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PrintableCan't wait 4 the Bar-Kays episode. They deserve to be in the Rock Hall...Some of the funkiest music ever recorded. Bout time someone told their story... Exiles of the Nation
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phunkdaddy said: SoulAlive said: Her story also promises to be interesting.She was engaged to Johnny Gill at one point.In 1990,she left secular music to concentrate on gospel music. Hmm. Never knew she was engaged to Johnny. I did know she left secular music for gospel but never heard any of her output. The last secular thing i remember her doing is Where Do We Go From Here with Johnny. Yeah,that's from her final Motown album,in 1989.After that,she said goodbye to secular music and began singing gospel.She had a good 10-year run,with several big R&B hits. Interestingly,she opened for the Jacksons on their 1981 'Triumph' tour.I'm sure she will talk about that experience.Something else she may mention: her disastrous 1985 album 'I'm Not The Same Girl',an album that she has described as "a bunch of Whitney Houston rejects".It was her first real flop. | |
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scriptgirl said: Did Gwen Dickey leave the biz when she left the band?
She left the US and moved to Europe where she still performs regularly.Here's a recent performance: | |
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Cool to see Gwen is still out there. Don't laugh at my funk
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MissEmeraldCity said: sosgemini said: The hell it is. Their research is paper thin. The bulk of the info can be found with a quick google search or wiki read. Truly disappointed in how low the quality of these shows are. 
My people deserve better. Errr.... I can see your point but saying the research is paper thin is a little extreme. SSome episodes are definitely better than others. Sometimes it's not necessarily about uncovering all the unknown tidits, but bringing paper facts "to life" and putting the faces behind the stories out there. You've got a point. I loved the Minnie Riperton Unsung but each preceding show has left me disappointed. Space for sale... | |
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The first season of Unsung was the best so far "Lack of home training crosses all boundaries." | |
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scriptgirl said: The first season of Unsung was the best so far
For the artists they featured...for sure. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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LittleBLUECorvette said: Sylvester Yay!  | |
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looks like another great season
cant wait to hear how the Rose Royce episode is spun Life has a way of making you live it. . . . | |
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Paris9748430 said: Unfortunately, I switched to Dish Network from DirecTV, and they don't have TVOne.
I know I can count on the org to bring the youtubeage when it airs!!! Thank God for online pirating. Even if you missed last nights news, you know that SOMEBODY will upload it SOMEWHERE on internet.  | |
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phunkdaddy said: Cool to see Gwen is still out there.
yeah,and she still sounds good.It's a shame that she hasn't reunited with Rose Royce yet.I see them in concert from time to time,but they always have a different female vocalist. | |
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SoulAlive said: phunkdaddy said: Hmm. Never knew she was engaged to Johnny. I did know she left secular music for gospel but never heard any of her output. The last secular thing i remember her doing is Where Do We Go From Here with Johnny. Yeah,that's from her final Motown album,in 1989.After that,she said goodbye to secular music and began singing gospel.She had a good 10-year run,with several big R&B hits. Interestingly,she opened for the Jacksons on their 1981 'Triumph' tour.I'm sure she will talk about that experience.Something else she may mention: her disastrous 1985 album 'I'm Not The Same Girl',an album that she has described as "a bunch of Whitney Houston rejects".It was her first real flop. shit if she has footage from the Triumph tour, I may have to give her a call "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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DAMMIT!!!!! We want one on the NEW BIRTH!!!!!
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woogiebear said: DAMMIT!!!!! We want one on the NEW BIRTH!!!!!
I would have said some other groups other than New Birth. Cameo Anita Baker (she never gets acknowledged) The Whispers Labelle (the group and not just Patti) The Pointer Sisters Jodeci All of these acts deserve to be featured to me. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Jodeci is too new, everyone knows the Pointers, New Birth is too obscure "Lack of home training crosses all boundaries." | |
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scriptgirl said: Jodeci is too new, everyone knows the Pointers, New Birth is too obscure
Not everyone knows the story of the Pointer Sisters. Their story has great high points, low points and tragedy. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: scriptgirl said: Jodeci is too new, everyone knows the Pointers, New Birth is too obscure
Not everyone knows the story of the Pointer Sisters. Their story has great high points, low points and tragedy. Yep. Not a lot of people know how all the Pointers suffered under the glare of the spotlight. | |
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daPrettyman said: phunkdaddy said: I'll be looking forward to all but Sylvester. I've
never been a fan of Sylvester. I'm not a fan of his either, though I hope the episode is good. From the little bit of his story I do know, it should be decent. I am a big fan of the brave and talented Sylvester. A few years back a co-worker who I didn't expect to be a fan of his shared a story of seeing some big names in R & B on the same bill with Sylvester - problem was that Sylvester had put on such an amazing show and had worked up the crowd at the hall so much that no one wanted to follow him. He could throw down live "your ear had to be in your foot" not to know that the man had a magnificent instrument and really knew how to sing. | |
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daPrettyman said: scriptgirl said: Jodeci is too new, everyone knows the Pointers, New Birth is too obscure
Not everyone knows the story of the Pointer Sisters. Their story has great high points, low points and tragedy. Very true. Started singing backing vocals for Betty Davis. [Edited 2/24/10 14:54pm] Don't laugh at my funk
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Looks like this next Unsung set is a go.
Just found out the BarKays are preparing to launch a new cd this year called Live and More with a new single featuring the one and only George Clinton. Don't laugh at my funk
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phunkdaddy said: Looks like this next Unsung set is a go.
Just found out the BarKays are preparing to launch a new cd this year called Live and More with a new single featuring the one and only George Clinton. I hope the single is decent. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Who was on the first season of Unsung?
And I don't think that the researchers made Debarge look like the Osmonds. Motown image team were the one that sold us on that look. I like the show because of its "Behind the Music" concept. I'm actually interested in finding out what happened to these "one-time" popular acts. As for the Sylvers, it's sad that they view these type of shows as demanding (I know that actual word wasn't used), but it can be viewed as an honored to be remembered. | |
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