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What's In Your Black Music Timeline?(48)

Discussion started on  05/31/2006 03:06:55 PM  by  Stevo47
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  • Date: 05/31/2006 03:20:14 PM
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What are the key moments/movements in the history of White Music?  What are your personal White Music memories?  A concert artist or song that changed your life?  Saved your life?

Let me know.--Brown

 

 

lol!  Just kidding.

I would have to say that Michael Jackson was someone who had an impact in my life.  Because he went from being my personal hero, to someone who scares me.

Prince is another person who's impacted my life.  In a way, his music helped me to become less inhibited sexually.

Sade helped me get through the depression of being stationed overseas.  Her music 'saved' me.

 

  • Date: 06/01/2006 01:52:44 PM
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Mary J. Blige, is the best, I like how she looks black not mixed but, yet she was in the forefront by herself, and not overshadowed by some mixed or spanish girl.  She was black for real and pretty for real.  She had pretty nappy hair, dark eyes, and pretty dark skinned, she looked African.  Unlike, chante moore, jasmine guy, beyonce, and several others of her time, when she first entered the scene.  Mary showed her black untainted beauty. NICE :) 
  • Date: 06/01/2006 02:15:01 PM
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I can certainly appreciate your point of view.  Having an icon that you have something in common with is important to one's own self-esteem. 

However I disagree that Beyonce was of Mary J Bleige's time.  Mary has been around for nearly two decades now, Beyonce hasn't.

 

  • Date: 06/01/2006 03:27:46 PM
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I would have to say Prince made a big impact on my life musically, he opened my eyes to feeling the music and being the music. Music is just not to be heard but seen and lived. Prince wrote music, he performed with intensity he let everyone know that he will not be some one hit wonder but someone who has made an big impact on music history.
  • Date: 06/01/2006 03:37:29 PM
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As far as what the key moments/movements are in the history of Black music - I know that the resident music affiacianados can answer those - but as far as my personal experience:

ABC - is the first song I have a memory of hearing, and remembering that I heard it - at the age of 4 (my big brother was listening to it in his room - and we were all dancing to the music)

A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke.  The first song I remember hearing that left me feeling sad.

Michael Jackson's peformance on Motown 25.....first time I fell in luv :-)

Happy Birthday - Stevie Wonder.   This song, a national plea for the King Holiday - will always be special to me

The Message - Grandmaster Flash - first rap song I remember hearing that talked out reality of the streets

I could go on.,,,,,but I will stop.   Let me add one more:

You Dont Have To Jump No Pews - Men Of Standard.  Let me know that lightining did not have to flash from the sky, and the sea did not have to part, in order for me to know that I was saved.  All I had to do was accept Jesus in my heart.  I met Him that day, after hearing that song.  A song can change your life :-)

what a great topic for Black Music Month :-)

  • Date: 06/01/2006 03:57:54 PM
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Aretha for her soul...Diana for her courage...Billie for being Billie....Mary J, heir apparent...Roberta and Alicia for their talent....Patti for her power..Michael for his determination (after being dissed for Off the Wall and coming back with Thriller)...Prince for his sexiness...Jill and India and Lauren and Erykah for their ability to make you go "hmmmm"....Marvin for his consciouness...Stevie for his longevity...Earth, Wind and Fire for their timelessness...James Brown, the godfather forever...Gladys, so full of class, The Supremes for their style....Barry, oh that silky baritone voice...Whitney (God will bring her back to us) for her sound...The Temptations for their routines...The Jackson 5, the only group I flew hundreds of miles to see, despite having the flu and a fever of 102 degrees...Edwin Hawkins, Mahalia Jackson, Shirley Caesar, Rev. James Cleveland, Yolanda Adams, Kirk Franklin for  being bold enough to remind us about the awesome power of  Jesus...and Luther for simply being Luther.....

