28 March 2010
Video of the Day: Erykah Badu - Window Seat
3 days and counting, till New Amerykah Part Two: The Return Of The Ankh. Here's her new video, in its entirety.
26 March 2010
Teddy Pendergrass Tribute
You're My Choice Tonight
Do Me
Love Is The Power
When Somebody Loves You Back
Take Me In Your Arms Tonight
Feel The Fire
Only You
You're My Latest,My Greatest Inspiration
The Love I Lost
Wake Up Everybody
Bad Luck
Satisfaction Guarantee
If I Had
Life Is A Circle
Get Up, Get Down,Get Funky, Get Loose
Hope That We Can Be Together Soon
Love T.K.O.
Cold, Cold World
Turn Out The Lights
25 March 2010
Happy Birthday to the Queen of Soul
Also be on the look out for a special show coming tomorrow in honor of a legendary birthday boy.
24 March 2010
A 1/4 of all Republicans think Obama may be the Antichrist’
Birthers, deathers, now, apparently, there are Antichristers on the Obama warpath.
The Daily Beast's John Avlon writes, "On the heels of health care, a new Harris poll reveals Republican attitudes about Obama: Two-thirds think he's a socialist, 57 percent a Muslim—and 24 percent say 'he may be the Antichrist.'"
Avlon, author of the book Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America, offers the poll as proof that "Obama Derangement Syndrome—pathological hatred of the president posing as patriotism—has infected the Republican Party."
57 percent of Republicans (32 percent overall) believe that Obama is a Muslim 45 percent of Republicans (25 percent overall) agree with the Birthers in their belief that Obama was "not born in the United States and so is not eligible to be president" 38 percent of Republicans (20 percent overall) say that Obama is "doing many of the things that Hitler did" Scariest of all, 24 percent of Republicans (14 percent overall) say that Obama "may be the Antichrist." These numbers all come from a brand-new Louis Harris poll, inspired in part by my new book Wingnuts. It demonstrates the cost of the campaign of fear and hate that has been pumped up in the service of hyper-partisanship over the past 15 months. We are playing with dynamite by demonizing our president and dividing the United States in the process. What might be good for ratings is bad for the country.
The poll, which surveyed 2,230 people right at the height of the health-care reform debate, also clearly shows that education is a barrier to extremism. Respondents without a college education are vastly more likely to believe such claims, while Americans with college degrees or better are less easily duped. It's a reminder of what the 19th-century educator Horace Mann once too-loftily said: "Ignorance breeds monsters to fill up the vacancies of the soul that are unoccupied by the verities of knowledge."
Alibi.com blogger Erin McCullough writes, "Are you a Republican who is mostly non-crazy? (Leaving the belief that most taxes are bad aside.) Then, hey: Um, tell your fellow party members to stop being so batshit."
The blogger adds,
It's hard for Democrats to want to make concessions with sane Republicans (Olympia Snowe, and, hold on ... I'll get back to you) when dingholes like Texas Rep. Neugebauer (the latest in what's becoming a trend of grown men who yell inappropriate things at work, which I can tell you from experience is not a luxury most of us have. His shout; "baby killer") stinking up the wings.The poll seems to reveal that many Republicans share beliefs with the radical Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas. The church run by Fred Phelps has been roundly criticized for picketing funerals of troops killed in the war on terror.
Anyway. Craziness. There were plenty of people spouting crazy theories about Bush Jr. during his presidency, but most of those people were sitting outside of Winnings coffee, not in Congress. Sigh.
AOL News recently noted,
Members of the church, most of them relatives of founder Fred Phelps, have shown up at dozens of military memorial services in recent years, bearing signs with slogans like "God Hates the USA" and "Thank God for Dead Soldiers."
The tiny sect holds that soldiers' deaths are God's way of punishing America for its tolerance of homosexuals. The church's Web site also refers to President Barack Obama as the "Antichrist Bloody Beast" and calls Israel a "savage hypocritical nation of filthy
23 March 2010
TV One is giving viewers a chance to pick the next artist to be featured on the next season of "Unsung".
