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#BMH365
: Live From the Front Porch Presents: Ms. Kim
THIS ONE IS FOR THE LADIES! The Queen of
#GOGO
@MsKimMichelle
with a GOGO classic.
#FrontporchFreestyles
🏠™️
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When A'ngela Winbush comes to your house, and you ask her to play "Your Smile" for your friend who just lost her grandmother 🌹
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Born in Chicago, today songwriter, actor, author, philanthropist, entrepreneur and activist
@ChakaKhan
celebrates her 68th birthday. Did you know that March 10, 2017, was proclaimed Chaka Khan Day in the State of Georgia?
#HappyBirthdayChaka
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MASTER SONGWRITER Lamont Dozier dead at 81 – Motown legend behind string of huge hits for The Supremes & The Four Tops dies 🌹
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#HappyBirthdayPrince
: In 1958,
@Prince
Rogers Nelson was born today in
Minneapolis, Minnesota
#PrinceDay
💜🙏🏾💜
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@ThatDudeMCFLY
““Andre came over and played some tunes for me, and I kind of got the feel of it. They were trying to have a ’70s vibe on it. They even had George Clinton on it … and I'm a big Parliament-Funkadelic fan,” Hawkins said. “So, when I did the album cover, I tried to give it a ’70s
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Did you know
@IAMANITABAKER
introduced
@realtamiaworld
to her husband
@realgranthill33
? If not, check out this story of how it all happened!
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In 1911, Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson was born in New Orleans, LA. Known as "The Queen of Gospel” & having recorded 30 albums, Jackson was the first gospel singer to perform at
@carnegiehall
. Check out this interview from 1971 where Jackson speaks on her love for God & humanity
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”To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.” - Nietzsche
#BMH365
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Singer, composer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and the founder of the band Zapp, Roger Troutman passed 19 years ago today. Watch this classic clip with him and
@DonnieSimpson
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Happy Birthday to the Legendary B.B. King
Check out this 1968 interview with the
#Blues
legend speaking on his musical influences
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#OnThisDay
14 years ago, we lost Soul Brotha No. 1 and the absolute Godfather of Soul...
Remembering James Brown
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CHAKA KHAN, GRACE JONES, GLORIA GAYNOR, AND KATHY SLEDGE
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A week ago.. PNB Rock talked about a prior situation where he felt some people were trying to do something to him.
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Credit: Angela Winbush LIVE from The Phyllyle
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In 1911, Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson was born in New Orleans, LA. Known as "The Queen of Gospel” & having recorded 30 albums, Jackson was the first gospel singer to perform at
@carnegiehall
. Check out this interview from 1971 where Jackson speaks on her love for God & humanity
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On this day in Severn, MD, singer/songwriter, actress, record producer and TV personality,
@tonibraxton
was born! Today, she celebrates her 52nd birthday. Here’s a clip of her performing “Breathe Again” on the
@jayleno
show, from the early 1990s
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DO YOU REMEMBER THE 21ST NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER... 🙌🏽
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Iconic rapper
Ice T (
@FINALLEVEL
) celebrates his 60th birthday today. In 1992, he founded the heavy metal group
@BodyCountBand
. In this 2012 interview, he states that the right to bear arms is "the last form of defense against tyranny"
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Collaborator with Parliament-Funkadelic as well as prominent features on many of James Brown's albums, saxophonist
@maceoparker
celebrates his 75th birthday today. Here’s a clip of Parker performing with
@Prince
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Influential rapper Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997) was born today. Having coined the phrase ‘ashy to classy’, the Notorious B.I.G changed Hip-Hop culture forever.
#NotoriousBIG
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Born in Naval Station, IL,
@ChakaKhan
is known as the ‘Queen of Funk’ and today, she celebrates her 65th birthday. Watch this clip of her,
@Prince
, and Stevie Wonder performing ‘I Feel For You’ at the 2006 BET Awards
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Today, the ICONIC
#WhitneyHouston
was born in Newark, NJ. Did you know that Houston is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide?
