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Aubrey Logan
Aubrey Michelle Logan (born January 16, 1988) is an American pop and jazz singer and trombone soloist. Logan won the Audience's Choice Award and the Jury's First Place Award at the 2009 Shure-Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. She was also an ''American Idol'' in 2009, but was eliminated in the early rounds. She is a featured artist for Postmodern Jukebox, and the Dave Koz band. Background The daughter of music teachers, Logan was a singer, dancer and actress. While attending a new middle school, she discovered that her new friends had a different lunch period because they were in the band program. Eventually, Logan told her mother that she wasn't enjoying school and her mother approached the school's band director. When the band director asked what instrument she played, the answer was, "Nothing, but she sings and can read music." Logan was accepted, as long as she agreed not to choose the flute as her instrument. She enjoyed bands with brass sections like the James Brown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue ( ) is a city in the Eastside (King County, Washington), Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, located across Lake Washington from Seattle. It is the third-largest city in the Seattle metropolitan area, and the fifth-largest city in Washington (state), Washington. It has variously been characterized as a satellite city, a suburb, a boomburb, or an edge city. The population was 151,854 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city's name is derived from the French term ("beautiful view"). Bellevue is home to some of the world's largest technology companies. Before and after the 2008 recession, its downtown area has been undergoing rapid change with many high-rise projects being constructed. Downtown Bellevue is currently the second-largest city center in Washington state, with 1,300 businesses, 45,000 employees, and 10,200 residents. In a 2018 estimate, the city's median household income was among the top five cities in the state of Wash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Braun
Rick Braun (born July 6, 1955) is an American smooth jazz trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone and keyboards player, vocalist, composer, and record producer. Early life and education Braun was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and attended Dieruff High School. His mother was a self-taught pianist and banjoist. Braun played drums at Dieruff High School, and followed his brother in playing trumpet. In the 1970s, while attending the Eastman School of Music, he became a member of a jazz-fusion band, Auracle, along with, amongst others, keyboards player John Serry, saxophone and flute player Steve Kujala and vibes player Steve Rehbein (later Steve Raybine). The band worked with producer Teo Macero and Braun co-produced the second album City Slickers (minus John Serry and Steve Kujala). Career In the 1980s, Braun entered the pop music world, releasing an album in Japan as a singer. He then worked as a songwriter for Lorimar, writing the song "Here with Me" with REO Speedwagon which became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Albright
Gerald Albright (born August 30, 1957) is an American jazz saxophonist. He earned Grammys for the albums ''24/7 (Gerald Albright and Norman Brown album), 24/7'' in 2012 and ''Slam Dunk'' in 2014 and was nominated for ''New Beginnings (Gerald Albright album), New Beginnings'' in 2008 and for ''Sax for Stax'' in 2009. Biography Albright began piano lessons at an early age, although he professed no interest in the instrument. His love of music picked up when he was given a saxophone that belonged to his piano teacher. It further reinforced when he attended Locke High School. After high school, he attended the University of Redlands where he was initiated into the Iota Chi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha and received a degree in business management with a minor concentration on music. He switched to bass guitar after he saw Louis Johnson (bassist), Louis Johnson in concert. After college, Albright worked as a studio musician in the 1980s for Anita Baker, Ray Parker Jr., Olivia Newton-Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before I Let Go
"Before I Let Go" is a song performed by American R&B band Maze, issued as the second single from the band's fifth album and first live album '' Live in New Orleans''. Although ''Live in New Orleans'' is a live album, "Before I Let Go" appears on the album as a studio recording. Written and produced by lead singer Frankie Beverly, the song peaked at #13 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart in 1981. The song has been noted for its enduring popularity in Black American culture as a staple of gatherings and parties. Beyoncé covered the song for her 2019 film ''Homecoming'', and it is the focus of a 2021 episode of Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris's ''New York Times'' podcast, '' Still Processing''. Production According to Frankie Beverly, he had originally written the song as a ballad about his conflicted feelings for Delores Marie "D'Marie" Warren of Alton McClain and Destiny, who tragically died in a car crash in 1985, while he was in love with her but in a relationship with another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheléa
