Jill Scott Back With New Album, Two Films, Lilith Tour | Billboard.com

Jill Scott Back With New Album, Two Films, Lilith Tour Billboard.com The beautiful Jill Scott, gears up for a busy 2010, which will include a new album. Go Jill !!!!!

'Hope for Haiti' Raised $57 Million | Billboard.com

'Hope for Haiti' Raised $57 Million Billboard.com

Lauryn Hill Surfaces at Raggamuffin Music Festival in New Zealand

It's good to know she's still performing, but i wish she would return back to the studio Story & Video

~ Silky1

The Sound Table with Silk & Old Pro [Jan 2010] (click to download)

This month's Sound Table pays tribute to the late great Teddy Pendergrass. Teddy passed on Jan 13th 2010.... he was only 59 years old. For this show Silky1 picks some of his favorite TP songs, as well as tracking down a hard to find Teddy P remix. Along with paying respect to the soul legend, the fellas bring you new new music from Raheem DeVaughn, Jaheim, Usher, Robin Thicke, Osunlade and a yet to be released cut from up and comers Okanomode & Youngfyre. Old Pro rounds things out with a few mixes and some classic R&B from the past.










*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

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/

R.I.P. Teddy Pendergrass

We have lost yet another legend... Theodore DeReese Pendergrass passed away last night at the age of 59. Many younger R&B fans may not fully realize the impact of Teddy P ... while it may not be as obvious as a Michael Jackson, make no mistake Teddy left a mark that will last long after his passing. From his days with Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes to his ladies only solo shows ... Teddy Pendergrass will always be remembered as a shinning star of the soul scene of the 70s and early 80s. R.I.P. Teddy P ... your voice & style will never be forgotten.





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'

Haiti Earthquake Relief: How You Can Help

If you want to help, go to HuffPost Impact's Haiti Earthquake Relief page and donate to one of the organizations listed. You can also text HAITI to 90999 to give $10 to the American Red Cross.

Reunion Radio 365 [01-07-2010] (click to download)

Our standard programing similar to what was broadcast on the Reunion Radio Live 365 channel over the last couple years. These 70-75 minute all music sets are suitable for burning and contain various R&B tracks from the last 4 decades.

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)

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.

This Is It (Video) Directed by Spike Lee

Michael Jackson - This Is It - Directed by Spike Lee from 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks on Vimeo.

The Reunion Radio Christmas Show (click to download)

OP & Silk hand pick some of their favorite Christmas jams for the first ever Reunion Radio Christmas Show. The set includes a few rarely heard classic Motown holiday greetings, a Hip Hop Christmas classic and a few surprises along the way. As our gift to you this holiday season we are happy to present to you The Reunion Radio Christmas Show.











 *Track List*


Christmas Cheer - The Boyz
Holiday - Rahsaan Patterson
Christmas Jam - Patti LaBelle
Sleigh Ride - Alexander O'Neal
The Little Drummer Boy - Alexander O'Neal
Be There For Christmas - Ledisi
Christmas Everyday - Smokey Robinson
Black Christmas - The Emotions
Christmas Won't Be The Same This Year - The Jackson 5
Wonderful Christmastime - Rahsaan Patterson
Christmas in Hollis - Run DMC
Give Love On Christmas Day - Johnny Gill
Our First Christmas - Alexander O'Neal
Children's Christmas Song - The Supremes
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause - The Jackson 5
The Christmas Song - Toni Braxton
Bless This House - Brain McKnight Feat Take 6
I Want To Come Home For Christmas - Marvin Gaye
Christmas On Riverside Drive - August Darnell
Peace & Joy - Rahsaan Patterson

The Vortex (click to download)

DJ Freddie Rock's (aka Old Pro) mix show makes it's debut with a fast-paced 45 minute set featuring a good number of Prince and Prince-influenced jams.  