☁️🌹🙏🏽
#RIPWhitney
#TheVoice
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At 14,
@tylerthecreator
taught himself how to play the piano. Today, he celebrates his 27th birthday. Here’s a clip of Tyler &
@KALIUCHIS
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On August 25, 2001, singer and actress
@AaliyahHaughton
was killed in a plane crash, along with her team (as listed in the tweet below). She had just completed filming for the music video for her single "Rock the Boat".
#RIPAaliyah
Aaliyah's team: Scott Gallin, 41: Aaliyah Body Guard
Keith Wallace, 49: Family Friend & Manager
Anthony Dodd, 34 Hair Stylist
Gina Smith, 29, Label executive of Blackground Records Christopher Maldonado, 34: Make Up Artist
Eric Foreman, 29: Make Up Artist
Douglas Kratz, 28:
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#TodayInBlackHistory
Hip Hop Artist
@rapsody
turns 29! She is the ONLY woman nominated for Best Rap Album.
Hip Hop artist
@rapsody
speaks on being the ONLY woman nominated for Best Rap Album at this years
#Grammys
w/
@kingsthings
Watch more of the conversation:
#LarryKingNow
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Inducted into the
@rockhall
in 1987,
@Smokey_Robinson
celebrates his 78th birthday today. Having helped to define the
@ClassicMotown
Sound, in 2016, he was awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for his LIFETIME contributions to music
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@MrChuckD
’s missive from the liner notes of
@PublicEnemyFTP
’s Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black (via
@Morgs1968
)
#HipHopCulture
#HipHop
#Rappers
#BMH
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Reggaeton musician
@TEGOCALDERON
celebrates his 46th birthday today. In 2007, he vowed not to wear jewelry anymore after going to Africa and participating in the VH1 documentary "Bling'd: Blood, Diamonds, and Hip-Hop"
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@XXL
🤔
Jay Z doesn’t charge other artists for guest verses.
When your businesses make good money, you’re not relying on $100k checks for a feature.
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As a teenager,
@BobbyV
was a member of an R&B group called ‘Mista’. Later on, he attended
@ClarkAtlanta
University for mass communications. In 2005, he released his debut solo single, “Slow Down.”Today, he celebrates his 38th birthday
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REST IN PEACE: Sam Gooden, one of the original members of the Chicago soul group The Impressions and a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has died. He was 87.
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#WorldPianoDay
: American jazz and classical pianist and singer, Hazel Scott. Notably, Scott was the first Black American to host her own television show, The Hazel Scott Show
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“When I was studying... there weren't any black concert pianists. My choices were intuitive, and I had the technique to do it. People have heard my music and heard the classic in it, so I have become known as a black classical pianist."
—
@NinaSimoneMusic
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Iconic rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur was born today in East Harlem, NY on what would’ve been his 47th birthday.
“Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.” -
@2PAC
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Denim & White tees x The Legendary Vocalists of RnB 👀👌🏽
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Whitney Houston and her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, circa 1994
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Born on this day in 1964, singer-songwriter and producer Perri “Pebbles” Reid (
@pebbles2day
) was born in Oakland, CA. In addition to a recording career, Reid discovered and created the contemporary R&B group
@OfficialTLC
.
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R&B singer-songwriter who rose to fame as a contestant on NBC's The Voice,
@TsoulMusic
celebrates his 31st birthday today
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#BMH
: “Nipsey Hussle's Marathon continues, inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs.”
#music
#technology
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@VChandler10
"It's a 'wow' moment. This is a spectacular culmination of a lot of dreams and a lot of prayers." - Ernie Isley
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On this day, 35 years ago, “A Different World,” a spin-off of The Cosby Show, premiered on NBC. Can you name the legendary singer brought on in 1988 to sing her version of the show’s theme song?
#BMH
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37 years ago,
@SadeOfficial
performed in front of 72,000 people for the
#LiveAid
Benefit Concert at Wembley Stadium, London (13th July, 1985)
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Nigerian recording artist and music executive
@Olamide
is considered by many to be one of the top musicians in his genre. But after more than ten years in the game, he’s not too concerned about where people place him. via
@CNNAfrica
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Making his debut at the famed
@ApolloTheater
when he was only six years old, pianist
@Cory_Henry
celebrates his 31st birthday today.
