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You've probably seen the funky intergalactic Intel Pentium commercials with "Love Rollercoaster" playing on the soundtrack. That's the Ohio Players.
The most successful group in black music history was formed in 1961 in Detroit, Michigan, USA, by former members of two local R&B outfits.
Temptations - Classic Motown
The Moonglows , The Originals , Martha and the Vandellas , Tammi Terrell , Mary Wells , Kim Weston , Diana Ross , Harvey Fuqua , Stevie Wonder , Smokey Robinson , Berry Gordy , Don Hussein Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye (he added the 'e' as a young man), was an acclaimed American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range , [ 2 ] who achieved major success in the 1960s and 1970s as an artist for the Motown Records label.
Marvin Gaye - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Signed to the Stax record label during the 1960s and 1970s, Hayes played an important role in shaping the "Memphis sound".
Isaac Hayes Discography at Discogs
WAR is coming... celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2011 * This 2-CD ICON collection expands on the single disc "hits" set issued last fall, with 12 more tracks from their incredible catalog, personally selected by WAR's longtime manager Jerry Goldstein * Highlights include the WAR classics "Why Can't We Be Friends?
War The Band Official Web Site - Home Page
photos courtesy of Ben Monroe Kool & The Gang found a special sound at the unique intersection of jazz, r&b, funk and pop. Their music has been created by the same core of players for over thirty years: Robert "Kool" Bell, his brother Khalis Bayyan, their longtime friends Dennis "DT" Thomas and George "Funky" Brown, and past members Robert "Spike" Mickens, the late Charles Smith, Ricky West, and Woody Sparrow.
Kool and the Gang
'LIVE AT LAST' Fan Poster! As a small token of appreciation for all of Stevie’s fans around the world, here’s a very special poster with just some of your fantastic online reviews of ‘Live At Last’! "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” Fulfills The Dying Wish Of A Father Who Wanted To Provide A Happy And Safe Home For His Wife And Their Special-Needs Children Adopted From China, In A Special Two Hour Episode Legendary Singer Stevie Wonder Performs a Private Concert for the Family at their New Home Loving father and husband George Kadzis, from Tallahassee, Florida, had been battling brain cancer.
Stevie Wonder Official Site
Today it is six months since Gil passed away. Here is a newly edited video for I’ll Take Care Of You from his last studio album, I’m New Here. From The Observer : “Jamie Byng, publisher of Canongate Books, was a friend of Gil Scott-Heron for more than 20 years. During 2010 they recorded this interview in London where the rapper-poet talked about his life and work, interspersed with intimate performances of his music. A fuller version of the film is to be released later in 2011.” As you will be aware, English airspace has been closed due to volcanic ash spreading across the UK from Iceland.
Gil Scott-Heron
The Official Sly Stone Site
With careers spanning over 40 years, Sly and the Family Stone have become undoubtedly one of the most influential, game-changing bands to have graced the world of music. Chart-topping singles such as “Dance to the Music,” “Everyday People” and “Hot Fun in the Summertime”, and groundbreaking albums such as Stand (1969) and There’s a Riot Goin’ On (1971), are all arguably so innovative that they were decades, centuries, thousands of light-years ahead of their time.