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Saxophone solo by Branford Marsalis the song was done Originally by Minnie Ripperton written by Minnie Riperton Richard Rudolph. This girl had the opportunity to be as big as Janet, she had the look and definatly the voice, love Janet but she couldn't hold a candle to this girl in a singing contest.

Minnie Julia Riperton (November 8, 1947 – July 12, 1979) was an American soul singer from Chicago, Illinois, most noted for her abilities in the whistle register and her 1975 hit single "Lovin' You". Possessing a rare five-octave vocal range, she displayed the ability to imitate instrumentation and even birds. In 1973, a college rep for Epic Records found Minnie Riperton, then a semi-retired homemaker and mother of two in Gainesville, Florida. After he heard a demo of the song "Seeing You This Way", the rep took the tape to Don Ellis, VP of A&R for Epic. Minnie signed with Epic Records and the family moved to Los Angeles, California. "Perfect Angel" turned out to be one of Minnie Riperton's best selling albums. It turned out to be the best in the UK and US. Including the rock-soul anthem "Reasons", the second single "Take A Little Trip", and the third single "Seeing You This Way", sales of the album started out slow. Epic was ready to move on to the next record, but Rudolph convinced them to release another single. With the fourth single "Lovin' You", the album really caught on. In 1974, the song went to the top of the charts in the US, number two in the UK in 1975, and number three on the R&B charts in the US. The album Perfect Angel went gold, and Minnie was finally revered as the "lady with the high voice". The album also featured the song "Every Time He Comes Around", featuring Deniece Williams as the operatic soprano in the background. People who don't know the music of Riperton well may believe her to be a one-hit wonder, despite having a fairly successful R&B career. According to the liner notes of Riperton's Petals compilation, the melody to Lovin' You was created as a distraction for Maya when she was a baby, so that Minnie and Richard could hang out. The song became a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 in the UK, and #3 on the R&B charts in the US. The song is notable not least because of Riperton's use of the whistle register. The song has been covered several times, notably by R&B singer Shanice. The song has also appeared in several movies and TV-shows, such as "South Park". In 1976 Riperton revealed to Flip Wilson, who was guest-hosting for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, that she had undergone a mastectomy due to breast cancer. At the time of her diagnosis, Minnie found out that her cancer had already spread to the lymphatic system. In spite of such a grim prognosis, Minnie continued touring in 1977 and 1978, and became the National spokesperson for the American Cancer Society 78-79, but eventually the cancer would take its toll. By June of 1979 Minnie was confined to bed and she entered Cedars Sinai Hospital for the last time on Monday July 9. On Thursday July 12, 1979, Minnie Julia Riperton died peacefully in her husband´s arms as they listened to a recording of a song Stevie Wonder had written for her.[citation needed] Her family inscribed the headstone on her grave with words of her most famous song 'Lovin you is easy cos you're beautiful' From Wikipedia Minnie Riperton - Reasons Uploaded by PeteRock Minnie riperton - lovin you Uploaded by capitainfunkk

Shanice (born Shanice Lorraine Wilson on May 14, 1973 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a Grammy Award nominated American R&B singer. Credited usually as simply Shanice, she hit big on mainstream radio with her 1991 hit "I Love Your Smile" for the Motown label, she also scored another Top 5 Billboard Hot 100 single in 1993 with "Saving Forever For You." she was discovered by A&M Records at the age of eleven, and released her debut album, Discovery in 1987, which wasn't a huge pop hit, but did score R&B chart action, and the singer a 1987 Soul Train Award nomination for Best R&B/Urban Contemporary New Artist; she lost the award to R&B singer Miki Howard. Shanice went on to sign a record deal with Motown Records in 1991. Her 1991 album Inner Child includes the popular hit single "I Love Your Smile", produced by Narada Michael Walden. Also included on Inner Child is a cover of Minnie Riperton's 1974 hit "Lovin' You". This rendition helped to bring public attention to Shanice's ability to sing in high range as Minnie Riperton and Mariah Carey[1], the latter who at the start of the 90's had reintroduced the whistling technique into pop music. In 1993, she made a guest appearance on the popular television sitcom Family Matters. After Inner Child, Shanice continued to record albums, including 21… Ways to Grow in 1994 and 1999's Shanice, produced chiefly by Babyface. On this album Shanice broke a record with her single “When I Close My Eyes”. While she has not achieved significant commercial success with her later albums, she is acknowledged as a talented singer and many of her songs appeared on various soundtracks such as Boomerang (soundtrack), Beverly Hills 90210 and The Meteor Man. She also sings backup and does studio sessions and can be heard on Toni Braxton's song "Come On Over Here" and "Un-Break My Heart." She can also be heard making vocal contributions to various video games. She is married to actor/comedian Flex Alexander, with whom she has two children: daughter Imani Shekinah and son Elijah Alexander. Shanice - I Love Your Smile Uploaded by Dante35 Shanice - Lovin' You Uploaded by capitainfunkk