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In 2019,
@AriLennox
covered the song, “Oops (Oh My),” the debut single by singer Tweet (
@MS_HUMMINGBIRD
) from her debut studio album, Southern Hummingbird (2002)
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Remembering legendary guitarist (and poet) Lightnin’ Hopkins on what would’ve been his 106th birthday today. He passed on 01/30/82 at age 69, due to esophageal cancer. Here’s a clip of him and Cleveland Chenier freestyling in Texas, circa 1968
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“All kinds of Chicago music—AM radio pop, free-spirited R&B, bold Afrocentric jazz, soulful funk—came together to shape her incredible voice.” | The Making of
@ChakaKhan
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Singer
@JamesIngramsing
celebrates his 62nd birthday today. In 1989, he joined
@OfficialAlBSure
,
@ElDeBarge
, and
#BarryWhite
on
@QuincyDJones
"The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)", a song which reached
#1
on the Billboard Black Singles chart in 1990
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"Shoutout to this female pioneer of Hip Hop
@mclyte
!
First solo female rapper to release a full album, Lyte as a Rock.
Thank you for what you do & did for the Hip Hop community."
-
@uhhmuseum
#mclyte
#appreciation
#thankyou
#hiphopculture
#peace
#love
#unity
#preserve
#pioneer
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REST IN POWER: Pioneering actor and singer Diahann Carroll has died at the age of 84
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"In his ongoing commitment to putting family and sobriety first,
@DMX
has checked himself into a rehab facility. He apologizes for his cancelled shows and thanks his fans for their continued support."
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In 1970, rapper & actor Earl Simmons, better known as
@DMX
, was born today in Mount Vernon, NY. Having sold over 74 million records worldwide, Dark Man X is remembered for his unwavering spirit & unique voice.
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“Every woman, every man
Join the caravan of love...”
— Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper and Marvin Isley
Caravan of Love, Isley-Jasper-Isley, 1985
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Remembering Pamela Rose Hutchinson of The Emotions 🌹
(September 18, 1958 - September 18, 2020)
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Pianist and composer Junior Mance has passed away at the age of 92.
Mance started playing piano at the age of five.
He played with legends like Dinah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie & Aretha Franklin.
His loving wife, Gloria, announced his passing.
Rest In Peace. 🌹
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Bringing you all some sunshine 🌞 Check out
@kokorokomusic
’s 2020 performance of 'Carry Me Home' on
@bbcintroducing
#jazz
#afrobeat
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The granddaughter of William Salter, a 3 time Grammy award winning songwriter, composer, and musician, has started a
@gofundme
to fund a documentary on her grandfather’s life
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Carolyn Franklin, Aretha's forgotten sister, was a genius songwriter & singer but could never escape her sibling’s shadow. She died at just 43. Family and friends including Martha Reeves and Bettye Lavette celebrate the life of a cruelly overlooked artist
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Born Kisean Anderson,
@seankingston
celebrates his 28th birthday today. His grandfather is the noted Jamaican reggae producer Jack Ruby
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“I like to be bound by my word and those people who have worked with me over the years know that my word is my bond and I don’t go back on that.” - Phyllis Hyman, 1987
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Remembering Don Cornelius, who was born on this date in 1936 and transitioned on 2/1/2012. Cornelius was the creator of the nationally syndicated dance & music show Soul Train, which he hosted from 1971 until 1993.
What’s your fondest Soul Train memory?
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James Brown (
@JamesBrownFF
)
@BobbyBlueBland
& B.B. King (
@BBKingMuseum
) -
"Soul Train Medley” ✨
via
@bluesjazz6A
🎶
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Watch as
@MelanieFiona
and
@KeKeWyattSings
honor the Soul Music Icon
@realtamiaworld
at 2019 Black Music Honors
#BMH
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#BMH365
: This classic song by
@methodman
takes a musical journey through funk, pop, and rock. Watch as Meth discusses the inspiration behind the 1993 song, “Method Man.”
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