
Give me your love, girl
(Give me your love)
That's how I feel, I want to be real
I want your love
(I want your love)
Give me your love, girl
(Give me your love)
I need your touch and I
I owe you so much
A E A E I O U U, I sometimes cry
(Oh)
A E
(I really care)
A E I
(I really care)
O U U
(I really care, care, care)
I sometimes lie
Do you realize some things you say?
I know you do, it makes me so confused
I'm sure this ain't the way that love should be
Let's get it right, it's much too good to lose
I want your love
(I want your love)
Give me your love, girl
(Give me your love)
That's how I feel, I want to be real
I want your love
(I want your love)
Give me your love, girl
(Give me your love)
I need your touch and I owe you so much
A E A E I O U U, I sometimes lie
(Girl)
A E
(I really care)
A E I
(I really care)
O U U
(I really care, care, care)
I sometimes lie
(Girl)
A E
(I really care)
A E I
(I really care)
O U U
(I really care, care, care)
I sometimes lie
I need your love, I want your love
Give me your love
(Give me your love)
I need your love, I want your love, give me your love
Girl
(Girl)
I know I owe you so much but can I pay you
With just, with just one touch
And girl, I know you care
I'll never love another
To that, to that, I swear
A E A E
(I owe you girl)
I O U U, I sometimes lie, yeah
A E A E
(I owe you girl)
I O U U
(Owe you girl)
I sometimes cry
(Oh)
A E A E I O U U, I sometimes lie
Coldcut featuring Yazz & The Plastic Population - Doctorin' the House (12" version)
Coldcut featuring Yazz & The Plastic Population - Doctorin' the House (12" version)
(feat. Coldcut)
Doctorin' the house
Doctorin'
Doctorin'
We've got a hot one for you
Can you take care of it?
We've got a hot one for you
Can you take care of it?
Yeah
You just hit me!
Listen
Listen
Listen for the beatbox - beat dis!
Now who's jackin' the house? That wicked plastic man
Doctorin' the house
Doctorin'
We're doctorin' the house
Doctorin'
Doctorin'!
So clap your hands to what he's doin'! Woh
Yeah
Woh
Yeah!
Who stole the cookie from the cookie iar?
Hey
Baby
You want to dance with me?
That's right
It's an attack!
Oh
Boy
What a great record! I say
I say
The sound of now! That wicked plastic man
Doctorin' the house
Doctorin'
Listen
Listen
Listen for the beatbox - beat dis!
Now who's jackin' the house? That wicked plastic man
How do they do that? It's really quite simple
You just mingle! That wicked plastic man
Doctorin' the house
Doctorin'
Ah
Sure is cruel of you cats to leave me all alone
By myself to watch this little old kid playing actually
Say kids
What time is it?
It's time for house. I am the magnificent!
Give it to me
Give it to me
Give it to me
Give it to me
The music maker
Doctorin' the house
Doctorin'
Oh
My godness!
Ha
Ha
Ha
You'll see the plastic men are coming!
They're coming! Ha
Ha
Ha
Ha
Ha
Ha
Ha
Plastic man! Plastic man!
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Mr. FINGERS - Can U Feel It [Vocal Mix] (1987).
Mr. FINGERS - Can U Feel It [Vocal Mix] (1987).
Mr Fingers - Can You Feel It (Martin Luther King Jr Mix)
Mr Fingers - Can You Feel It (Martin Luther King Jr Mix)
mrFingers Stars 1987
Mr. Fingers Stars 1987
Larry Heard (born May 31, 1960) is an American DJ, record producer and musician who has recorded solo under various names, most notably Mr. Fingers. He is widely known as a pioneering figure in 1980s Chicago house music, and was leader of the influential group Fingers Inc, whose 1988 album Another Side was the first long-form house LP. He is regarded as a progenitor of deep house music, bridging the gap between the futurism and "posthuman tendencies" of house and the lush soulful sound of disco. His landmark 1986 single "Can You Feel It" would be a major influence on dance music.
South Side of Chicago
Born on the South Side of Chicago, Heard grew up hearing jazz and Motown at home, and could play several instruments from a young age. Before beginning his solo musical career in 1983, he was the drummer, at the age of 17, in the band Infinity (a jazz fusion cover group that included Adonis). He is sometimes cited as having been a member of the Manhattan Transfer, but Heard has denied this, saying, "[I] filled in for somebody on one show." He also worked for the US government as a benefit authorizer, which enabled him to buy his first pieces of studio equipment.
