Bad News: Mr.Ralph MacDonald Has Left Us.

Ralph MacDonald, the Grammy-winning writer, producer and percussionist who worked with everyone from Luther Vandross to Amy Winehouse and composed the classics, “Where Is the Love” and “Just the Two of Us,” died Sunday morning in Stamford, Conn., after a long illness. He was 67. He had suffered from a stroke and lung cancer in recent years. Stamford, where he lived for the past 35 years,

''Get The Cameras Rollin’, Get The Action Goin’''...Andrea True Has Left Us.

Andrea TrueAndrea True (July 26, 1943 – November 7, 2011) was an American adult film star and singer from the disco era. In addition to her given name, she had multiple stage names, including Inger Kissin, Singe Low, Sandra Lips, Andrea Travis, and Catherine Warren, .She is best known for the disco tune "More, More, More", released in 1976, which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and

Mr.Odell Brown Passes Away At 70...

Odell Brown & The Organ-Izers''The Honeydripper''Rest in peace dear Mr.Brown."Sexual Healing" co-writer Odell Brown passes away at 70R&B musician, Odell Brown dies at 70By PAUL WALSHStar Tribune MINNEAPOLIS – Odell Brown Jr., a lifelong musician who co-wrote one of Marvin Gaye’s biggest hits only to soon find himself destitute, has died. Brown, 70, died May 3 in his Richfield, Minn., home after

Remember Gil Scott-Heron: Three Albums From The Black Poet.

With Brian Jackson“Bridges”( LP Arista Records, 1977 )Catalog # AB-4147Tracklisting:A1 Hello Sunday! Hello Road!A2 Song Of The WindA3 Racetrack In FranceA4 Vildgolia (Deaf, Dumb & Blind)B1 Under The HammerB2 We Almost Lost DetroitB3 Tuskeegee #626B4 Delta Man (Where I’m Coming From)B5 95 South (All Of The Places We’ve Been)Personnel & Credits:Bilal Sunni Ali - SaxophoneJoe Blocker - DrumsDanny

E' morto Gil Scott-Heron - Gil Scott-Heron has died.

''E' morto Gil Scott-Heron - L'altra faccia di Bob Dylan''(Repubblica, 28-05-2011)Scompare il poeta, musicista e intellettuale che, come Dylan al rock, diede la parola alla musica di protesta dei neri, piantando la prima radice del rap. Militante per i diritti dei neri e contro l'Apartheid, attaccò la manipolazione dell'informazione e mise in ridicolo Reagan.Di PAOLO GALLORINEW YORK - Bianco e

Bad Info: Robert Reed, Keyboardist, Has Dead at 50 in 2008.

Remember Robert Reed, Keyboardist, Dead at 50.Robert Reed died of pancreatic cancer. He was a go-go music pioneer who founded and played keyboards in Trouble Funk.By BEN SISARIO (NY Times-US) Published: April 19, 2008 Robert Reed, who played keyboards in Trouble Funk, one of the definitive groups of go-go music — a raucous, high-intensity dance style that flourished in the 1970s and

More Bads...Melvin Sparks passed away on March 15th, 2011 of complications from diabetes.

Melvin Sparks passed away on March 15th, 2011 of complications from diabetes.The great soul-jazz guitarist Melvin Sparks died Tuesday. There isn't much press on his death and that's probably because he didn't enjoy the success of the people he supported: Sam Cooke, Idris Muhammed, Hank Crawford.A little-known site called jambands.com had a short little write up, by Annabel Lukins, a

Bad News: Ms. Loleatta Holloway passed away.

Soul and Disco singer Loleatta Holloway died Monday evening following a brief illness. She was 64 years old.Holloway’s death was confirmed Monday by her manager, Ron Richardson.The lady with the big voice got her start as a gospel singer, recording with Albertina Walker and the Caravans. In the early 1970s, she signed a recording contract with the Aware Recrods. Holloway recorded two albums for