It’s All Black Music

Marvin Isley, bass player for the legendary Isley Brothers, died June 6th from complications of diabetes at 56.

Diddy’s 1998 single “Come With Me” featured Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and sampled what classic Led Zeppelin song? What’s the best music city in the US?customer surveys

Cape Fear Jazz Society is a non-profit organization based in Wilmington, North Carolina whose mission is to educate the public, and promote and preserve America’s only true art form called Jazz. The North Carolina Jazz Festival is a sure fire treat for any avid jazz lover through out the region. This years event will feature […]

On the extended version of his 1988 single “I Wish U Heaven,” Prince sang “Take this beat / I don’t mind / Got plenty others / and they’re so fine!”

Prince & Beyoncé’s opening performance at the 2004 Grammy Awards may as well have been the opening and closing performance.

In the late 1960s, Rick James signed to Motown as part of a band called the Mynah Byrds that also featured this rock music legend? What’s the best music city in the US?customer surveys

From WhiteHouse.gov: Music can tell a story, assuage our sorrows, provide blessing and redemption, and express a soul’s sublime and powerful beauty. It inspires us…

jubilee (Biblical) – 1. in Hebrew Scriptures, a year of rest to be observed by the Israelites every 50th year during which slaves were to be set free. 2. celebrations held by African-American slaves, usually at Christmas and Easter, which included respite from labor, feasting, music and dancing.

Which of these television actresses never released an album? What is your favorite genre of music?customer surveys

With the increasing number of films aimed towards black audiences in the early 1970s, filmmakers realized that they couldn’t turn to Henry Mancini to provide the musical backdrops for these movies.

Today marks the 68th anniversary of the birth of one of black music’s greatest songwriters, Curtis Mayfield.