al jarreau
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Have You Heard of Bobby Caldwell? The Soulful Singer Had Black Folks Fooled for Decades
The legendary singer has been sampled by hip-hop heavyweights, including 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G and Common.
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Remembering Quincy Jones: Advice to His Daughter about Being a ‘Nepo Baby,’ Black Celeb’s Tribute, Mastermind Behind ‘The Color Purple’ Soundtrack, Stunning Work with Michael Jackson, Unfiltered Opinion on Elvis Presley, and More…
Thank you Quincy Jones for helping give us “Billie Jean” and much much more.
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Paris Jackson Has Words For Trolls Talking About Her Dad, Janet Jackson On Working On ‘Scream With Michael in His NYC Apartment,’ Who Will Play the Jackson Family in the Biopic? What James Brown’s Daughters Say About Michael Jackson and Much More Michael Jackson News
A Collection of The Root’s best stories all about the King of Pop
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Primetime Sing-a-Long: The Best Black TV Theme Songs
‘A Different World,’ ‘The Jeffersons’ and ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ lead our picks for the best Black TV themes.
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The ‘We Are the World’ Doc Spills Major Tea About Michael Jackson, Prince, Al Jarreau, And More
Thanks to a new documentary on Netflix, we now have a better idea on how the ‘greatest night in pop’ actually went down.
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Al Jarreau, a Unique Musical Stylist, Dead at 76
Renowned for his unique vocal style and musical expressiveness, Al Jarreau died Sunday, Feb. 12, at the age of 76, just a week after being admitted to the hospital for exhaustion. The seven-time Grammy Award winner was the second vocalist in music history to receive the coveted award in three categories: jazz, pop and R&B.…