Genuine, generous and gifted with a down-to-the-bone level of soul: before there was a Duffy, an Adele or an Amy Winehouse, there was the incomparable Christine Marie Brockert, a.k.a. Teena Marie. A porcelain-complexioned, green-eyed wisp of a woman that drew … Read the rest
*I was SO honored to have had the opportunity to speak to one of my favorite R&B performers a few years ago (2008), and I hope this isn’t our last chat: love and respect Ms. Mills, keep schooling these wanna-bes … Read the rest
*This 2007 feature story was one of my proudest moments ever, one I had pitched to my editor that allowed me to combine both of my favorite all-time bands and provided me the opportunity to speak for the first time … Read the rest