So many Choices !! Who knows, your favorite might show up, on the next season, coming in June. The latest season has already begun (Rose Royce was first up to bat), and it was a goog one. Catch the next episode (Sylvester), of "Unsung", on their new night, Mondays at 9pm est, on TV One.
22 March 2010
Brick - Good High (1976) CD-RIP
Here We Come
Music Matic
Dazz
Can't Wait
Southern Sunset
Good High
Brick City
Sister Twister
That's What It's All About
Cameo - Alligator Woman (1982) CD-RIP
Soul Army
Flirt
Enjoy Your Life
Alligator Woman
Secrets of Time
I Owe It All to You
For You
Thanks to Silk for sharing this Cameo classic
The Commodores - Machine Gun (1974) CD-RIP
Machine Gun
Young Girls Are My Weakness
I Feel Sanctified
The Bump
Rapid Fire
Assembly Line
The Zoo (The Human Zoo)
Gonna Blow Your Mind
There's A Song In My Heart
Superman
18 March 2010
The Brothers Johnson - Right On Time (1977) CD-RIP
Runnin' For Your Lovin'
Free Yourself, Be Yourself
"Q"
Right On Time
Strawberry Letter 23
Brother Man
Never Leave You Loney
Love Is
Thanks Silk
17 March 2010
Happy Birthday Nat "King" Cole
16 March 2010
Still the King
LA Times Reports
Michael Jackson estate, Sony Music Entertainment strike distribution deal
The contract includes unreleased recordings, DVDs, video games and theater. It could be worth $250 million.
By Chris Lee
March 16, 2010
Administrators of Michael Jackson's estate and his longtime record label, Sony Music Entertainment, Monday announced a seven-year distribution deal for as many as 10 new Jackson projects, including unreleased recordings, DVDs and perhaps even video games, valued at as much as $250 million.
"We and Sony feel that the future for Michael Jackson is unlimited," said John Branca, a special administrator for the estate.
Rob Stringer, chairman of the Columbia Epic label group, a division of Sony, described the deal as a landmark for the recording industry. "The audio rights span across different projects," Stringer said. "There may be theater. There may be films and movies. There may be computer games -- or multimedia platforms that I don't know about today that will happen in 2015."
Jackson died in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009, of acute intoxication from the powerful anesthetic propofol as he was preparing for a series of comeback concerts in London.
Monday's deal eclipses such agreements as Bruce Springsteen's $110-million, seven-album deal with Columbia Records signed in 2005 and British pop crooner Robbie Williams' $150-million, five-album deal with EMI in 2002.
Although Sony enters into the new agreement at a time of plummeting album sales and widespread music industry contraction, sales of so-called "legacy acts" and Jackson's in particular, suggest the potential upside of the agreement. In the nine months since Jackson's death, more than 31 million of his albums have been sold worldwide (with two-thirds occurring overseas), according to a source with knowledge of Jackson's financial dealings who insisted on anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
Those sales and recent licensing deals have brought in close to $250 million to the estate -- easing a substantial portion of the nearly half-billion dollars in debt Jackson owed to financial institutions at the time of his death.
The Elvis Presley estate takes in between $50 million and $60 million annually through music sales and licensing deals. Jimi Hendrix's posthumously released album "Valleys of Neptune" may sell 100,000 copies in its first week of release, according to Billboard magazine.
And in addition to several recent re-releases and repackaging of the singer's CDs and movies, Frank Sinatra's estate signed a deal with Warner Music Group in 2008 to explore projects including a restaurant chain, an Old Blue Eyes-themed casino and the use of Sinatra's image to market luxury goods. The Beatles continue to thrive in the marketplace four decades after their breakup and despite the deaths of two members, John Lennon and George Harrison.
More than 60 million Beatles albums have been sold domestically since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking retail sales in 1991.