*Track List*

Dis Is da Drum\Rockit - Herbie Hancock
Get it Out Me - Janet Jackson
Looking for the Perfect Beat - Soul Sonic Force
Fake - Alexander O'Neal
Fishnet - Morris Day
I Wanna Get With You\Dog Me Out - Guy
Get Involved - Ginuwine Feat. Missy & Timbaland
Automatic\Little Red Corvette - Prince
Oh Sheila - Ready for the World
Glamorous Life - Sheila E
Sugarush - Sugarush Beat Company
Millionaire - Kelis Feat. Andre 3000
Fantasy - Dam-Funk
Let's Pretend We're Married - Prince
Hey Ya! - Andre 3000
Turn Your TV On - Van Hunt
Green Light - John Legend Feat. Andre 3000

The Sound Table with Silk & Old Pro [Nov 2009] (click to download)

Our two hosts reunite for the November episode of The Sound Table. This time they drop the spotlight on LA funkster Dam-Funk, featuring a few tracks from his Stone's Throw release "Toeachizown". Also in the set are new jams from Robin Thicke, Raheem DeVaughn and a new track from a long absent 80s legend. As usual the fellas round it all out with some classic tracks, good conversation and a couple mixes along the way.








*Track List*

Hood Pass Intact-Dam Funk *2009*
Everybody Get Up-Roger *1991*
More Bounce-Zapp *1980*
The Sky Is Ours-Dam Funk *2009*
Dance With Yesterday - Joi *2001*
Bulletproof-Raheem DeVaughn feat. Ludacris *2009*
Sex Therapy-Robin Thicke *2009*
Special Occasion-Syleena Johnson feat. R Kelly *2004*
Love Signals-R Kelly *2004*
Promise Not 2 Call-Ryan Leslie *2009*
Sugar Free-Juicy *1985*
Thought You Should Know-Keyshia Cole *2009*
Love Letters-Jesse Johnson *2009*
Come Correct-Tomi Jenkins feat. Jesse Johnson *2007*
You & I-Rick James *1978*
Love Gun-Rick James *1979*
Never Gonna Break Up-Ryan Leslie *2009*
We Got What It Takes - N'Dambi *2009*
My Way-Side Effect *1982*

The Aughts Vol 1 (click to download)

Old Pro spotlights some of the best tracks of the last decade.











*Track List*

Dance Tonight - Lucy Pearl (2000)
Back In The Day - Erykah Badu (2003)
Waan Cuxxing - Chocolate Butterfly (2002)
She Loves Me For Me - Prince (2001)
Something About You - Tony Rich (2006)
Popular - Van Hunt (2008)
Can't Give It Up - Sleepy Brown Feat. Big Gipp (2004)
The One - Earth, Wind & Fire Feat. Sleepy Brown (2005)
Your Girl - Mariah Carey (2005)
Make It Hot - Teena Marie (2006)
I Want You Back - Raphael Saadiq Feat. Teedra Moses (2004)
Look Whachu Done 2 Me - Mint Condition (2005)
Feels So Right - Janet Jackson (2001)
Break of Dawn - Michael Jackson (2001)
Man Overboard - O'Bryan (2007)
Sweetest Somebody I Know - Stevie Wonder (2005)

Silk's Love Lounge: Vol 1 (click to download)

Silky1 takes us on a trip through the many phases of love with a slow jam set for the ages.

*Track List*

Ryan Leslie - Valentine
Zhane - Crush
Sa-Ra - My Star
Geoffrey Williams - Let Me Be Your Baby
Andre Cymone - Baby Don't Go
Maxwell - Stop The World
Dynasty - The Only One
Patrice Rushen - The Dream
The System - Have Mercy
Johnny Gill - Let's Spend The Night
Syreeta & G.C. Cameron - Station Break For Love
Prince - International Lover
Bilal - When White Turns To Grey
Cameo - Feel Me
J Davey - No More
Bilal - When Will You Call
Don-E.-Waitin' In Vain
The Reddings - Where Did Our Love Go
The Spinners - You Made A Promise To Me
Alicia Myers - I'm So Lonely
The Ohio Players - Alone
The Ohio Players- Silly Billy
Tonex - Heart And Soul
Al Green - Stay With Me
Blackstreet - My Paradise
Bobby Caldwell - I Don't Want To Lose Your Love
Siedah Garrett - Nobody Does Me

All The Way Live (click to download)

This set is made up of various live tracks from some of the best R&B/Funk/Soul acts of the last 4 decades. Please note that not all of these are officially released tracks and thus the quality may vary. Be on the look out for part 2 coming soon.







