Ok You last minute procrastinators. Still thinking of what to get Mom or your special Lady for Mother’s Day? You waited until the last minute and now you are down to the wire. There’s no time to order online, so what do you do? You can start by letting her sleep late and then give her Breakfast in bed. She will surely love that one. Let’s face it: Even a bowl of cereal tastes better when made with love. All you really need is a steady hand to pour her milk,(but if you wish to go a more elaborate route) present her with a to-do list of relaxing things for mothers day such as a coupon to her favorite spa, a great book to read with a glass of her favorite wine or show her you still care by planning a special night in for the two of you to cuddle up with a favorite film. Lastly, put on her favorite R&B Classic if you have it in the house. If not, streamline it on your computer or tablet. See, not much thought or work went into making her Backbeatrnb Mother’s Day wonderful ! Oh ! “DON’T FORGET THE CARD” !!!! YOU CAN BUY ONE IN THE CARD SECTION OF ANY DRUG STORE. Happy Mother’s Day!
The Timex Social Club was one of the most leading-edge R&B groups formed in 1982.They were best known for their 1986 hit single” Rumors”, as well as being the creators of the New Jack Swing Movement. The Groups members were Michael Marshall, Craig Samuel, Marcus Thompson and Alex Hill . They were originally known as the Timex Crew, members included Marcus Thompson (founder), Gregory “Greg B” Thomas, Michael Marshall, Craig Samuel, and Darrien Cleage. By 1986, Samuel, Cleage, and Thomas had departed, Alex Hill and Kevin Moore were added, and the name Timex Social Club was adopted. They specialized in both old school hip hop and the merger of urban R&B with hip-hop rhythms, which were later known as new jack swing.
In 1986, they released the Vicious Rumors album on Danya/Fantasy Records. Its one major hit, “Rumors”, peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100; it reached #1, #13 in the UK and #1 on US Billboard R&B, Hot Black Singles-Sales, Hot Black Singles-Airplay, US Hot Dance Club Play, and Hot Dance/Disco-12 inch Singles-Sales charts.
The two follow-up singles, “Thinkin’ About Ya” and “Mixed-Up World”, reached the R&B Top 20. Although The Timex Social Club still tour,there are no tours dates scheduled for 2016 . They can also be booked for Old School 80’s concerts, private parties and appearances. Their records still surface on Pop and R&B radio, especially during old-school mix shows.
Booker T. Jones-Upcoming Concerts
Thursday 07 July 2016
Booker T. Jones
Brooklyn Bowl London, Greenwich, UK
Friday 08 July 2016
Booker T. Jones
Brooklyn Bowl London, Greenwich, UK
Wednesday 24 August 2016
Booker T. Jones
with Santana, Herbie Hancock, and 4 others
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, US
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Sunday 06 November 2016
Booker T. Jones
El Papio Night Club, Ypsilanti, MI, US
SAT JULY 23, 2016 – 3:00 PM
The Bar-Kays
with:Cameo,Midnight Star,One Way,Ozone,Slapback,Stone City Band
The Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center
800 W Katella Ave
Anaheim, CA
Funk Fest 2016 – Cameo/midnight Star/bar-kays/one Way/stone City Band
The Soul Survivors originally played together in New York under another name known as The Dedications, they were founded by member Kenny Jeremiah, and released several singles under this name in 1962 and 1964. They changed the name to Soul Survivors in 1965. They signed to Philadelphia label Crimson Records, who put them in touch with Gamble & Huff. “Expressway to Your Heart” was a #1 hit regionally in Philadelphia and New York in the fall of 1967, and the tune reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 nationally. “Expressway to Your Heart” spent 15 weeks in the charts and sold over one million copies.
Soul Survivor followed-up with “Explosion in Your Soul”, which was not as successful (U.S. #33); a third release, “Impossible Mission”, also was a minor hit in 1969 (U.S. #68). They quit playing for a few years, but re-formed with a different lineup in 1972. They had one more hit, “City of Brotherly Love” in 1974. In the 1970s, the group lost its record contract and its manager and eventually disbanded. Charlie Ingui became a landscaper, Richie Ingui became a house painter, Paul Venturini became a restaurateur, and drummer Joe Forgione owned an auto body shop. In 1987, the Inqui brothers began playing occasional gigs as the original Soul Survivors and signed a five-record contract in 1991 with Society Hill Records. As of 2006, they were playing occasional gigs in the Eastern United States
The Soul Survivors were an R&B group of brothers from Philadelphia. Richie and Charlie Ingui were known for their 1967 hit single, “Expressway to Your Heart”; which was the first hit by Philadelphia soul record producers and songwriters, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
CHECKOUT A DECADE OF SOUL AT B.B KINGS IN NYC !
” A Decade of Soul is definitely passion driven, when backbeatrnb saw them in Port Washington NY 3 years ago, we knew they were gonner be Soul Stars. They are a #1 class act when it comes to their Soul Tribute to the R&B world. “A Decade of Soul”makes it very difficult for the audience to stay in their seat. They will take you on a musical journey from the Drifters to The God Father of Soul Mr James Brown.