"If you look at Elvis and the Beatles, and how their brands are thriving, they only hint at what the future holds for Michael," Branca said.
Sony and the Jackson estate already have plans in place for a reissue of Jackson's multi-platinum-selling 1979 album "Off the Wall" next year that will contain a trove of new, exclusive material.
"The stuff we have in the vaults around that record is fascinating and remarkable," Stringer said. "We're going to build a whole platform with a documentary. The outtakes are fantastic! We have a lot of great stuff from around every time period (in Jackson's career). We're plowing through everything now to understand what we've got."
As well, Jackson estate co-executor John McClain -- a 40-year confidant of the entertainer who produced part of Jackson's 2001 album "Invincible" -- is spearheading the selection of an album of previously unreleased material that could hit shelves late this year.
"John McClain tells me they've got over 60 unreleased recordings that they're choosing from," Branca said. "The first album will have around 10. There's some very recent stuff and vintage stuff that deserves to be shared with Michael's fans."
15 March 2010
12 March 2010
Teddy Riley Working On New Jack Swing Movie?
Fans of New Jack Swing will soon see the influential ‘80s R&B and rap music era immortalized on the big screen. According to legendary producer and New Jack Swing creator Teddy Riley, the film will detail the rise and cultural and commercial explosion of the groove-heavy, keyboard-driven sound kicked off by Keith Sweat’s 1987 landmark album Make It Last Forever. Riley’s swinging production style instantly dominated R&B and hip hop music and eventually pop with Michael Jackson.
“We are getting ready to do a movie chronicling the early New Jack Swing era,” Riley told VIBE. “It’s going to be the new millineum Krush Groove and Boyz In The Hood all rolled up in one. New Jack City (the classic 1991 street film starring Wesley Snipes) was just scratching the surface. Barry Michael Cooper, the same writer who wrote New Jack City, originally gave my music the name New Jack Swing. So Barry and I put our heads together to do this film.”
While the movie is still being developed, Riley promises an insightful look inside the New Jack Swing scene as well as the artists and industry people who made it all happen.
“We are starting the film in the ‘80s, so part 1 will be before Michael Jackson. We are covering everything from Guy and Bobby Brown to modern R&B’s first beef, which was between Guy and New Edition. It’s going to be written by Barry Michael Cooper, with input from myself and Jeff Dyson, who was New Edition’s security. The truth shall be revealed.”
However, Riley says he won’t be handling any acting duties. He’s going to leave such thespian pursuits to the professionals.
“There will be someone playing Teddy Riley, but I’ll be narrating the film,” he explains. “The [characters] of the movie are the people who helped create the movement. The real actual people won’t be in it. We’ll have some great actors to come in and play people like Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston, and Guy. This is my time to really think outside of the box. I’m doing what I never got the chance to do which is to show how important a movement New Jack Swing really was.” —Keith Murphy
Make sure y'all go on over to Vibe.Com and support our boy Murph ~ OP
“We are getting ready to do a movie chronicling the early New Jack Swing era,” Riley told VIBE. “It’s going to be the new millineum Krush Groove and Boyz In The Hood all rolled up in one. New Jack City (the classic 1991 street film starring Wesley Snipes) was just scratching the surface. Barry Michael Cooper, the same writer who wrote New Jack City, originally gave my music the name New Jack Swing. So Barry and I put our heads together to do this film.”
While the movie is still being developed, Riley promises an insightful look inside the New Jack Swing scene as well as the artists and industry people who made it all happen.
“We are starting the film in the ‘80s, so part 1 will be before Michael Jackson. We are covering everything from Guy and Bobby Brown to modern R&B’s first beef, which was between Guy and New Edition. It’s going to be written by Barry Michael Cooper, with input from myself and Jeff Dyson, who was New Edition’s security. The truth shall be revealed.”
However, Riley says he won’t be handling any acting duties. He’s going to leave such thespian pursuits to the professionals.
