Teena who?

I can imagine some people here having grown up with a disco-singer like her, and feeling sorry for her loss.

But when Solomon Burke died, that thread didnt receive more then like 20 answers. That shows that in the eighties people allready did loose sense of artistic merits. So to cherish a REAL soul singer i give it up for Solomon:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...NicOAn0EwI

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Dang and I was just singing one of her songs yesterday afternoon

Beautiful message from Lenny Kravitz.

And, yes, this should be a sticky.

[Snip - luv4u]

Anyway, moving on...

I'm sitting here now, blasting her music on my iPod in shuffle mode. I swear this woman hit the whole musical landscape, covering many genres from jazz, blues, soul, R&B, rock, pop and even a little hip-hop/poetry for good measure. Not many females have been able to touch her as a musician and virtuosic harmonies and rhythms are just unmatched. From 1979's Wild & Peaceful to 2009's Congo Square, Teena brought the funk, fire and love. What a musical legacy she has left behind!

On a count of 4, I would like for all orgers that are die-hard Lady T fans to hold hands and sing THIS classic with me. 1....2....1, 2, 3, 4.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRzOL2gbc94

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TonyVanDam said:

On a count of 4, I would like for all orgers that are die-hard Lady T fans to hold hands and sing THIS classic with me. 1....2....1, 2, 3, 4.......

That was THE song... every time it used to play on the radio, I used to smile and sway.

TonyVanDam said:

On a count of 4, I would like for all orgers that are die-hard Lady T fans to hold hands and sing THIS classic with me. 1....2....1, 2, 3, 4.......

I just revisited this classic last night after hearing about her death and I fell back in love with it. It's quickly becoming a favorite. I'ma have to pull out the Robbery LP out tonight and spin it.

If I could paint a picture
Of the love I have inside

It would paint all of you and all of me
Without no thought of pride

Then maybe you would know
Exactly all the things I feel
Not just a maybe
But baby, I'm for real

'Cause I've been wishin' on the stars and hopin'
Just as it shoots across the sky
Searchin' for the so-called answers
That we're supposed to find in time

Cornelius1973 said:

Teena who?

If hell exists there just might be a very special torture chamber reserved for people like you.

Timmy84 said:

TonyVanDam said:

On a count of 4, I would like for all orgers that are die-hard Lady T fans to hold hands and sing THIS classic with me. 1....2....1, 2, 3, 4.......

That was THE song... every time it used to play on the radio, I used to smile and sway.

Dear Lover is one of those Teena Marie songs that almost every home in the hoods of New Orleans have a cassette copy of. If I leave Little Rock right now and travel to New Orleans, I bet you they will play this track tonight.

I had always longed for Teena to record a jazz album. "I'm Gonna Have My Cake (And Eat It Too), "Tune In Tomorrow" and "Cassanova Brown" were all sublime! My favorite song from her is "Yes Indeed":

"You are the seed and the grain of every harvest.

Planted in love by a Being far beyond this."

That woman was an exquisite songwriter.

Cornelius1973 said:

[Snip - luv4u]

No,she wasn't Sure,"I Need Your Lovin" was disco-influenced,but jams like "Behind The Groove" and "Square Biz" are pure funk.Most of her music can rightfully be called R&B.

SoulAlive said:

Cornelius1973 said:

[Snip - luv4u]

No,she wasn't Sure,"I Need Your Lovin" was disco-influenced,but jams like "Behind The Groove" and "Square Biz" are pure funk.Most of her music can rightfully be called R&B.

I don't know why you guys are even bothering to respond. Dude is obviously trolling.

another favorite song of mine. WGCI in Chicago used to play this song every Sunday morning.

Wow, I didn't believe it at first because the internet has "killed" off plenty of people that weren't actually dead this year. It finally sank in last night and I've been playing her music nonstop all day.

RIP Ivory Queen

And can somebody tell BET to forget about doing a tribute at next years awards show?

The last thing we need is Keyshia Cole screeching 'Lovergirl.'

Most R&B since the early eighties is very soulless.

Vendetta1 said:

I don't know why you guys are even bothering to respond. Dude is obviously trolling.

True and normally I wouldn't respond to such nonsense but this guy is really pissing me off.

REMAKE OF THE DAY: "Wishing On A Star" by Teena Marie (1998)

This song just defines why she is justified as a true soul singer...