"Big Time" appears to be (at least partially) in A♭ melodic minor at 116 bpm. The song's bass guitar part is unique in that backing bassist Tony Levin and then-backing drummer Jerry Marotta teamed up for the main bassline. Using one of Levin's fretless basses, Levin handled the fingerings while Marotta hit his drumsticks on the strings, which is why the bass part sounds percussive. Inspired by this sound, Levin later invented Funk Fingers, which were little drumstick ends that could be attached to the fingers to achieve a similar bass guitar effect in concert. Gabriel, successful after his smash hit "Sledgehammer", used the similarly-up-tempo "Big Time" to create another visually stunning video. The visual style was very evocative of the "Sledgehammer" video, using stop motion and claymation to show Gabriel leaving his small town for the big city. Big Time - Peter Gabriel Uploaded by Ricardo109

"Shock the Monkey" is a 1982 song by Peter Gabriel. It was released as a single and peaked at #29 in the U.S. charts. It was also included on Gabriel's fourth self-titled album, issued in the U.S. as Security. The song's title is sometimes cited as a reference to the famous experiments by Stanley Milgram described in his book Obedience to Authority, although another Gabriel song, "We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)", from his 1986 album So, deals more directly with this issue. Gabriel himself has described "Shock the Monkey" as "a love song" that examines how jealousy can release one's baser instincts. The alternative metal band Coal Chamber covered the song on their 1999 album Chamber Music. The cover featured guest vocals by Ozzy Osbourne. Hawaiian recording artist Don Ho also covered the song for the 2002 compilation album When Pigs Fly: Songs You Never Thought You'd Hear. Radio DJs Walton and Johnson use the song as an intro for their "Taser Report". An online contest was held in September 2006 by Realworld Remixed in which musicians and engineers were invited to submit a remix of the song. The original tracks were made available for download, offering a rare opportunity to work with the raw material from a hit song. The winner was Multiman's"Simian Surprise" Peter Gabriel - Shock the monkey Uploaded by Shakki

This one reminds me of some of the house parties from back in the day. Nice

Fine And Mellow -1957, Billie Holiday With Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Gerry Mulligan, Vic Dickenson, Roy Eldridge. Billie Holiday - Fine And Mellow Uploaded by alternativa

Indeed, the world is wonderful when it's not torn by human or natural destruction. No one can sing this better than Louis Armstrong. His voice is so perfect for this song.

Editorial Reviews Amazon.com This little-seen, 1947 drama is a treat for jazz fans, thanks to an otherwise creaky, if nobly intentioned story built around the music's Crescent City genesis that provides an ample excuse to turn the camera on authentic jazz greats. Nick Duquesne (Arturo De Cordova) is a Bourbon Street charmer whose gambling club provides the mythic stomping grounds for none other than Louis Armstrong, whose vocalizing sweetheart Endie, played by none other than Billie Holiday, proves no slouch herself. A newly arrived debutante, Miralee (Dorothy Patrick), arrives in New Orleans and falls first for the music and then for the roguish but ultimately gallant Nick. The movie follows knee-jerk plot machinations revolving around her family's efforts to excise Nick from her life, her own dream of mingling jazz and classical music, and the gambler's transformation into a jazz promoter. The script works in the squalor and much of the geography of Storyville and the French Quarter, even providing a contrasting look at the genteel parlor music being played in "respectable" casinos, and the casting telegraphs the production's reverence for jazz. Satchmo's other musical partners are equally serendipitous, including Kid Ory, Barney Bigard, Bud Scott, Zutty Singleton, Meade "Lux" Lewis, and Red Callender. A brief arc late in the film adds Woody Herman and his orchestra. When the musicians are featured, New Orleans is a frequent delight, with Armstrong as magnetic as always, and Holiday endearing. As an actress, she's a terrific singer, and luckily Lady Day's dialogue is far briefer than her featured vocals. The DVD version boasts additional period shorts showcasing Armstrong (1932's "A Rhapsody in Black and Blue") and Holiday's "Symphony in Black" from 1935). --Sam Sutherland This film is in the style of 1950's and 60's rock and roll movies. Billie Holiday & Louis Armstrong - Jazz Uploaded by spotless-mind Billie Holiday & Louis Armstrong Uploaded by soulpatrol Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong Uploaded by soulpatrol