“There will be someone playing Teddy Riley, but I’ll be narrating the film,” he explains. “The [characters] of the movie are the people who helped create the movement. The real actual people won’t be in it. We’ll have some great actors to come in and play people like Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston, and Guy. This is my time to really think outside of the box. I’m doing what I never got the chance to do which is to show how important a movement New Jack Swing really was.” —Keith Murphy
Make sure y'all go on over to Vibe.Com and support our boy Murph ~ OP
Tha Soul Show Vol 2
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I Can Understand It - New Birth (1973)
When The Feeling's Right - Con Funk Shun (1978)
Intimate Friends - Eddie Kendricks (1978)
The Truth - Anthony Hamilton (2005)
Mr Right - Raheem DeVaughn (2010)
Back and Forth - Mint Condition (2008)
If You Were There - The Isley Brothers (1973)
Enjoy Yourself - The Jacksons (1976)
Honey Chile - Brick (1977)
I'll Be Good To You - The Brothers Johnson (1976)
Never Give You Up - Raphael Saadiq feat Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton (2008)
Two Of Us - Cameo (1978)
Where You Are - Rahsaan Patterson (1997)
Yolon - Patrice Rushen (1976)
11 March 2010
Chris Brown Begs Fans For Help
Hey Chris we have an idea that might help .... how about making some good music for a change.... there's a novel concept
10 March 2010
Video of the Day: The Deele - Two Occasions
Since we're talking about L.A. how about a little Deele flashback for our video of the day ~ OP
L.A. Reid On The Way Out At Def Jam?
Def Jam CEO Antonio "L.A." Reid canceled a key speech at a top music event with his staff claiming his son was seriously ill -- but he really panicked over facing questions about his future with the label, sources tell Page Six.
Hundreds of top music industry suits paid up to $1,000 each to hear Reid speak at the Billboard 2010 Music & Money Symposium at the St. Regis last week.
But hours before the talk, delegates were told that his son was in the hospital with a head injury and needed surgery. Reid has four sons, from 6 to 29 years old, as well as a daughter, 8.
"There was speculation among other music executives that this was not entirely the truth. Reid didn't want to answer questions about his future with Island Def Jam," a source said. "The move left organizers panicked with no speaker with just hours to go. Vevo CEO Rio Caraeff agreed to stand in."
The Post's Peter Lauria reported last month that R&B impresario Reid is under pressure to break a cold streak following the promotion of Lucian Grainge to CEO of Universal Music Group, which owns Island Def Jam. Following disappointing sales from artists including Rihanna and Mariah Carey, Reid has been ordered to rein in his spending and bring in a hit.
A friend of the dapper Reid -- one of the most powerful men in the US music business -- told us, "L.A. had to cancel because he was called away on family business, not because his son was ill. That was just a story that went around. He isn't afraid to answer questions about his future with the label. He is about to sign J.Lo [Jennifer Lopez] and isn't going anywhere."
A rep for Island Def Jam said, "It was unfortunate, but he was called out of town on personal business and hopes to be able to participate in a future symposium." Billboard declined to comment.
09 March 2010
Michael Jackson's Secretive Life
Three Former Bodyguards Speak About Jackson, His Girlfriends and Children
05 March 2010
03 March 2010
The Sound Table with Silk & Old Pro (80's Special)
For the month of February (yeah yeah we know it's late) Silky & OP have put together a special all 80s Sound Table with wall to wall music, mixes and sounds & moments from the decade.
