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Got a feeling that one will be more about Rick James | |
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Was in touch with one of Maxi B's people and yes they're trying to get them together to do one . However lead singer JoJo is so bitter from not getting some huge royalty check that the other girls received recently , and haven't been participating in any of thier reunions etc. She have taken her one woman show on the road.
" He's All Black, He's All White, Everybody's Gotta Jam 2Nite, Limouzine ".
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Would love to see
Cameo Mary Jane Girls Jeffrey Osborne /LTD The Time / Original 7Ven SOS Band Lisa Lisa Lionel Ritchie /Commodores EW&F Vanity & Apollonia 6 , especially since it appears thier would be no movie :
" He's All Black, He's All White, Everybody's Gotta Jam 2Nite, Limouzine ".
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There is NOTHING unsung about the commodores or Lionel, unlesss they talk about how his wife beat his ass after finding him with his mistress "Lack of home training crosses all boundaries." | |
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Yeah,that's a shocker! | |
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I remember that song was HUGE in 1976! I wanna know how and why they didn't give the credit he deserved.
man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81 | |
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The Commodores definitely deserve one. They had crossover success, but it took years to get there. I would love to hear the story from the original member's point of view, including Tom Joyner. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Millie Jackson announced on her radio show Friday that she had just completed recording her segments for the show. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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The original Commodores have totally been forgotten about in the bigger scheme of things and Lionel's own career isn't as noted as Michael's or Prince's so in a way yeah they're unsung alright. | |
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I can't wait for this one! When Unsung reairs in January, I'm telling my parents - especially my mom - about Millie's episode! | |
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They should do Unsungs on Grace Jones and Living Colour "Lack of home training crosses all boundaries." | |
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Tom Joyner-what does he have to do with the commodores? "Lack of home training crosses all boundaries." | |
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As a young man he sang with the Commodores but left before the group became successful.  will ALWAYS think of  like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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I can't wait to see Millie's story | |
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She's gonna tell it like it is!! She won't hold nothing back.They gonna have to bleep Millie. Take 6 needs an Unsung "Lack of home training crosses all boundaries." | |
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That's what makes it fun. | |
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Also looking forward to Millie Jackson's ep. Since we're tossing out possible selections for future segments, how about ones for the Whispers, Yarbrough & Peoples and Change? In the case of the Whispers, they're probably only remembered for "Rock Steady", but had already been around for like 20+ years before then. As for Change, Luther Vandross is without a doubt their best known member, but the group continued to have hits after he left. "Change of Heart" (produced by Jam & Lewis) was their biggest one. According one of the members in cd liner note, Jam & Lewis were somehow not paid for that. I'm also pretty sure that one of the members (Timmy Allen) even worked with Millie Jackson after the group disbanded.
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You took the words right out of my mouth.
He daughter (Keisha Jackson) stay working as a background vocalist. I always see her in the background singing with somebody. She appears to be a regular for Ms. Badu.. | |
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Didn't Yarborough and Peoples have ONE hit? The whispers would be great "Lack of home training crosses all boundaries." | |
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Don't Stop The Music- #1 R&B, # 19 Pop Heartbeats # 10 R&B, # 101 Pop Feel So Good # 20 R&B Don't Wast Your Time #1 R&B, # 48 Pop Be A Winner #20 R&B Guilty #2 R&B I Wouldn't Lie #6 R&B, #93 Pop Wrapped Around Your Finger #46 R&B
Alisa Peoples mentions in their greatest hits cd that the group was undergoing some changes personal and business as a result of their success, but never specified what they were. An Unsung ep might the perfect forum for them to tell what they were going through at the time. | |
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^ I admire the fact that despite the shit they went through in the industry that it never affected their personal relationship. They're still married to this day... I forgot how many years but it looks like 25 years. | |
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I have that Be A Winner album. Didn't know that Don't Waste Your Time went number one or Guilty went number two. I had Guilty on 45 but i think i accidentally broke it. They would be perfect for Unsung. Weren't they under the Total Experience umbrella with the Gap Band and Robert Goodie Whitfield? Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint | |
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Weren't they under the Total Experience
Yep they were. They managed to get a tape to Charlie Wilson (whom Cavin Yarbrough had met before) who in turn passed it along to Lonnie Simmons, head of Total Experience Records. According to a site (can't remember which one) the Guilty album is slated to be remastered and re-released with bonus tracks early next year. | |
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Didn't they sing backup on "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" when the bridge comes: "I, I-I, I-I-I, Armageddon..." or whatever was said. | |
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Yeah,Yarbrough and Peoples had several big hits.From 1980-86,they were all over the R&B charts. | |
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...LOL....I know that's right....Sheila Always get High Profile Gigs."The View" did the SAME thing to Chaka Khan a few months ago when they featured her on their "80's Where are they now?" segment....I was like "Are you serious?"...
Chaka's been putting out Chart Toping Albums & Singles and winning Grammys in the last 10yrs...
I wonder if "Unsung" ever approched Stephanie Mills, Mary Wilson & Al B. Sure? | |
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Al B. Sure does the voiceovers for Unsung. Maybe he will have his own Unsung as well. | |
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I don't see how Mary's qualified for one. She ain't "unsung" as far as her contributions to music... Al's this show's narrator (or was, I don't know) so I don't know if that'll work. Stephanie Mills needs one. | |
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Hmmm! I didn't know that. Learn something new everyday..... will ALWAYS think of like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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