Oh my goodness!!! Well this is the shock of my life!!!! I tell ya, we are just losing our soul artists left and right these days!!!!

banks said:

Vendetta1 said:

If those were the only artists discussed here, I could see your point. Why you choose to only focus on those threads is your own problem.

I posted to the Solomon Burke thread. I don't recall you doing the same.

wow.... he didnt even post on Solomon's thread but come in here starting shit about why she's getting so much love...

Clearly, he's preoccupied.

Timmy84 said:

Well add Teena to the list of Motown legends who died before her time:

• Shorty Long (1940-1969); aged 29, drowning
• Benny Benjamin, Funk Brother (1925-1969); aged 44, stroke
• Tammi Terrell (1945-1970); aged 24, complications of brain cancer
• Paul Williams (1939-1973); aged 34, suicide
• Al Bryant of the original Temptations (1939-1975); aged 36, cirrhosis of the liver
• Florence Ballard (1943-1976); aged 32, coronary thrombosis
• Georgeanna Tillman of the Marvelettes (1945-1980); aged 35, complications of lupus
• Sandra Tilley of Martha and the Vandellas (1945-1981); aged 36, breast cancer
• James Jamerson, Funk Brother (1936-1983); aged 47, lung cancer
• Marvin Gaye (1939-1984); aged 44, gunshot wounds
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Funk Brother (1932-1984); aged 52
• O'Kelly Isley of the Isley Brothers (1937-1986); aged 48, heart attack
• David Ruffin (1941-1991); aged 50, drug overdose
• Eddie Kendricks (1939-1992); aged 52, lung cancer
• Earl Van Dyke, Funk Brother (1930-1992); aged 52, prostate cancer
• Mary Wells (1943-1992); aged 49, laryngeal cancer
• Robert White, Funk Brother (1936-1994); aged 57
• Melvin Franklin (1942-1995); aged 52, brain seizure (apparently this is what also killed Teena)
• Ronnie White (1939-1995); aged 56, leukemia
• Bobby DeBarge (1956-1995); aged 39, AIDS complications
• Lawrence Payton of the Four Tops (1936-1997); aged 61, cancer
• Gwen Gordy Fuqua, songwriter (1927-1999); aged 71, cancer
• Barbara Randolph (1942-2002); aged 60, cancer
• Syreeta Wright (1946-2004); aged 57, congestive heart failure
• Rick James (1948-2004); aged 56, heart attack
• Renaldo "Obie" Benson of the Four Tops (1936-2005); aged 69, lung cancer
• Billy Preston (1946-2006); aged 59, malignant hyper tension
• Billy Henderson (1939-2007); aged 58, complications due to diabetes
• Levi Stubbs (1936-2008); aged 72, natural causes
• Michael Jackson (1958-2009); aged 50, cardiac arrest
• Harvey Fuqua (1929-2010); aged 80, heart attack
• Teena Marie (1956-2010); aged 54, apparently from a seizure

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If I miss more let me know. Of that list, only two lived past aged 70 but 70 is still a young age to clock out IMHO.

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One of The Pips, or maybe two of them and is Jr. Walker still alive?

^ Ooh I knew I missed a couple!

Yeah Edward Patten died in 2005 at 65 I believe and Junior died at 64 in 1995. Thanks.

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Ok, now Teena Marie, Rick James and all black artists that have ever lived are Disco..

oh and, James Brown should be called The Godfather of Disco, 'cus clearly he ain't a

soul artist either. Only Solomon Burke was a soul singer. Funny but true, his name

was Soulomon, he then changed it to Solomon to make it shorter and because it

sounded more like Salmon, a fish sort that he really loved. And since we brought

that up and now that we know that Teena, Rick, DeBarge and Cameo are disco,

it's time to face the truth on some other artists:

Michael Jackson: forget the king of pop title, because he was disco too!

Madonna: heavy metal

David Bowie: house/electro

Elvis Presley: punk rock

Whitney Houston: country

John Lennon: R&B

Marvin Gaye: bubblegum pop

Now that we all know, can we concentrate on Teena Marie again?

Please, people, just ignore the elephant in the room.

I heard Lovergirl on CNN so I knew somethin was wrong.... I hope Teena and Rick are out there makin the most beautiful love and music we've ever heard....R.I.P.

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Timmy84 said:

I am in tears. She was my idol and inspiration. I just can't believe it.

Both too young to go.