Dat Dere Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Uploaded by alternativa I need a little help with this one, I know the tune but I can't recall the name. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Uploaded by alternativa

Simon included American 'roots' influences with tracks featuring Zydeco and Tex-Mex musicians. The Everly Brothers sing harmony on the title track. Linda Ronstadt appears on the track "Under African Skies", the second verse of which Simon wrote based on her childhood experiences. The group Los Lobos appear on the last track, "All Around The World or The Myth Of Fingerprints." A popular music video starring Simon and Chevy Chase was made for the hit song "You Can Call Me Al". Simon toured the album extensively featuring many of the artists from the album plus exiled South Africans Hugh Masekela and Miriam Makeba. A concert in Harare, Zimbabwe was filmed for release as "The African Concert". In 2006, the album was added to the United States National Recording Registry, along with other 24 significant recordings that year.from Wikipedia. You Can Call Me PAUL SIMON Uploaded by avajra Ladysmith Black Mambazo in Paul Simon's Gracelands Concert in Zimbabwe. Hugh Masakela on Trumpet.

"Take Me with U" was originally written for the Apollonia 6 album, but was later pulled for Purple Rain. An unfortunate result of this addition was making crucial cuts to the suite-like "Computer Blue", which circulates amongst collectors in a superior, though unreleased extended version (a portion of this second section of "Computer Blue" can be heard in the film Purple Rain as Prince walks in on the men of The Revolution rehearsing). The song "Darling Nikki" is notable for its lyrical content, which eventually led to the use of Parental Advisory stickers and imprints on album covers by ways of Tipper Gore and the Parents Music Resource Center. Purple Rain sold 13 million units in the United States, earning a Diamond Award from the Recording Industry Association of America. According to Billboard magazine, the album spent 24 consecutive weeks at #1 (August 4, 1984 to February 9, 1985), becoming one of the top soundtracks ever. Two songs from Purple Rain, "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy", would top the U.S. singles charts and were hits around the world, while the title track would go to number two on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1998 Q magazine readers voted Purple Rain the 73rd greatest album of all time; in 2001 the TV network VH1 placed it at number 18. In 1989, it was rated #2 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s. In 2003, the album was ranked number 72 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. From Wikipedia Prince & The Revolution - When Doves Cry Uploaded by Discodandan Prince - Let's Go Crazy Uploaded by pacouli prince-purple rain requiem Uploaded by funkyboye

Legend is a greatest hits collection of Bob Marley & The Wailers songs, released on May 8, 1984 (see 1984 in music). The original compilation contained 14 songs, including 10 of Marley's 11 top 40 U.K. hits at the time, plus three songs from the early configuration of the Wailers with Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston ("Stir It Up," "I Shot the Sheriff," and "Get Up, Stand Up"), and the last song released on Marley's final non-posthumous album Uprising, the fan-favorite "Redemption Song." A cassette release of the album featured two extra songs, "Punky Reggae Party" (the 11th top 40 hit), and "Easy Skanking," from the Kaya LP. These two songs were later included on both the 2002 reissue of Legend and its two-disc Deluxe Edition counterpart. To date, it has sold over 12 million copies, making it a 12X Platinum or 1X Diamond record. It is the best-selling reggae record of all time. Despite some criticisms that the compilation weighs too heavily on Marley's later career and includes little to nothing from many of his highly-regarded earlier albums (including much of the work with Tosh and Livingston), it remains a perennial seller to this day and has served as an introduction to Marley's music for many fans.From Wikipedia The Wailers in the mid-1960s. From left to right: Bunny Wailer, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh. Bob Marley in concert, Zürich, 1980 Bob Marley - Is this love (live) Uploaded by Xiou Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry Uploaded by bob2409 Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier Uploaded by hushhush112 Bob Marley - Stir It Up Uploaded by hushhush112

One of my all time favorites great post.