Heard began producing music in 1984 after purchasing a synthesizer and drum machine: after a few days with the gear, he had recorded three tracks that would later be regarded as landmarks of house music: "Can You Feel It". "Mystery of Love", and "Washing Machine." Despite initially not having a connection to Chicago's club scene, he eventually met singer and DJ Robert Owens at a party and the two formed the group Fingers Inc, along with Ron Wilson. The group would release the LP Another Side in 1988. Around this time, Heard also began releasing solo singles as Mr. Fingers on Trax Records and DJ International. At the end of the decade, Trax released Amnesia, which compiled Heard's early tracks; it was released without Heard's permission.
In 1989, Heard contributed to the debut album by producer Lil' Louis. In the early 1990's, he recorded with Harry Dennis as the It, before setting out on his own, signing with MCA Records as a solo act in 1991 and releasing his first official Mr. Fingers album Introduction in 1992 to international success. After the label interfered with his Mr. Fingers follow-up, he released the less dance-oriented album Sceneries Not Songs, Vol. 1 in 1995 under his given name. He continued to record intermittently in the following years, and released the Mr. Fingers album Cerebral Hemispheres in 2018. Much of Heard's music has been released and re-released under different names, including Loosefingers, Fingers, House Factors, and Trio Zero.
Studio albums
Ammnesia (1988) (as Mr. Fingers)
On Top of the World (1990) (with Harry Dennis as The It)
Introduction (1992) (as Mr. Fingers)
Back to Love (1994) (as Mr. Fingers)
Sceneries Not Songs Volume One (1994)
Sceneries Not Songs Volume Tu (1995)
Alien (1996)
Dance 2000 (1997)
Dance 2000 Part 2 (1998)
Genesis (1999)
Love's Arrival (2001)
Where Life Begins (2003)
Loose Fingers: Soundtrack from the Duality Double-Play (2005)
Cerebral Hemispheres (2018) (as Mr. Fingers)
EPs
6 Tack E.P. (1988) (as Mr. Fingers)
Mr. Fingers 2 (1991) (as Mr. Fingers)
The Calm & Chaos EP (1997)
Dance 2000: The Glasgow Connection (1998)
Dance 2000: The Chicago Connection (1999)
25 Years from Alpha (2008)
Distance Revisited EP (2012)
"Mystery of Love" (1985) (as Mr. Fingers)
"Washing Machine" (1986) (as Mr. Fingers)
"Slam Dance" (1987) (as Mr. Fingers)
"What About This Love" (1989) (as Mr. Fingers)
"Ammnesia" (1989) (as Mr. Fingers)
"Love and Juice" (1989) (as Mr. Fingers)
"Closer" (1992) (as Mr. Fingers)
"On My Way" (1992) (as Mr. Fingers)
"On a Corner Called Jazz" (1992) (as Mr. Fingers)
"Dead End Alley" (1992) (as Mr. Fingers)
"I Need You" (1994) (as Mr. Fingers)
"Black Oceans" (1994)
"Missing You" (2000)
"Direct Drive" / "Time Machine" (2001)
"Another Night (Re-Edit)" (2001)
"Praise" (2002)
"Space Jungle" (2003)
"Reminisce" (2003)
"Evening Dance" (2003)
Compilation albums
Classic Fingers (1995) (as Mr. Fingers)
SAL SOLO - SAN DAMIANO 2014 (CORBA B REMIX)
SAL SOLO SAN DAMIANO 2014 CORBA B REMIX
Sal Solo (born Christopher Scott Stevens; September 5, 1961 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England) is an English singer. Solo began his career with a band called The News, which released one 7" single on GTO Records. Then formed the pop group Classix Nouveaux, which former members of X-Ray Spex, which became associated with the burgeoning New Romantic movement. They released three albums with EMI Records, Classix Nouveaux had number one hits in Poland, Portugal, Israel, Iceland and other countries in the early 1980s. They also had one top 20 and various other top 50 hits in the United Kingdom, including "Is It a Dream", which reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart. The band split in 1985. Between 1984 and 1992, Sal Solo provided lead vocals for the French space rock group Rockets.