*Track List*

All The Way Live - Lakeside
Cool - The Time
Dirty Mind - Prince
Rock With You - The Jacksons
Shake & Dance With Me - ConFunkShun
You're that Kinda Woman - Maxwell
Distant Lover - Marvin Gaye
Reasons - Earth, Wind & Fire
Why Have I Lost You - Cameo
Outstanding - The Gap Band
Shake Your Body Down (To The Ground) - The Jacksons

The Sound Table with Silk & Old Pro [Oct 2009] (click to download)

The two Reunion Radio hosts return to kick off the first episode of their new joint show. Both will continue to keep bringing you a wide variety of solo sets on Reunion Radio each week... but will also be convening once a month at "The Sound Table" to keep you up on what's hot in the world of R&B, as well as drop some old school and original mixes. So pull up a chair, grab your sweet tea and join the Reunion with your hosts Silky 1 & Old Pro for the October edition of "The Sound Table"









*Track List*

Dance 4 Me/Head - Prince
Hot Line - Ciara
Margarita - Sleepy Brown
Encore - Cheryl Lynn
Betcha She Don't Love - Evelyn King
Complex Simplicity - Teedra Moses
Intimate Connection - Kleeer
Single Life - Cameo
Love Me 4 Me - Tonex
Runaway - Janet Jackson
Make Me - Janet Jackson
Trouble - Genuwine
Nobody Jones - N'Dambi
You're Not Alone - Bobby V
Doin It Big - K'Jon
Dress Up - Sleepy Brown
Tender Lover - Babyface
Losing You - Keyshia Cole Feat. Anthony Hamilton
Point Of It All - Anthony Hamilton
Adore - Prince

Reunion Radio Show #5 (click to download)

With Co-host Silky under the weather, the Old Pro "DJ Freddie Rock" holds it down with a solo set. Stripping the show to the bone, OP heads deep into the mix in the first half of the show, lacing our ears with everything from the hardest working banding going (Mint Condition) to some old school dance floor classics. The back end of the show features some of the brightest of the new school sandwiched around a criminally underrated classic from the King of Pop.

 


*Track List*

That's The Way Love Goes - Janet Jackson (1993)
Honey - Lisa Shaw (2009)
Gratitude - Mint Condition (2008)
Working 9 to 5 - The Deele (1984)
Midas Touch - Midnight Star (1986)
When You're Far Away(club mix) - Gladys Knight (1983)
Lock & Key - Klymaxx (1984)
The Smurf - Tyrone Brunson (1983)
Hot Stuff - Raydio (1979)
You Can't Change That - Raydio (1979)
Gibberish - Ryan Leslie (2009)
Higher Than This - Ledisi (2009)
What You Do -Chrisette Michele Feat. Ne-Yo (2009)
Can We Chill - Ne-Yo (2007)
It's the Falling in Love - Michael Jackson (1979)
It's Your Love - Plantlife (2008)
Right Now - The Heart Attack (2006)
Sidestep - Robin Thicke (2008)

New Tonex Album "Circus" coming 11-7-09

Artist Spotlight: Dam-Funk

Known as Los Angeles' "Ambassador of Boogie Funk," Dãm-Funk represents the citizens of the Funkmosphere. Headquartered in the Leimert Park section of L.A., Dãm (pronounced: 'Dame' as in Damon) spent the last few years cultivating a musical renaissance rooted in the early-'80s styles known as Boogie, Modern Soul and Electro-Funk.

As a DJ/selector, Dãm attracts the most discerning Boogie Funk afficionados within driving distance of his storied Monday-night Funkmosphere parties. But it's not just collectors at the bar toasting to the melodic sounds. Anyone who grooves to the likes of Slave, Aurra, early Prince, Prelude Records and the like, will get a dose of those groups' unknown contemporaries – more obscure but equally Funk-worthy.

The next phase of the Ambassador's mission is his debut album Toeachizown: continuing the classic West Coast tradition into today's scene with Dãm's own original "Modern-Funk" compositions. By plugging in his arsenal of vintage synths and drum machines, Dãm channels the galactic harmonies of his inspiration into his own brand of new boogie. Stones Throw Records' like-minded honcho Peanut Butter Wolf brought Dãm on to the team to glide into the future with his unique, synth and bass-driven vibe. It's a promising new chapter for Southern Cali space funk. 

~ stonesthrow.com

Dâm Funk - Interview
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