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06/16/2024

Angela Bofill, “I Try” and “I’m On Your Side” Singer, Dies at 70
The artist's friend and manager Rich Engel shared the news on Friday.

Angela Bofill, the singer-songwriter behind hits “I Try,” “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter” and “I’m On Your Side,” has died. She was 70.

The Cuban-Puerto Rican musician died on Thursday at her daughter’s home in Vallejo, California, her friend and rep Rich Engel told People. A cause of death was not immediately available. Engel also shared the news of her passing on Bofill’s page in two separate posts.

“ON BEHALF OF MY DEAR FRIEND ANGIE, I AM SADDENED TO ANNOUNCE HER PASSING ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 13TH,” he wrote in the first social media post, before sharing funeral information. https://shorturl.at/EnMfC

05/14/2024

LEGENDS AS CHILDREN/TEENAGERS:
1st Row: Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross
2nd Row: Gladys Knight, Tina Turner, Etta James, Jackie Wilson, Otis Redding
3rd Row: Jimi Hendrix, Solomon Burke, Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, Sly Stone
4th Row: Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Prince, Barry White, Rick James

05/14/2024

It is with sad and heavy hearts that we convey to you the loss of internationally renowned, 6 time Grammy Award-winning, saxophonist, David Sanborn. Mr. Sanborn passed Sunday afternoon, May 12th, after an extended battle with prostate cancer with complications.

Mr. Sanborn had been dealing with prostate cancer since 2018, but had been able to maintain his normal schedule of concerts until just recently. Indeed he already had concerts scheduled into 2025.
David Sanborn was a seminal figure in contemporary pop and jazz music. It has been said that he "put the saxophone back into Rock ’n Roll.”

What was your favorite David Sanborn album?

04/20/2024

Happy Heavenly Birthday to the legendary Luther Vandross, who was born in this day (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005). We miss you. 🎂🎂

03/04/2024

11/24/2023

All the Shocking Facts Every Marvin Gaye Fan Needs to Know
Marvin Gaye's father, Marvin Gay Sr., tragically shot him when he intervened in a fight between his parents. Gaye's father was handed a six-year suspended sentence and five years of probation, but died in 1998. Here are some more Marvin Gaye facts. https://tinyurl.com/4uyaevb2
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500 Greatest Albums Podcast: How Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’ Chronicled a Nation in Turmoil
In the new episode of our series on Amazon Music, the singer, his sister Zeola, superfan Spike Lee, and others break down how he went from R&B hitmaker to socially conscious prophet https://tinyurl.com/z28dpufj

11/23/2023

Pick Up Your Feelings - (Frank B Sax Cover)

This is my rendition of this hit song with a little Frank B Impov at the end! Enjoy and thanks for watching! 🎷🤙🏽