Hatfield House: the Old Palace, near to Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Great Britain. View of south face.
Following a pilgrimage to San Damiano in Italy, Solo embraced the Roman Catholic faith of his childhood. He had a solo hit with "San Damiano (Heart and Soul)" which reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart, and went to No. 1 in Poland. The song has since been recorded by several artists, including Aled Jones for his 2003 album Higher, which remained on the UK Albums Chart top 40 for several weeks, and earned a silver disc. In 1987, Solo became active in youth ministry in the Catholic Church in the UK. During this time, he continued to write and perform new music. In the early 1990s, he released three albums of Christian music through the Christian record label, Word Records, followed by several more released independently. In 1999, he moved to Chicago, where he works with Catholic teens in the United States and other parts of the world, speaking on matters of faith and justice, and giving concerts and youth retreats.
Life Teen is a movement within the Roman Catholic Church, Life Teen leads teenagers and their families into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church.
Sal Solo music and you
Sal Solo - music and you
1981: Classix Nouveaux: Night People (Liberty/EMI)
1982: Classix Nouveaux: La Verité (Liberty/EMI)
1983: Classix Nouveaux: Secret (Liberty/EMI)
1983: Hazan (Nazia Hassan) Dreamer Devane (EMI) (as producer)
1983: Hazan ([Nazia Hassan) Destiny (EMI) (as producer)
1983: Hazan (Nazia Hassan) Get a little closer (remix producer)
1984: Rockets: Imperception (CGD)
1985: Sal Solo: Heart & Soul (MCA)
1985: Roketz: One Way (CGD)
1991: Sal Solo: Look at Christ (Word UK)
1992: Rockets: Another Future (Polydor)
1994: Sal Solo: Through Ancient Eyes (Word UK)
1996: Sal Solo: Born to Die ( (Word UK)
1997: Classix Nouveaux: The Very Best of Classix Nouveaux (EMI UK)
1998: Sal Solo: Live! (ACTS)
1999: Sal Solo: Anno Domini (ACTS)
1999: Sal Solo: Pilgrimage – The Gospel Best of Sal Solo (ACTS)
2001: Sal Solo: I Worship (ACTS)
2001: Sal Solo: Anno Domini (Espańol) (De La Raiz)
2003: Sal Solo: NeoSacro (Espańol) (De La Raiz)
2005: Sal Solo: Yes! Best of Studio and Live (ACTS)
2005: Sal Solo: Teen Mass for the Millennium (ACTS)
2009: Sal Solo: We Cry Justice! (Heart Beat)
2012: Mathias Michael: I Believe (The Buzz) (as producer)
2012: Various Artists: NCYC'S Top Talent Volume One (The Buzz) (as producer)
2013: Fusion: "Undiscovered" (The Buzz) (as producer)
2013: Sal Solo: Acts of Worship (Heart Beat)
A Taste Of Honey ~ Boogie Oogie Oogie 1978 Disco Purrfection Version
A Taste Of Honey ~ Boogie Oogie Oogie 1978 Disco Purrfection Version
A Taste of Honey was an American recording act, formed in 1971 by associates Janice–Marie Johnson and Perry Kibble. In 1978, they had one of the best known chart-toppers of the disco era, "Boogie Oogie Oogie". After their popularity waned during the 1980s, Johnson went on to record as a solo artist and released the album One Taste of Honey which produced numerous minor hits. In 2004, Hazel Payne and Janice–Marie Johnson reunited for the first time in over 20 years to perform on the PBS specials Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion and My Music: Funky Soul Superstars.
Formed in 1971, A Taste of Honey hailed from Los Angeles, California. The members of the band consisted of Janice–Marie Johnson (vocals, co-writer, bass), Carlita Dorhan (vocals, guitar), Perry Kibble (keyboards, co-producer, co-writer) and Donald Ray Johnson (drums). Longtime friends Kibble and Janice–Marie Johnson were the original members of the band. Each had left a band to join forces, and after employing several drummers, they settled on Donald Johnson (no relation to Janice–Marie). Gregory Walker also replaced the lead singer (unnamed), who had left the band just prior to the successful release of "Boogie Oogie Oogie". Carlita Dorhan left the group in early 1976, and Hazel Payne was added.
Bustling activity on the iconic Hollywood Boulevard - Los Angeles California.
Los Angeles City
The group began to improve its sound over a period of six years prior to being discovered by Capitol Records. Hitting major cities outside of Los Angeles, they also began doing USO tours, with spots in Spain, Morocco, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, and Japan. Upon returning to Los Angeles, while playing in a nightclub, they were spotted by record producers, Fonce and Larry Mizell, who convinced Capitol Records' then vice-executive-producer, Larkin Arnold, to give them an audition. They signed a five-album contract, and billed themselves after Herb Alpert's song, A Taste of Honey. The first single, "Boogie Oogie Oogie", from their debut album A Taste of Honey, spent three weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978, and sold two million copies. The group was awarded two platinum records for the single and album, and won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 20th Grammys on February 15, 1979. Janice–Marie Johnson calls the single her "lifeline" and credits Capitol Records executive, Larkin Arnold, with ensuring they owned their own publishing. Their subsequent disco releases, such as "Do It Good" (#79 in 1979) from Another Taste, and "Rescue Me" (1980) failed to attract attention, and by 1980 the group had become a duo consisting of Johnson and Payne.
Panorama City Night View in Los Angeles California.
When recording their cover version of the Kyu Sakamoto song "Sukiyaki", from their third album, Twice As Sweet (1980), they resisted suggestions to turn it into a dance tune. As a ballad it brought them their second and final major hit of their careers in 1981, when it reached #1 on the Billboard R&B and Adult Contemporary charts and #3 on the Hot 100. A Taste of Honey released its final album, Ladies of the Eighties in 1982. It featured their final Billboard Hot 100 single, "I'll Try Something New" (#41). This cover of the Smokey Robinson and the Miracles hit from 1962 also went to #9 on the R&B charts and #29 on the Adult Contemporary. While preparing to record their fifth album in 1983, Payne left the group and Johnson went on to record as a solo artist to fulfill contractual obligations, releasing One Taste of Honey, which produced the single "Love Me Tonight", a minor hit on the R&B charts. Payne went on to become an international stage actress, appearing in a number of theatre plays around the world including Oh! What A Night.
Upon moving to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in the early 1990s to play in local night clubs and to write music for a television production, Kibble married a local music teacher, Anne-Marie LaMonde, in 1993, and become stepfather to her three children, Natalie, Marci and Gregory Pilkington. Kibble died in February 1999 of heart failure, at the age of 49. Donald Ray Johnson continues to live and play blues in Calgary, where he also married a local. Johnson released several blues albums under his own name. The following year Janice–Marie Johnson released her second solo album, Hiatus of the Heart. In 2004 Payne and Janice–Marie Johnson reunited for the first time in over twenty years to perform on the PBS specials Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion and My Music: Funky Soul Superstars. Janice–Marie Johnson, who is of Stockbridge-Munsee-Mohican heritage according to her website's biography, was inducted in the Native American Music Association Hall of Fame in 2008. Guitarist Suzanne "Minnie" Thomas died on June 15, 2015, at the age of 60.
Suzanne "Minnie" Thomas
A Taste of Honey's Perry Kibble (left), Janice Johnson, Hazel Payne and Donald Johnson celebrate their Best New Artist Grammy victory. 2/16/1979.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada Skyline.
Dennis Edwards - Don't Look Any Further (Official Music Video) ft. Siedah Garrett
Dennis Edwards ft. Siedah Garrett - Don't Look Any Further (Official Video)
Dennis Edwards Jr. (February 3rd, 1943 – February 1st, 2018) was an American soul and R&B singer who was best known as the frontman in The Temptations, on Motown Records. Edwards joined the Temptations in 1968, replacing David Ruffin and sang with the group from 1968 to 1976, 1980 to 1984 and 1987 to 1989. In the mid-1980s, he attempted a solo career, scoring a hit in 1984 with "Don't Look Any Further" (featuring Siedah Garrett). Until his death, Edwards was the lead singer of The Temptations Review, a Temptations splinter group.
Dennis Edwards Jr.