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Shawn that was the best! I loved it, I hope that this video really hits the airways because it was outstanding.

Dude I'm a little late on this one, but another hot one. The performance was awsome and the guitar player was really doing his thing. The only thing missing were the female voices on the chorus as on the original cut.

Other chart entries followed, notably 'Shake It Up Tonight' (US R & B number 5), 'Encore' (US R & B number 1), and 'If You Were Mine' (US R & B number 11). As far as her duet with Luther Vandross let me say that I had the priveledge of seeing them preform her athe the Westbery Music Fair with Cheryl as the opener and Luther of course the head liner. They closed the show with "If this world.." and the performance brought down the house. I have no doubt that both Tammi Terrel and Marvin Gaye were not disappointed with there version. Now they for some odd reason never did a video for this song, but a fan has made her own enjoy the music. Cheryl Lynn - Shake it up tonight (son r Uploaded by funkyvincent

You know I liked Taylor from the start on A.I. he had this Michael McDonald thing going on. He did a good job with the song, This was originally written by Sam Cooke as "Yeah Man" and released on Shake, his first posthumous album. Conley and Otis Redding updated it as a tribute to various Soul singers. I hope he will go far in his career. But I have to say I like this version a little better. Sweet soul music Uploaded by DAILEMOTION

You're Under Arrest, was released in 1985 and included another brief stylistic detour. Included on the album were his interpretations of Cyndi Lauper's ballad "Time After Time", and "Human Nature" from Michael Jackson, two contemporary pop songs, which drew criticism from the jazz press. Pop detour aside, the album was otherwise fairly well-reviewed. In response to the criticism, Davis noted that many of today's accepted jazz standards were in fact pop songs from Broadway theatre, and that he was simply updating the "standards" repertoire with new material. You're Under Arrest also proved to be Davis' final album for Columbia. With the commercial and artistic decline of fusion in the late 70s and early 80s and the disappearance of the genre-breaking Davis, a new wave of traditionalist jazz generally rejecting any advances made in the genre after 1965 emerged, to great acclaim amongst those who felt disenfranchised in a sea of fusion and free jazz. The focal point of this movement was trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, who was also signed to Columbia. Marsalis very publicly dismissed Davis' more recent fusion recordings as not being "'true' jazz", comments Davis initially shrugged off, calling Marsalis "a nice young man, only confused". This changed after Marsalis, suddenly and unannounced, appeared on stage in the midst of a Davis performance. Marsalis whispered into Davis' ear that "someone" had told him to do so; Davis replied by ordering Marsalis to leave the stage. While some fans found validity in Marsalis' criticisms, to others the brash young trumpeter's publicly insulting someone they considered a living legend was nothing short of sacrilege. Davis himself grew even more irritated at Columbia's delay releasing Aura and, perhaps, was also jealous of the unusually large publicity budget the label had granted Marsalis. The breaking point in the label/artist relationship appears to have come when a Columbia jazz producer requested Davis place a good-will birthday call to Marsalis. Davis signed with Warner Brothers shortly thereafter. Miles Davis .human nature Uploaded by capitainfunkk

Jackson never did a video for PYT, ashame it was a good song. Jackson did a demo version of the song that is on the MJ 'Ultimate Collection'. I just came across it, you can go to you tube and see what people think of it. But what do you think? ALBUM VERSION DEMO VERSION

Another video from a Jackson I have never seen. Not Michaels usual flare for videos but interesting non the less. Michael Jackson - Who Is It Uploaded by hakim93200

Hey, who didn't watch Soul Train to steal a move or two.

Another hot one Droopy, Lady T still will get people up and moving. This wasn't her best performance but still nice none the less. Of all of Rick James' protege's she was the best.

Cheryl Lynn (born Lynda Cheryl Smith, 11 March 1957, in Los Angeles, California) is a known disco, R&B and soul singer, who scored fame then success beginning in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. Lynn released her self-titled debut album, Cheryl Lynn. Produced by Toto keyboardist David Paich, the LP featured her first and biggest hit, "Got to Be Real" which was penned by Paich and Lynn, and has since been called one of the defining moments in disco. The song peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the R&B chart.From Wikipedia Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real Uploaded by maceosax