State & Lake

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Last night I was listening to some oldies, really old oldies and Joe Tex hit my mind but this song was not the song I was thinking about at the time.  I was thinking “Skinny Legs and All”, “I Gotcha” and other similar songs.  Those were his more popular songs but there were others.  [...]

I love this song for so many reasons, some unmentionable.  I have been thinking about this song for so long I decided to see if it was on YouTube and it is.
Funny, I did not like the song when it came out in 95/96, but for some reason it has grown on me — probably [...]

Only because I love this song and I’m waiting for Tracy Chapman’s new release due out in November entitled Our Bright Future.  According to About Tracy Chapman dot Net, the new album was recorded here in Los Angeles over the summer and is due out November 11, 2008.  The Our Bright Future Tour is currently [...]

The brother that played the mean sax with the Dave Matthews Band and a founding member, Leroi Moore, died today reportedly from sudden complications stemming from an ATV accident he had in June on his farm near Charlottesville, Virginia.   Moore recently relocated to his home in Los Angeles to undergo intensive physical rehabilitation.  He was [...]

Isaac Hayes, pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose “Theme From Shaft” won Academy and Grammy awards, was found dead at his home today in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 65.
Relatives found Hayes, 65, unconscious in his home next to a still-running treadmill, said Steve Shular, a spokesman for the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department.  Hayes was pronounced [...]

I love this guy and I will admit, I have two albums of his and I couldn’t tell you what the guy was saying for most of the songs.  What I can say is he sings with such passion the words are lost and his voice leads me along the way.  I get it.
According to [...]

I stumbled upon a story last week while catching up on my papers and magazines. The story was written by Mark Price of the Associated Press and was about Curtis McNair, former Art Director at Motown Records and a man of firsts.
According to the article, McNair, 75, would rather be known for marching for [...]

Regina Belle performs for President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush during a Black Music Month celebration in the East Room of the White House on June 30, 2001. WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BY PAUL MORSE
I wondered where sistah went. I’ve been clinging to all of those old soulful songs [...]