Edwards was born in Fairfield, Alabama, about eight miles from Birmingham, to Reverend Dennis Edwards Sr. He began singing as a toddler, just two years old, in his father's church. The Edwards family moved to Detroit, Michigan when Edwards was about ten years old, and Edwards would continue to sing in the church pastored by his father, eventually becoming choir director. As a teenager, Edwards joined a gospel vocal group called The Mighty Clouds of Joy, and studied music at the Detroit Conservatory of Music. He was not allowed to sing or listen to secular music at home, and his mother disapproved when he began pursuing a career singing rhythm and blues music. In 1961 he organized his own soul/jazz group. Dennis Edwards and the Fireballs. In 1961, Edwards recoreded a single for the obscure Detroit label, International Soulville Records, "I Didn't Have to (But I Did)" b/w "Johnnie on the Spot". Following time served in the US military, in 1966 Edwards auditioned for Detroit's Motown Records, where he was signed but placed on retainer. Later that year, he was assigned to join The Contours after their lead singer, Billy Gordon, fell ill. In 1967, the Contours were the opening act for several Temptations concerts, and Temptations members Eddie Kendricks and Otis Williams - who were considering replacing their own lead singer, David Ruffin (who was a personal friend of Edwards), took notice of Edwards and made his acquaintance.
Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens in Fairfield, Alabama.
The city of Fairfield, Alabama was founded in 1910. It was originally planned as a new city to house workers from the local steelworks.
The city is known for its steel industry, although in recent years the workforce has become smaller, some plants remain and can be viewed as you walk through the city.
Fairfield’s proximity to Birmingham makes it a popular place to live and allows easy access to all the city attractions.
Whether you wish to explore verdant parks, splash around in waterparks, visit local markets or play a round of golf, you can do it all near Fairfield.
Alabama Splash Adventure
Five Points South on Birmingham’s Southside dates to the 1880s.
When the furnaces of Birmingham were at their peak, affluent residents were looking for a place to live with clean, healthy air, and Five Points South was founded.
The suburb is abundant with historic buildings, churches and magical fountains, but today, it’s perhaps better known for its culinary prowess and speciality shops.
Five Points South is home to some of Birmingham’s best restaurants and cafes, from the award-winning Highlands Bar & Grill to the Hot and Hot Fish Club.
Foodies will relish the selection of International eateries in this leafy suburb, and shoppers seeking a one-of-a-kind gift, or souvenir of their stay in Alabama will adore their visit.
High on a hillside above the city of Birmingham stands the statue of Vulcan, God of fire and forge.
This 100,000-pound iron statue represents the city and its industrial heritage and can be seen for miles around.
It stands 56 feet tall on top of Red Mountain, close to Vulcan Museum, an interactive space which shows a historical timeline of Birmingham through a range of exhibits.
You can hike to the mountain via picturesque walking trails or enjoy a picnic on top while taking photos of the spectacular skyline.
The park is open till late and well-lit, so you can enjoy sunsets and the statue’s light show at dusk.
One of the region’s most popular attractions, Birmingham Botanical Gardens are an oasis of rare flowers, plants, trees and themed displays.
Whether you wish to stroll through a Bamboo Maze, discover errant wildflowers of a Cottage Garden or meditate in the Japanese and Bonsai Garden, you can do it all here.
Ornate tropical glasshouses are home to rare orchids, plants and trees such as cocoa, banana and sugar-cane, and feature colourful koi carp in pretty ponds, and outdoors, you can wander outdoor nature trails with Regal Lily’s, Handkerchief Trees and rare Wollemi Pines.
The Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham was established in the year 2000. It’s a place where locals and tourists can support Alabama businesses and farmers during the summer months by purchasing fresh produce and souvenirs.
The colourful market attracts almost a quarter of a million visitors each year and is open whether there’s sunshine or rain.
With over 100 stallholders selling fresh fruit, vegetables, baked goods, cheese, jams, flowers, arts and crafts, there’s something for everyone.
During summer months, you can watch live cooking demonstrations, listen to music, and there are activities to keep the kid’s happy too while you browse!
