I just heard the bad news this afternoon.

Rest In Peace to Loleatta AND Dan.

R.I.P. to a dance legend.

R.I.P.

"Runaway" - http://www.youtube.com/wa...DLToOWT_Sc (Salsoul Orchestra featuring Ms. Holloway)

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RIP

love her songs.

TonyVanDam said:

I just heard the bad news this afternoon.

Rest In Peace to Loleatta AND Dan.

RIP Ms. Holloway

I truly forgot she was on this track one of my favorite songs from that era. That woman can blow.

1sotrue said:

I want to share a story about Ms. Holloway.

Ms. Holloway's son was my brother's best friend. They were as close as brothers themselves, and they were music partners.

When my brother passed away, Ms. Holloway was extremely kind to my mother at the funeral. She couldn't be more classy.

So to me, she was always Ms. Holloway. I had no idea the extent of her work and her contributions to music. I knew she was a singer, and had heard her name I thought I hadn't heard any of her work.

She had this big white house at the top of a hill, so I figured she'd had to do something great to earn that beautiful house.

It wasn't until I saw Nile Rodgers talking about her on TV that I realized how what she was to people.

It also unfortunately wasn't until she passed away that I realized how great her work was.

I think I may have only met her a couple of times. I've talked to her on the phone a bunch when she was calling looking for her son.

She had a big barbecue at her house a few years ago that a bunch of us went to.

Her son is a tremendous friend of the family, and my mother, my brother, and I will be there to pay our respects to such a wonderful lady.

Timmy84 said:

Classic song.......my Mom and Sis used 2 play this song when i was growing up. R.I.P. Ms. Holloway

Soulful Disco Diva Loleatta Holloway Dead at 64

Like many twenty- and thirtysomethings, The Amp first encountered soul and disco queen Loleatta Holloway via Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch's 1991 Number One single "Good Vibrations," which sampled her 1980 hit "Love Sensation." Regardless of whatever eye-catching activities Marky Walhberg was doing in the video (boxing, being shirtless, watch it below), that brassy, bruising disco diva vocal grabbed your ear and gave it a twist.

We'll be listening to "Love Sensation" -- and "Lifting Me Up" and "Crash Goes Love" -- today as we remember Holloway's big, beautiful voice. The singer died last night at age 64 after suffering an undisclosed illness, her manager confirmed to Spinning Soul. The site traces Holloway's career from her gospel days with Albertina Walker and the Caravans to her time as a balladeer to the release of the B-side "Dreaming," which introduced her as a disco star. She first hit Billboard's R&B chart in 1973 with the groovy "Mother of Shame," and cracked the Hot 100 two years later with the down-tempo "Cry to Me." She returned to the singles chart in '77 ("Dreamin' ") and '78 ("Only You"), but her best-performing song -- and only Number One -- was "Good Vibrations," on which she shared a performer credit.

Before "Love Sensation" got picked up by Walhberg's crew, it was borrowed for the 1989 Black Box U.K. hit "Ride on Time" -- uncredited. Holloway sued, as she should have (if you know her song, you should know her name!), and received royalties for the song.

Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch, on the other hand, credited her from the get go. Holloway subsequently received ample royalties from "Good Vibrations," which has been certified gold for selling 500,000 copies. The song, released in 1991, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

Playin a set for Loleatta tonight from 1-3am, if anyone is interested. (RIGHT NOW!)

My show is titled "Thank God It's Friday" and disco is my forte. It's out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and weekly.

I'll be playing plenty of Loleatta, so tune in?

Feel free to call.

http://www.wcbn.org/listen.html

shonenjoe said:

Playin a set for Loleatta tonight from 1-3am, if anyone is interested. (RIGHT NOW!)

My show is titled "Thank God It's Friday" and disco is my forte. It's out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and weekly.

I'll be playing plenty of Loleatta, so tune in?

Feel free to call.

http://www.wcbn.org/listen.html

listening now... it's a bit of a bad reception on my computer, but i can still hear it.

any requests?

MJJstudent said:

shonenjoe said:

Playin a set for Loleatta tonight from 1-3am, if anyone is interested. (RIGHT NOW!)

My show is titled "Thank God It's Friday" and disco is my forte. It's out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and weekly.

I'll be playing plenty of Loleatta, so tune in?

Feel free to call.

http://www.wcbn.org/listen.html

listening now... it's a bit of a bad reception on my computer, but i can still hear it.

shonenjoe said:

any requests?

MJJstudent said:

listening now... it's a bit of a bad reception on my computer, but i can still hear it.

nope... it's a great set. you're doin' fine.

i do radio as well and i should be preparing right now (for tomorrow night) but i am procrastinating. of course.