Survivin in the 80s - Andre Cymone
Slow Movin' - Cameo
Soul Army - Cameo
Freak-a-Ristic - Atlantic Starr
Swoop - Dazz Band
Freakshow on the Dance Floor - The Bar-Kays
Sugar Walls - Sheena Easton
Body Talk - The Deele
Waitin' on Your Love - Shock
Street Walker - Michael Jackson
Sticky Situation - Tyrone Brunson
So in Love - Ready For The World
No One's Gonna Love You - S.O.S. Band
Nights of Pleasure - Loose Ends
69 Times - Rick James
Miss Me Blind - Culture Club
The Men All Pause - Klymaxx
I Need a Freak - Sexual Harassment
Erotic City - Prince
Private Joy - Prince
Super Love - Skyy
Untouchable - Lakeside
Breathless - Mtume
Oceans Wide - Michael Cooper
I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) - Hi-Five
Help Me - Shalamar
Spend the Night (Extended Version) - Guy
02 March 2010
This is gonna be a hot 01 March 2010
Video of the Day: Freak-A-Ristic - Atlantic Starr
Staying with the 80s theme .... new showing coming tomorrow!
28 February 2010
26 February 2010
Murphy’s Law: Whitney & Mariah… Sit Down
25 February 2010
24 February 2010
Video of the Day: Round And Round - Tevin Campbell
Since P's people kill off every video he has rights to we'll have to roll with the live version from Arsenio.... good performance any way. Reminds us all of just how dope young Tevin was. ~OP
Switch -This Is My Dream (1980) CD-RIP
Love Over And Over Again
Just Imagine
All I Need Is You
You And I
What A Feeling
Without You In My Life
Why'd You Let Love Fall
We Can Make It Better
This Is My Dream
Silky1's gift to our Reunion Radio listeners
February's Sound Table Running Late
As always thanks for the support
~ OP
23 February 2010
22 February 2010
19 February 2010
17 February 2010
Rihanna has been cast in the updated version of, The Last Dragon.
EURweb *sigh*. Apparently, she'll be playing the roll that Vanity was cast in. I don't even know why they need to make a new version of this movie. Read full details at the Eurweb site.Video of the Day: Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons
A little Jacksons to help get y'all over the hump.... enjoy ~ OP
16 February 2010
Toni Braxton to Star in New Reality Series *sigh*
Toni Braxton fans, you can breathe again. Reports say Bravo has just inked the deal on the reality series featuring the singer.
Braxton mentioned the show, currently titled "Braxton Family Values," on the 2010 Grammy red carpet. Reports now say the contract has been signed.
The show will premiere in the fall, Sister2Sister Magazine
Reports say the show will also feature Braxton juggling the resurgence of her singing career with her responsibilities to her family. It will be interesting to see how her current separation from husband Keri Lewis of Mint Condition will factor into the show (if at all).
(Really? .... Do we really need this people) ~ OP
Video of the Day: Down Here In Hell (With You) - Van Hunt
One of the tighest cuts of the last decade.
12 February 2010
Silk's Love Lounge (Valentine Edition)
Happy Valentine's Day - Outkast
Love's Holiday - Earth, Wind & Fire
You And Me - Rockie Robbins
When We Get By - D'Angelo
Feelings - Van Hunt
Unforgettable Dream - The Bar-Kays
Kissing You - Faith Evans
Gimme What You Got - Al Jarreau
Holding You, Loving You - Don Blackman
I'll Send You Roses - The Deele
I Got You, Babe - DeBarge
If You Only Knew - One Way
I'm In Love With You - Koko Pop
I'm In Love With You Girl - Leroy Hutson
Let Me Inside - Mica Paris
Get Together - J Davey
When You Touch Me - Peven Everett
How - Lewis Taylor
Pop! - Don-E.