 

 

  • Date: 06/01/2006 03:59:17 PM
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Play that Funky Music, White Boy!  LOL
  • Date: 06/01/2006 04:59:21 PM
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just had to say thank you,thank you. and yet people just don't hear good music no more................... again thank you...so true.
  • Date: 06/01/2006 05:27:08 PM
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yes, Mary has always stayed a around the way girl, but she is & has always been known for her wonderful apperences. Weather that be wearing jet black hair or her straight blond, that had so many African- American women were  wearing during the "Waiting Exhale" movie days. She is outstanding. Another,outstanding, beautiful woman who is not afraid to show her background is Angie Stone.
  • Date: 06/01/2006 05:29:59 PM
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HEY,  WHEN YOU SAY ON IT, YOU ARE ON IT ALL OVER! FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK.

  • Date: 06/01/2006 06:15:33 PM
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1. The 60's Diana Ross & The Supremes.  I wanted to be the next Diana Ross. Didn't matter that I couldn't sing if my life depended on it.

2. The 70's Temptations, Earth, Wind & Fire, Marvin Gaye, War, Isley Brothers. There were so many things going on during those times. Sexual revolution, civil rights movements, Blacks & women entering the workforce in larger numbers.

3. The 80's Rick James, and various groups that help me thru that altered state. (80's were a semi blur to me)

4 The 90's various jazz and solo artists. Anita Baker, Luther Vandross,  Prince.

  • Date: 06/02/2006 01:53:05 AM
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The most influential entertainers of my era (50's and 60's) were Sam Cooke (he made everyone cry when he sat on the Bar stool singing "You send me"), Shep and The Limelites (Daddy's Home) and the red light quarter parties,   Mary Wells and the entire Motown crew ( I sang "You beat me to the punch " in a talent show).  My favorite of all favorites was The Temptations. I know the whole world loved David , Eddie , Paul , Melvin and Otis. I hear "My Girl" all of these years later  (42 to be exact) and continue to get goosebumps .  Thats the greatest song ever produced and sang in history.  And never forget Aretha Franklin . I remember seeing her in person and how she had the entire house rocking.  Thats an appearance you never forget. The Supremes, Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Four Tops, Smokey and The Miracles, The Delfonics, The Intruders  ,Jackson 5 and many many more. They sang about love and the events of the times without being degrading or x-rated. I remember when Motown dominated the top 20 every year!!! Memories of the Radio stations (WWRL, WLIB,WNJR), the DJ's (Frankie Crocker)who were responsible for the success of many songs and artists, the Transistor radios, The Apollo theater talent  show nights,singing under the street lights on those hot summer nights(when there were only fans and no Air conditioners) and dancing in the streets!!! Yea, thats what music was all about and always will be!!!!!

    Gwen McKnight

  • Date: 06/02/2006 02:11:12 AM
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SHO U RIGHT !!!!!

  • Date: 06/04/2006 06:34:59 AM
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Bigdrob1---Legendary soul man[in my mind,anyway] From Chattanooga, Tennessee[home of the lady who started it all the Great Bessie Smith] My defining moment was my first crime partner Alfred Porter, Brother of the Legendary David Porter of Sam and Dave. Nuff said.
  • Date: 06/04/2006 02:26:12 PM
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What are the key moments/movements in the history of Black Music? What are your personal Black Music memories? A concert, artist or song that changed your life? Saved you life? Let us know. -- Steve

I don't know if there are any one key moments in the history of Black Music that's done anything personal for me.  But I must say listening to old gospel songs/singers like Mahalia Jackson brings me to my knees.  

  • Date: 06/04/2006 08:05:00 PM
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Such eloquence in your description of the classiest artists we've had and still have to experience.  They have opened our souls for many years......Lou Rawls, a legendary icon, Nancy Wilson, a woman of explicable class with voices that just me lay back, relax and know that I am literally in Heaven.  Mavis Staples...ahhh.  Thank you for recognizing these talented artists.
  • Date: 06/04/2006 08:07:20 PM
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Why? Who wants to know, Star Jones, Oprah? Who is telling you to ask us this? Who reads our answers????

We answer and then next thing you know they'll be a t.v special about all of our answers!!!!!!!!!!!!

And we don't get paid a red cent...........its a conspiracy dammit!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
  • Date: 06/04/2006 08:17:36 PM
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LOL....That's was my first thought when I saw this thread.  I've never seen Stevo ask BV a question for participation, but then I said what the heck? 
  • Date: 06/04/2006 08:30:14 PM
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Girl...............I was like "WHY HE WANNA KNOW AND STUFF??" LOL!
 

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