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If today's music just doesn't make you get your groove on, then you'll feel right at home at SoulClassics247.com! Smooth Old School Soul from the 60's through the 80's with a pinch from the 50's and the early 90's. No blabbering DJ's, minimal interruptions, and the soul hits you grew up with.
So Sad – Whitney Houston
At this point, most people have already heard of the death of Whitney Houston on the eve of the Grammy Awards. She had been scheduled to attend a party just a couple of hours later hosted by Clive Davis, Founder of Arista Records, her mentor and the one that signed her to the label when she was 19. Her first album was “Whitney” and spawned hits like “You Give Good Love” and others. Those of us in the radio and music industry knew about her a year or two earlier through background vocals such as on the Teddy Pendergrass hit single “Hold Me.” The duet is actually on her first album “Whitney.” Yesterday, I briefly noted on my Facebook feed that Whitney Houston had died. I had actually learned that through a fellow patron at the Burke Cigar who had seen it on Twitter. At that point I had not seen it anywhere else, not on Fox News, Not on CNN, or even Yahoo. On my way home News 99.1 (WNEW) briefly mentioned it but had no details.
Whitney was from a family of famous singers, Cissy Houston, Thelma Houston, Dionne Warwick to name a few. Somehow, I feel like I am leaving someone out. She will be missed – D.A.
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Jamal Muhammed WPFW Jazz Historian/DJ passes
Jamal Muhammed. You may not know who he is or some of the artists he played on WPFW-FM in Washington, D.C. but you knew the artists that those artists influenced and they are likely many. Jamal Muhammed is known as a walking encyclopedia on Jazz History and will be missed by many in the community who loved him.
Don Cornelius Rolls Out!
On this first day of Black History Month, we hear from CNN that Don Cornelius has died from a gunshot would at age 75. It is believed to be a suicide. Don had mentioned to a judge in a divorce proceeding in 2009 that he was suffering from health issues so this may be the reason if it was in fact a suicide as indicated by both TMZ.com and CNN. Don Cornelius was a legend in the music business. I remember watching Soul Train as a kid on Saturday afternoons. – D.A.
RockNSoulClassics!
This stream has been active for a few years. The economy had caused us to make it limited access.However, with the improving economy, we have now updated and opened up the better sound quality more uptempo version of SoulClassics247.com. Great for a party whether it’s for two or two hundred. Enjoy!
The “Do Not Call” list May Be Irrelevant
You might call this the Duck’s tip of the week (more like year). I just stumbled across something that most people might have already figured out…or maybe not. This morning, I got a call on my landline from a company referring to itself on my caller ID as “Hellcom.” How nice. Would I want to do business with a company with a name like that? I thought that was the pseudonym for Verizon. I had to check it out. It seems 800notes.com has some info from previous posters on this number. Someone mentioned on one of the posts that they had a Panasonic phone that blocked out any unwanted numbers. I went online to my phone company and the service is available at the carrier level. Yes as easy as *64 then pound and then the number and pound again or just #01# for the latest number. The next time they call they get an automatic hang up. Sure beats remembering to add your number to the “do not call” list every year or two (or whatever the term is). Plus, you can block out the ex-girlfriends number, and other calls (political) not necessarily covered by the government’s list.
I expect that all mobile phones have the same or similar feature. I rarely get any junk calls on that number because I don’t just give it out to just anyone. The main reason I keep a landline is that I give that number to companies I do business with and or other entities that may have the urge to call and try to upsell me. My landline is basically the gatekeeper for mostly unwanted calls and now I should be getting less of those. I went through my entire caller ID and quickly cross checked it against 800 notes (took about 10 minuted) and blocked all those junk numbers out with the flick of my wrist. Ain’t technology great? – D.A.
Jazz Legend John Levy
John Levy was a bassist and should be noted as the first major black personal manager in the the music business covering Pop and Jazz. He performed with such notable artist as Billy Holiday, Billy Taylor and others. Some of his clients included Nancy Wilson, Cannonball Adderly, and Ramsey Lewis. He passed away this past Friday, January 20th in his sleep at age 99 (the best way to go) in Altadena, California. More from the Grio.