Can I - Eddie Kendricks
Break It Down - Eric Roberson
Love Is Everything - Deee-Lite
11 February 2010
Video of the Day: Me & Those Dreamin' Eyes - D'Angelo
Are the rumors true? No way of knowing but D is back today as the Reunion Radio Video of the day
10 February 2010
Silk's Black Power Hour (Part 2)
Parliament-Chocolate City
Erykah Badu-Master Teacher
Deniece Williams-Black Butterfly
Dionne Farris-Black Bird
Donny Hathaway-Little Ghetto Boy
Earth,Wind&Fire-Drum Song
D'angelo-Africa
Roy Ayers-Pretty Brown Skin
Quincy Jones-Beautiful Black Girl
DJ Spinna feat.Heavy-We Can Change This World
Stevie Wonder-Big Brother
Stevie Wonder-Black Man
Silk's Black Power Hour (Part 1)
Donnie - Welcome To The Colored Section
OP Swamp 81 - Another Day
Eddie Kendrick - My People...Hold On
Billy Paul - People Power
Leroy Hutson - Time Brings On A Change
Leroy Hutson - Closer To The Source
The Emotions - Long Way To Go
The Family Stand - Plantation Radio
Curtis Mayfield - Right On For the Darkness
The Isley Brothers - The Pride
BarKays - Deliver Us
Video of the Day: Watch Out - Patrice Rushen
We'll try and get one up a day Mon-Fri ... but y'all know how that goes lol. Any way let's kick this off with one of my all time favorite artists ... Patrice Rushen with her 1986 hit "Watch Out"... Yep Silk that clean version of Shout it Out is sounding real dope lol ~OP
06 February 2010
Just to get y'all hyped about the upcoming release from Erykah Badu
Some hotness, via her web site. Also, look for official first single, "Window Seat, coming soon. The album coming March 30th, is sure to be hot to death (and quiet as it's kept, I love the "Jump Up In The Air" track, and feel it should be the main single, but whatever).04 February 2010
Dam Funk Video
Props to Foxy Not So Brown for posting this on her blog and bringing it to our attention. Make sure to show her some love over at targetqueen
29 January 2010
Reunion Radio 365 (01-29-2010)
100% Old School Edition (70s & 80s)
You're #1 - Narada Michael Walden
Busted - The Bar-Kays
The Heat is On - The Isley Brothers
Alright With Me - The Isley Brothers
You Are - Lionel Richie
Runnin' for Your Lovin' - The Brothers Johnson
Doin' Alright - O'Bryan
Super Lady - Luther Vandross
Make Up Your Mind - Aurra
Please You - Cameo
Funky Worm - The Ohio Players
Shaky Ground - The Temptations
Work That Sucker to Death - Xavier
You're #1 - Narada Michael Walden
Busted - The Bar-Kays
The Heat is On - The Isley Brothers
Alright With Me - The Isley Brothers
You Are - Lionel Richie
Runnin' for Your Lovin' - The Brothers Johnson
Doin' Alright - O'Bryan
Super Lady - Luther Vandross
Make Up Your Mind - Aurra
Please You - Cameo
Funky Worm - The Ohio Players
Shaky Ground - The Temptations
Work That Sucker to Death - Xavier
The Reunion Radio 2009 Year End Show
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Walkin' On The Moon - The Dream
Give Me My Love (Tom Moulton Mix) - Cool Million Feat C J Anthony
Rollacoaster - Robin Thicke Feat Estelle
Toe Jammin' - First Touch
Sweet Dreams - Beyonce
Dance 4 Me - Prince
Wanna Believe It Again - Eric Roberson Feat Wayna
What You Do - Chrisette Michele Feat Ne-Yo
Valentine - Ryan Leslie
Rescue U - Ryan Leslie
10 West - Dam-Funk
$ - Prince
Sexy (I'm Not Known For Dancin') - Van Hunt
Help Somebody - Maxwell
Trouble - Ginuwine Feat Bun B
There Goes My Baby - Charlie Wilson
Whole Lotta Kisses - R Kelly
Top Of Your Lungs - Al B Sure
You Have A Friend - Jesse Johnson
Bad For Me - Eric Roberson
The Sound Table with Silk & OP [Dec 2009]
~OP
The boys are back with a show so packed with new jams you'd think it was Christmas morning already. New cuts from R Kelly, Tonex, Steve Arrington, Ryan Leslie, Robin Thicke and Angie Stone warm things up ... but the fire of the show is the brand new single from a living legend who's sound and style are as unique as her beauty. Make no mistake ... when this artist drops it's an event! It's the December edition of the Sound Table y'all ... so grab a plate, pull up a chair and get your musical grub on.
Definitely (Summer Mix) - Tonex
Glam Slam (12" mix) - Prince
Sexy Dancer - Prince
Be My #2 - R Kelly
Elevatas - Robin Thicke feat Kid Cudi
Right On Time - Steve Arrington
Rescue U - Ryan Leslie
Make It Last Forever - Donna McGhee
Soldier of Love - Sade
Suite Lady (The Proposal Jam) - Maxwell
Think Sometimes - Angie Stone
Weatherman - R Kelly
I Forgot Ur Name - Chico DeBarge
Murphy's Law - Cheri
A Cute, Sweet Love Addiction - Johnny Gill
The One - PJ Morton
Love Is All I Need - DJ Rogers
Wonderful Beautiful Amazing - DJ Rogers Jr feat India Arie
Time & Space - Roy Ayers
Generation Boogie
*Track List*
Eighties - Thomas G (2006) Tossing And Turning - Windjammer (1983) Toe Jammin' - First Touch (2009) Can't Get Enough Of Your Love - Pink Rhythm (1985) It Hurts Too Much - Glenn Jones (1984) You Used to Hold Me So Tight - Reel People Feat Angela Johnson (2007) It's Alright - NV (1983) Feel My Love - Laurice Hudson (1982) Something Else - Robin Thicke (2008) I've Just Got To Have You - Kashif (1983) Love Come Down - Evelyn "Champagne" King (1983) Give Me My Love (Tom Moulton Mix) - Cool Million (2009) So Close To You - First Touch (2009) All That's Good To Me - Rafael Cameron (1981)
26 January 2010
25 January 2010
Jill Scott Back With New Album, Two Films, Lilith Tour | Billboard.com
Lauryn Hill Surfaces at Raggamuffin Music Festival in New Zealand
~ Silky1
The Sound Table with Silk & Old Pro [Jan 2010] (click to download)
*Track List*
Ain't Leaving Without You - Jaheim
Around the Way Girl - LL Cool J
Believe In Love (Phat Phili Mix) - Teddy Pendergrass
The More I Get the More I Want - Teddy Pendergrass
I'll Never See Heaven Again - Teddy Pendergrass
The Good Times - The Jacksons
Punishing Kiss - Youngfyre feat. Okanomode
There Goes My Baby - Usher
I Don't Care - Raheem DeVaughn
Love Experience Remix Part 2 - Raheem DeVaughn
Fast Love - George Michael
Feels So Real - Patrice Rushen
Diamonds - Robin Thicke Feat Game
Two Hearts - Stephanie Mills Feat Teddy Pendergrass
Electric Love (Nicolay Mix) - Vikter Duplaix
Highlights - Van Hunt
Break It Down - Osunlade
Close the Door - Teddy Pendergrass
Somebody Told Me - Teddy Pendergrass
20 January 2010
New Sound Table Coming this Monday
Yeah I know we runnin' a little late but it's comin' ...... we promise lol. With the holidays behind us we'll be getting back to our one show per week schedule.
In this months Sound Table, we'll be featuring the music of Teddy Pendergrass along with some new jams, old favorites .... and even an R&B Hip Hop Classic.
As always new shows will be available to subscribers and for download at our podomatic page .... http://reunionradio.podomatic.com/
In this months Sound Table, we'll be featuring the music of Teddy Pendergrass along with some new jams, old favorites .... and even an R&B Hip Hop Classic.
As always new shows will be available to subscribers and for download at our podomatic page .... http://reunionradio.podomatic.com/
14 January 2010
R.I.P. Teddy Pendergrass
From EURweb.com
We Remember Teddy Pendergrass: Soul singer dies in Philadelphia.
(January 14, 2010)
*On Wednesday, Teddy Pendergrass, considered by many as the ultimate male soul singer died in Philadelphia at the age of 59.