Vocalist Prentiss McNeil & Bruce Wayne are leading this group in a timeless effort to bring back R&B Soul With their old school stage presence and vocals. From “Under the Boardwalk” to “Soulman”, those 2 dynamic Soul singers take you on a journey where one can romantize and fantize. So check out A”Decade of Soul at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill.
“A DECADE OF SOUL” IS AS GOOD AS MOTOWN THE MUSICAL
https://www.reverbnation.com/artist/video/12325585
The legendary Peabo Bryson sings with such “strong meaning and conviction”. When he sings you can feel the love! This is what Kevin from backbeatrnb said after attending Mr. Bryson’s concert at the Staller Center for The Arts, Stony Brook, NY on March 5, 2016. The two-time Grammy winner, sings the music of romance, offering a timeless mix of pop, soul and of course, R&B . The acclaimed rhythm & blues soul singer-songwriter has twenty albums to his credit. His duet with Roberta Flack, “Tonight I Celebrate My Love,” was a huge hit in the ‘80s and earned Mr Bryson the tag “King of Balladeers.” Many know him for his work with Disney’s “Beauty and The Beast” with Celine Dion as well as “A Whole New World” with Regina Belle for “Aladdin” .
Backbeatrnb wants to applaud Mr. Bryson for his R&B contributions to the world and say Thank You for allowing R&B Lovers to never lose touch with that good old school sound!
CELEBRATE LOVE WITH YOUR “BOO’ TONIGHT R&B LADIES & GENTS.
Jeffrey Osborne, a multi-talented performer since 1970 started his music career with a band called Love Men Ltd., who would later become known as L.T.D. The band recorded hit singles such as “Every Time I Turn Around”,” Back in Love Again”, “Concentrate on You,” “Love Ballad” and “Holding On (When Love Is Gone)”. At first, Osborne was a drummer, sharing lead vocal duties with his brother Billy, but by 1978 he became the group’s primary lead vocalist. He and Billy both left L.T.D. in the late 1980’s to start solo careers. His solo success includes five gold and platinum albums.
Osborne released his self-titled debut album in 1982, it featured two hit singles, “On the Wings of Love” and “I Really Don’t Need No Light”, peaking at #29 & #39 on the pop chart. Followed up the next year by Stay with Me Tonight, his first gold album (later reaching platinum album status), which spawned two more hits, “Don’t You Get So Mad” (#25) and the title track (#30). “Stay with Me Tonight” (April 1984, #18) and “On the Wings of Love” (June 1984, #11) reached the UK Singles Chart.
In 1985, he wrote the lyrics to the Whitney Houston hit “All at Once” (music by Michael Masser). He appeared on USA for Africa’s fundraising single, “We Are the World” in 1985. Osborne had two more gold albums, Don’t Stop and Emotional, the latter of which had his highest charting solo pop hit, “You Should Be Mine”, which peaked at #13 in 1986.
The following year, Osborne had the highest-charting hit of his career duetting with Dionne Warwick on “Love Power”, which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the Adult Contemporary singles chart. This was a turning point in his pop success, as his albums and singles began charting lower and lower on the pop charts. Osborne’s 1988 single “She’s on the Left” would be his final Hot 100 entry, as well as his only #1 R&B hit. After scoring two more R&B hits in the early 90s, “Only Human” and “If My Brother’s in Trouble”, Osborne would be absent from the charts for the remainder of the decade.
In the new millennium, he returned with a series of albums that, while far from the success he enjoyed in the 1980s, returned him to R&B radio, scoring modest chart singles such as “Rest of Our Lives” (#75, 2003) and his cover of Barbara Mason’s classic “Yes, I’m Ready. Jeffrey Osborne puts a lot of Soul, Passion and warmth in every song he sings, his smooth, silky voice is just what R&B music is all about.
Odyssey is a singing group from New York, best known for their 1977 hit “Native New Yorker,” and a series of other mainly dance and soul hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Now based in the UK, the band is led and fronted by Steven Collazo and continues to perform and record.
Odyssey began as the Connecticut-born “Lopez Sisters” featuring Steven’s mother, Lillian (Lillian Lopez Collazo Jackson; 16 November 1935 – 4 September 2012),[4] Louise Lopez (February 22, 1933 – January 28, 2015), and Carmen Lopez (born July 12, 1934), the latter having left the group before Odyssey, as the act would come to be known after her departure, was conceived.
“Native New Yorker” reached no. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, no. 5 in the UK Singles Chart and was later covered by Frankie Valli. A string of albums and singles followed and the group managed another R&B chart hit, “Inside Out”, written by Jesse Rae, produced by Jimmy Douglass and featuring music performed by session musicians. It peaked on the US charts at no. 12 and in the UK went to no. 3 in 1982.[5] Reynolds, for unknown reasons, left after the first album and was replaced by Fayetteville, North Carolina native William “Bill” McEachern, who remained with the group throughout the remainder of its RCA Records output. During that time, Brooklyn-born Steven Collazo joined the group as keyboardist, vocalist and musical director.
“After leaving RCA, Odyssey, composed of lead vocalist Lillian Lopez, Al Jackson and Steven Collazo, continued touring, performing, and making television appearances throughout the United Kingdom, Europe and the Middle East. Lillian Lopez and Jackson married in 2000, and retired from the music industry in 2003. Lillian died on September 4, 2012 of cancer”.