From “Adoring The Unsung”……. On an early spring afternoon in 2008, I got a call from their manager that completely threw me for a loop: apparently, on the verge of releasing their 6th studio CD, they were unhappy with the bio that had been written for their press kit. According to him, the guys withdrew… Continue reading “eLife,” Mint Condition & Bio #1; Introducing “Melody Charles”
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Rewind: Charlie Murphy at the Addison Improv, 2008 (In Memoriam)
Sitting here stunned at the news of Charlie Murphy dying at 57 of leukemia: I enjoyed all of his film roles, his comedy bits in other projects and, of course, the now-famous True Hollywood Stories enactments from The Dave Chappelle Show. We were lucky enough to see him when I covered his stand-up performance: we… Continue reading Rewind: Charlie Murphy at the Addison Improv, 2008 (In Memoriam)
#TBT Tribute: Professor Prince Drops “Musicology” Lessons at Dallas’ AAC (2004)
Picture it: June, 2004. An e-mail I just barely missed asked me a life-changing question and granted me one of the luckiest breaks I’d ever received as a new journalist and freelance contributor at The Dallas Morning News: “Lorrie, ______ isn’t feeling well, do you think you could cover the #Prince show tonight?” WHUUUUUUUUUUUT?!? Is… Continue reading #TBT Tribute: Professor Prince Drops “Musicology” Lessons at Dallas’ AAC (2004)
Silver Linings, Second Chances: An Interview With El DeBarge
A 2010/2011 look back at one of the most rewarding and exciting chats I ever had, my published one-on-one interview with El DeBarge. Granted, it took months and months to get the precious few minutes that I did, but it was worth the time and effort to earn that dream Q&A with one of my… Continue reading Silver Linings, Second Chances: An Interview With El DeBarge
Mary Mary (2008): Their Look, Their Faith, Their “Sound”
Bold, yet classy, saved, yet sassy: Erica (the brunette) Campbell and Tina (the redhead) Campbell have made a successful career (if you count their plays and background gigs, over 10 years and counting) of mixing sanctified songs with a secular touch as a sisterly duo known as Mary Mary. The Sound, their fifth studio recording,… Continue reading Mary Mary (2008): Their Look, Their Faith, Their “Sound”