The singer's son, Teddy Pendergrass II, said his father passed away at a hospital in suburban Philadelphia. The singer underwent colon cancer surgery eight months ago and had "a difficult recovery," his son said.
"To all his fans who loved his music, thank you," his son said. "He will live on through his music."
Pendergrass suffered a spinal cord injury and was paralyzed from the waist down in the 1982 car accident. He spent six months in a hospital but returned to recording the next year with the album "Love Language."
Although he is best known for his soulful singing and passionate love ballads, Pendergrass got his start as a drummer and in 1969 hooked up with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes.
By 1971 he had become the face and voice of the group which had signed with legendary producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff at Philadelphia International Records.
The Blue Notes scored smashes such as "The Love I Lost," "Yesterday I Had the Blues" and "Wake Up, Everybody."
It was inevitable that Pendergrass would go solo and did in 1976. And according to his website (www.teddypendergrass.com) he became the first black male singer in history to record five consecutive multi-platinum albums.
After playing to sold-out shows around the globe, tragedy struck in 1982 when he lost control of his Rolls-Royce and crashed in Philadelphia, resulting in severe spinal chord damage and paralyzing him from the waist down.
"They don't fill you with hope after something like this," Pendergrass told the Philadelphia Daily News in 2007.
"They tell you that your life is going to be shorter, but they don't know by how much."
The singer spent six months in a hospital after the accident but returned to recording the next year with the album "Love Language," Philly.com reported
In 1985 he released "Working It Back," which was followed by "Joy" (1988), "Truly Blessed" (1990) "A Little More Magic" (1993) and "You and I" (1997).
Gamble and Huff, in a joint statement, said that Pendergrass was "one of the greatest artists that the music industry has ever known, and there hasn't been another one since.
"We've lost our voice and we've lost our best friend, but we're thankful for what we had," the statement read. "It was beautiful. He was one of the best."
Earlier, Huff reminisced during an interview aired on WDAS-FM about Pendergrass' first solo performance, which was at a club in California.
"That night I saw the coming of a superstar," Huff said. "When Teddy walked out on the stage, he didn't even open his mouth and the place went crazy with screaming females. He was just so dynamic, and when he started singing, he just blew them away."
Gamble noted what it was about Pendergrass that drove all those ladies crazy.
"He was tall dark and handsome," Gamble said. "He had a magnetism about him. He was injured 28 years ago and hung in there a long time. He was strong as a bull."
Teddy Pendergrass is survived by his wife, his mother, a son, two daughters and nine grandchildren.
Watch Teddy perform (live) 'Close The Door':
Teddy performs (live) 'When Somebody Loves You Back'
13 January 2010
Haiti Earthquake Relief: How You Can Help
07 January 2010
Reunion Radio 365 [01-07-2010] (click to download)
We'll be making these available simultaneously both here and at the podomatic site. The version posted here is higher quality so given the choice this is the one to get.
*Track List*
If You're In Need - Con Funk Shun (1981)
Feelin' Free - Jermaine Jackson (1979)
Working Day & Night - Michael Jackson (1979)
Relief - R Kelly (2009)
There It Is - Shalamar (1982)
You Make Life So Good - Rahsaan Patterson (2004)
Noel Gourdin - One Love (2008)
Sweet Vacation - Lionel Richie (2006)
Funny Feelings - Commodores (1977)
In It For The Goodies - Michael Henderson (1981)
Don't Fall In Love - Tony! Toni! Toné! (1996)
What A Diff'rence A Day Makes - En Vogue (1997)
Something Special - Usher (2008)
I'll Send You Roses - The Deele (1985)
Stay Here - Ivana Santilli (2008)
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder (1977)
01 January 2010
We have arrived, in 2010 !!!!!!!!!!!!
On behalf of Me(silk), and Old P., we wanna wish everyone of our listeners, a prosperous, fulfilling beginning, in 2010. We love all of you, and appreciate you all for checking us out. Expect alot of good things from us. Peace, and much love.
Silk.
Silk.
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