Sheléa Melody Frazier also known as Sheléa ( ), stylized as SHELÉA or sheléa, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Her 2014 track "I'll Never Let You Go" peaked at 23 on ''Billboard'''s Adult R&B chart. She is mentored by Stevie Wonder, and is a protégée of Quincy Jones. Sheléa portrays gospel singer Dorinda Clark Cole in the 2020 Lifetime biopic, ''The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel''. Life and career Sheléa Frazier was born in Redwood City, California, and raised in Bakersfield, California. She has been singing and playing piano since she was a child. She has cited Natalie Cole's album '' Unforgettable...with Love'' as the impetus for her desire to become a singer. Sheléa co-wrote and performed the theme song to the UPN television sitcom ''All of Us'' from 2003 to 2006. Sheléa began her professional career working with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. In 2008, she sang lead on the track " Someone to Watch Over Me", at the request of Take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Lattimore
Kenny Lattimore (born April 10, 1970) is an American R&B singer known for his smooth, soulful voice and romantic ballads. He rose to prominence in the mid-1990s with the release of his self-titled album, '' Kenny Lattimore.'' Early life and education Kenny Lattimore was born in Washington, D.C., United States. He developed an interest in music at a young age, singing in school and church choirs, band program at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland. He often acknowledges Dr. Barbara Baker for setting him on his current path. Lattimore spoke at the 2005 Eleanor Roosevelt High School Graduation. He is an alumnus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. Career 1988–1991: Maniquin After working as a session vocalist for the R&B group Maniquin, Lattimore eventually became the group's lead singer. D'Extra Wiley, known for being part of the 1990s R&B group II D Extreme, was also briefly a member of Maniquin before signing with MCA Records. In 1989, Maniquin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Will Be
"This Will Be" is a song written by Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy, arranged by Richard Evans and performed by American singer Natalie Cole. Often appended with "(An Everlasting Love)" but not released as such, this was Cole's debut single, released in April 1975 and one of her biggest hits, becoming a number-one R&B and number-six pop smash in the United States, also reaching the UK Top 40. Cole won a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, a category that had previously been dominated by Aretha Franklin. It would also help her win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Having been repeatedly rejected by other record companies, Cole sent demos to Larkin Arnold, CEO of Capitol Records, who agreed to release the song. Jackson and Yancy had written the song at the end of sessions for Arnold, just as he and Cole were about to leave town. In popular culture The song has featured in several films: * '' While You Were Sleeping'' (1995) * '' The Parent Trap'' (1998) (end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smooth Jazz Airplay
The ''Billboard'' Smooth Jazz Airplay chart measures airplay spins on 15 smooth jazz radio stations in the United States. Chart history Artists with most number-one hits ;Artists with most Smooth Jazz Airplay No. 1s ''(as of May 31, 2025)'' :21 – Boney James :15 – Gerald Albright :14 – Richard Elliot :12 – Brian Culbertson :11 – Rick Braun :11 – Paul Brown :11 – Paul Hardcastle :11 – Dave Koz :11 – Cindy Bradley :11 – Vincent Ingala :10 – Nick Colionne :10 – Euge Groove :10 – Chris Standring :10 – Adam Hawley Songs at number-one for at least five weeks Women with number-ones ''(Debut date precedes name)'' * 2007 Mar 03 – Mindi Abair * 2007 Dec 08 – Candy Dulfer * 2008 May 24 – Jessy J * 2010 Feb 13 – Sade * 2011 Sep 10 – Cindy Bradley * 2013 Jun 15 – Althea Rene * 2016 Feb 27 – Lindsey Webster * 2017 Apr 08 – Kayla Waters * 2018 Jun 09 – Magdalena Chovancova * 2018 Jul 21 – Ragan Whiteside * 2019 Apr 27 – Keiko Matsui * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Estefan
Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan (; ; born September 1, 1957) is an American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is an eight-time Grammy Awards, Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by both VH1 and ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard''. Estefan's record sales exceed 100 million worldwide, making her one of the best-selling female singers of all time. A contralto, Estefan started her career as lead singer of Miami Latin Boys, which was later renamed Miami Sound Machine. She and Miami Sound Machine earned worldwide success with their 1985 single "Conga (song), Conga", which became Estefan's signature song. The group followed this with a number of hit singles throughout the decade, including "Anything for You (Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine song), Anything for You", "1-2-3 (Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine song), 1-2-3", "Bad Boy (Miami Sound Machine song), Bad Boy", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