Detroit, Michigan
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Detroit, Michigan
Dennis Edwards & Siedah Garrett – Don't Look Any Further (Le Flex remix)
Dennis Edwards & Siedah Garrett – Don't Look Any Further (Le Flex remix)
Edwards had a relationship with singer Aretha Franklin, who stated he was the inspiration behind her 1972 soul song "Day Dreaming". Edwards was briefly married to Ruth Pointer, whom he wed in Las Vegas in 1977. The couple had one daughter, Issa Pointer, who became a member of her mother's vocal group, The Pointer Sisters. Edwards moved to Florissant, Missouri in the 1980's to be closer to his mother. Edwards died in a Chicago hospital on February 1, 2018, two days before his 75th birthday. He had been battling meningitis before his death.
Siedah Garrett with Michael Jackson.
Deborah Christine "Siedah" Garrett (born June 24th, 1960) is an American singer and songwriter who has written songs and performed backing vocals for many recording artists in the music industry, such as Michael Jackson, The Pointer Sisters, Brand New Heavies, Quincy Jones, Tevin Campbell, Donna Summer, Madonna, Jennifer Hudson among others. Garrett has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Song, and won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 50th Grammy Awards for co-writing "Love You I Do" (performed by Jennifer Hudson) for the 2006 musical film, Dreamgirls.
Garrett was born on June 24, 1960 in Los Angeles and raised in Compton, where she started singing as a child. Born Deborah Christine Garrett, she opted to change her name at age 13, because of the disdain she had towards her birth name. Garrett said, "It's a pretty name but nobody called me Deborah. It was always abbreviated to Deb, Debbie, or DeeDee. I hated it". She later changed it to Siedah, which meant "shining and star-like". As a teenager, Garrett was part of a five piece band called Black Velvet & Satin Soul, which performed Top 40 hits around various clubs. Garrett's mother was an interior designer who had singer D.J. Rogers as one of her clients. Rogers heard Garrett's singing abilities and recruited her as a background vocalist on his 1977 album, Love, Music and Life. She announced that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) when performing at the "Race To Erase MS" event in 2017.
Dionne Warwick - HEARTBREAKER (with Lyrics)
Dionne Warwick - HEARTBREAKER (with Lyrics)
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Biography
Dionne Warwick was born in East Orange, New Jersey, on December 12, 1940. The oldest of three siblings, Warwick was raised in a deeply religious and musical family. Her father Mantrel, promoted gospel records while her mother, Lee, managed the Drinkard Singers, a gospel group comprised of Warwick's aunts and uncles. At the age of fourteen, Warwick, along with her sister and cousin, formed The Gospelaires. The gospel trio sang in local churches, college campuses and African American theaters. They received widespread recognition by winning an amateur contest at the famed Apollo Theater. Over the next few years, The Gospelairs sang behind many of the most prominent artists of the time, including Dinah Washington, Chuck Jackson and Solomon Burke.
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Chuck Jackson
Solomon Burke
In 1959, Warwick received a music scholarship to the University of Hartford in Connecticut. During a session with The Drifters, music conductor and composer Burt Bacharach heard her unique voice. Warwick signed a recording contract in 1962 and her first single, "Don't Make Me Over," was a hit, attracting both R&B and pop audiences. From 1963 to 1966, Warwick achieved unprecedented success by becoming the first crossover artist to have a dozen consecutive Top 100 hits. In 1968, Warwick became the first African American solo female artist to receive a Grammy for "Do You Know the Way to San Jose." By 1970, she had recorded thirty hit singles, close to twenty best-selling albums and received a second Grammy for the album I'll Never Fall In Love Again.
Warwick brought her dynamic singing talents and commanding personality to television outlets, as well. She hosted the successful music programs Solid Gold, the Soul Train Music Awards and starred in her own show, Dionne And Friends. Warwick has used her fame and influence to support causes close to her heart. A tireless activist, Warwick has served as the U.S. ambassador of health, a post that she held through both the Ronald Reagan and George Bush administrations. As one of the first artists to heighten public awareness of the AIDS epidemic, Warwick's concerted efforts raised millions of dollars. Warwick maintains a busy schedule. She completed an international tour with Bacharach, performed with The National Opera Company of Japan, and recorded the critically acclaimed album Aquarela Do Brazil (Watercolors Of Brazil). Additionally, she runs her own television production and interior design companies. Her sons, David and Damon Elliot, are pursuing careers in the music industry as well, as the writers and producers of numerous hit songs.
Blue Lagoon - Heartbreaker (SoundsBaby Remix)
Blue Lagoon - Heartbreaker (SoundsBaby Remix)
