Mahalia Jackson co-wrote Lord Don’t Move The Mountain with her close friend Doris Akers in 1958. Continue reading
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1/16/16 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Prince – Controversy Tour At The Capitol Theatre On January 30, 1982 (rare footage)
The Controversy Tour complete with original band members including Dez Dickerson and BrownMark, these cats were on fire!!!! This rare footage is VINTAGE Prince when he was super hungry and full of competitive spirit. Continue reading
1/14/16 O&A NYC Throwback Thursday: David Bowie– Space Oddity
Space Oddity, written and performed by David Bowie and released as a music single, and opening track of the album David Bowie (also known as Space Oddity) in July 1969. The song is about the launch of Major Tom, a fictional astronaut. Besides its title, which alludes to the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, the introduction to the song is a barely audible instrumental build-up that is analogous to the deep bass tone in Also sprach Zarathustra that is prominently used in the film. The lyrics have also been seen to lampoon the British space programme. Continue reading
8/15/17(Repost) O&A NYC Song Of The Day: Jennifer Lopez – Ain’t It Funny
Ain’t It Funny, the music video by Jennifer Lopez, directed by Herb Ritts and filmed in sepia tone opens with Lopez traveling on a road where she finds a fortune-teller who shows Lopez her future with the cards. The video debuted the week of July 2, 2001 internationally and in the autumn of 2001 in the U.S. Continue reading
1/12/16 O&A NYC Song Of The Day: Jess Glynne- Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself
Don’t Be So Hard on Yourself, the fourth single from English recording artist Jess Glynne’s debut album I Cry When I Laugh released on 14 August 2015. Written by Jess Glynne, Wayne Hector and TMS who also produced the song the song tells about moving on from hard times and ‘not being hard on oneself’. Continue reading
1/11/16 O&A NYC Song Of The Day: Lazarus- David Bowie
David Bowie died yesterday after an eighteen month battle with cancer. His latest single Lazarus, which released on January – his 69th Birthday from the album Blackstar has already received critical acclaim. Bowie chose to make Backstar his final artistic statement. He died surrounded by his family. Continue reading
1/11/16 O&A NYC Song OfThe Day: David Bowie – Lazarus
David Bowie died yesterday after an eighteen month battle with cancer. His latest single Lazarus, which was released on January – his 69th Birthday from the album Blackstar has already received critic acclaim. Bowie chose to make Backstar his final artistic statement. Bowie died surrounded by his family.
David Bowie – Lazarus
1/14/18 O&A NYC SUNDAY JAZZ CONCERT: Lena Horne- The Lady and Her Music (1982)
Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, a Broadway musical revue, written for and starring American singer and actress Lena Horne. The show opened on May 12, 1981, and after 333 performances, closed on June 30, 1982, Horne’s 65th birthday. Continue reading
1/10/16 O&A NYC Gospel Sunday: Jennifer Hudson – Hallelujah (live)
Jennifer Hudson sings Hallelujah at RaiseAChild.US. The organization educates and encourages the LGBT community to build families through fostering and adoption to answer the needs of the 400,000 children in our nation’s foster care system. Jennifer Hudson also performed Hallelujah before Pope Francis at the Madison Square Garden Mass, New York City. Continue reading
1/9/16 O&A NYC Saturday Morning Concert: D’Angelo at AFROPUNK FEST 2014
Enigmatic R&B recluse D’Angelo made good on his promise to headline the 2014 Afropunk festival in Brooklyn on the evening of Sunday, August 24. Continue reading
