Good Sunday Morning POU! Enjoy your day with the soulful luxurious voice of Ms. Leela James. Leela was born May 22, 1983 in Los Angeles, California. Her deep, rich, gritty vocals have drawn comparisons to Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Chaka Khan and Tina Turner. … [Read more...] about Sunday Morning Brunch featuring Leela James
Soul
Sunday Afternoon Thread: Sly and The Family Stone Week
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Wednesday Afternoon Thread: Family Week
The Staple Singers! Roebuck "Pops" Staples (1914–2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (1934–2013), Pervis (b. 1935), and Mavis (b. 1939). I'll Take You There … [Read more...] about Wednesday Afternoon Thread: Family Week
Tuesday Afternoon Thread: Family Week
Ok now......a little background: Robert Dwayne Womack (Bobby)was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1944, the third of five brothers. By the age of ten he joined his siblings Curtis, Harry, Cecil and Friendly Jr, touring the Midwest gospel circuit as the Womack Brothers. Although Bobby was left-handed, he played a right-handed guitar upside down, without restringing it, … [Read more...] about Tuesday Afternoon Thread: Family Week
Sunday Musical Brunch with Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings
Good Sunday Morning POU! Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are an American funk/soul band signed to Daptone Records. They are spearheads of a revivalist movement that aims to capture the essence of funk/soul music as it was at its height in the mid-1960s to mid-1970s. In December 2014, the band was nominated for their first Grammy, in the Best R&B Album of the Year … [Read more...] about Sunday Musical Brunch with Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings