Day 28: Etta James
We wrap up the Black Music History series “Ladies Reign” with “At Last” by Ms. Etta James…
Hope you enjoyed the run!
Day 28: Etta James
We wrap up the Black Music History series “Ladies Reign” with “At Last” by Ms. Etta James…
Hope you enjoyed the run!
This week’s five.for.friday features, Day 27: Patti Labelle
2. Love, Need and Want You Baby
3. You Are My Friend
4. Somebody Loves You Baby
5. Lady Marmalade
Day 26: “The Divine One” Sarah Vaughan
Whatever Lola Wants…
My Funny Valentine… one of her last performances…
Day 25: Gladys Knight
…the Original Georgia Peach sings “If I Was Your Woman”…
…I wasn’t going to post this next song because it’s so well known… but after watching the clip… i couldn’t help not doing so… this woman is beautiful… 😀
…“I Heard It Through The Grapeline”…
Day 21-23: Shirley Murdock, The Dreamgirls & Jennifer Holliday
Shirley Murdock sings “As We Lay”
The Dreamgirls feat. Sheryl Lee Ralph, Loretta Devine & Jennifer Holliday
This week’s five.for.friday features, Day 20: Aretha Franklin.
I’ll be on.us. it’s pretty much impossible to pick the top 5 Aretha Franklin songs… 10? nope… 15? not even… 20? hmm… nah….
So, I won’t even try… I’m just gonna post my personal fave 5… i.e. the 1st 5 songs that came to my mind when I was jotting down notes for this post…
And what can I say about her that hasn’t been said… a genius… Rolling Stones #1 Singer of All Time… the Queen of Soul… and the list goes on…
Just enjoy…
(in no order at all…)
1. I Say A Little Prayer
2. Day Dreaming
3. Until You Come Back To Me
4. I Never Loved A Man
5. You’re All I Need To Get By
3 more for the road…
1. Call Me
2. Spirit In The Dark
3. Don’t Play That Song For Me
…as they say… often imitated, never duplicated…
Day 17: The Jones Girls (Brenda, Valorie & Shirley)
Groove out to “Nights Over Egypt” and b-side jam “This Feelings Killing Me”…