Earlier in the evening, William “Smokey” Robinson made the audience a promise: “We’re going to have a good time, get intimate, touch, feel and boogie.” And charity event or not, that’s exactly what the Motown architect and Hall Of Fame inductee delivered in his hour-and change set for the sold-out crowd of nearly 2,000 at… Continue reading Smokey Robinson Brings The Heat At Dallas’ Meyerson, The MOC/ST Concert Review
Tag: Stevie Wonder
Emmett Till, Lil Wayne & the “Karate Chop” To Civil Rights
When it comes to recalling the events and the activists that pioneered the Civil Rights Movement, the most common examples given include protest marches, public sit-ins, school desegregation and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. But there was one that symbolized the heinous injustices and inequities plaguing African-Americans, especially those presiding in the Deep South. It belonged… Continue reading Emmett Till, Lil Wayne & the “Karate Chop” To Civil Rights
Stevie Wonder: Moments With a Musical Genius
*Another one of my greatest feats in my young journalism career: after weeks of hunting down the current Motown musical executive roster, finding his manager and e-mailing her practically every single week for MONTHS, I got the lifetime dream of interviewing one of the greatest musicians EVER, Stevie Wonder. And if THAT wasn’t enough, the… Continue reading Stevie Wonder: Moments With a Musical Genius
ST, CD Review: Kirk Franklin’s “Essential Kirk Franklin”
http://www.soultracks.com/kirk-franklin-the-essential-kirk-franklin-review Kirk Franklin – The Essential Kirk Franklin Click on CD cover to listen or purchase Thanks to his fiery approach and flamboyant execution, Kirk Franklin has restyled, if not entirely revolutionized, contemporary gospel music. Long before his recent transformation into an author, executive producer and co-host (of BET’s Sunday Best), the singer, songwriter… Continue reading ST, CD Review: Kirk Franklin’s “Essential Kirk Franklin”