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2/12/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: Nancy Wilson

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Nancy Wilson is an American entertainment living legend. With more than 70 albums, and three Grammy Awards she has been labeled a singer of blues, jazz, cabaret and pop; a consummate actress; and the complete entertainer.  The title she prefers, however, is song stylist.

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Wilson recorded the 1934 pop standard The Very Thought of You, with music and lyrics by Ray Noble in 1963. One year earlier during a successful collaboration with Cannonball Adderley, he suggested that she should steer away from her original pop style and gear her music toward jazz and ballads. 

The Very Thought Of You 1964

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Wilson released her debut single, Guess Who I Saw Today in 1960. It was so successful that between April 1960 and July 1962 Capitol Records released five Nancy Wilson albums.

Guess Who I Saw Today 1994

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In 1999, Wilson hosted a show in honor of Ella Fitzgerald entitled Forever Ella on the A & E Network

Someone to Watch Over Me 1999

 

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O&A Throwback Thursday: Issac Hayes- Shaft

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Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an singer-songwriter, actor, and producer. Hayes was one of the creative forces behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. Hayes, Porter, Bill Withers, the Sherman Brothers, Steve Cropper, and John Fogerty were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of notable songs for themselves, the duo Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, and others. Hayes is also a 2002 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Continue reading

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1/29/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: Mariah Carey- My All and Vision Of Love

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mariah-carey-1-jpgMariah Carey has sold more than 200 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Carey possesses a five-octave vocal range, and has the ability to reach notes beyond the 7th octave She is referred to as the “songbird supreme” Mariah Carey by the Guinness World Records. Continue reading

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1/22/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: Anita Baker

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Anita Denise Baker started her career in the late-1970s with the funk band Chapter 8.  In 1986, she rose to stardom following the release of her platinum-selling second album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single Sweet Love. To date, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards and has five platinum albums and one gold album to her credit. Baker’s vocal range is contralto. 

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1/15/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: Amy Winehouse

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Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer and songwriter known for her deep vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues, jazz and reggae. Winehouse’s 2003 debut album, Frank, was a critical success in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her 2006 follow-up album, Back to Black, led to five 2008 Grammy Awards, tying the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made her the first British female to win five Grammys, including three of the general field “Big Four” awards: Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.  Continue reading

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1/8/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: Usher – You Make Me Wanna and My Way

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Usher Terry Raymond IV is a singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit. Continue reading

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1/1/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: Herbie Hancock

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Herbert Jeffrey “Herbie” Hancock is a pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet, Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the “post-bop” sound. He was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace synthesizers and funk music. Hancock received fourteen Grammy Awards, five MTV Awards, and is the recipient of the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors.  Continue reading

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12/25/14 O&A Throwback Thursday R&B Christmas Finale- Boyz II Men, Chris Brown, Luther Vandross and Patti LaBelle

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We decided to give you once last dose of Christmas Throwbacks R&B style featuring Boyz II Men, Chris Brown, Luther Vandross and Patti LaBelle
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12/25/14 O&A Throwback Thursday MERRY CHRISTMAS!: Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (1961)

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The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) is a holiday classic and the most popular Christmas song of all times. The Christmas song written by Mel Tormé and Bob Wells in 1944 and was first recorded by The King Cole Trio in 1946. The song was recorded again in stereophonic version with a full orchestra conducted by Ralph Carmichael using the same arrangement for Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song album in 1961. Continue reading

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12/11/14/ O&A Throwback Thursday Holiday Greeting: Mariah Carey- Merry Christmas (1994)

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Merry Christmas is the first Christmas album and the fourth studio album by American singer Mariah Carey. Released by Columbia Records on November 7, 1994, the album features cover versions of popular Christmas tunes and original material. Out and About NYC Magazine highlights three songs from this album, All I Want For Christmas Is You, O Holy Night, and Miss You Most (At Christmas Time). Continue reading