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Crooklyn (soundtrack)
''Crooklyn'' is the title of the soundtrack to the 1994 Spike Lee film of the same name. The soundtrack was released in two parts. ''Volume 1'' was released May 10, 1994 just prior to the film's release and ''Volume II'' was released in 1995, both on MCA Records. The soundtrack albums feature music that was popular during the 1970s, two exceptions being "Crooklyn" by The Crooklyn Dodgers and "People Make the World Go Round" by Marc Dorsey, both of which were recorded specifically for the film. The two albums comprise 28 songs from the film, though some tracks, such as "Hey Joe" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. Inducted ... are omitted from both releases. Track listing Volume 1 Volume II Charts References External links * *{{Discogs m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhythm And Blues
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to African Americans, at a time when "rocking, jazz based music ... [with a] heavy, insistent beat" was starting to become more popular. In the commercial rhythm and blues music typical of the 1950s through the 1970s, the bands usually consisted of a piano, one or two guitars, bass, drums, one or more saxophones, and sometimes background vocalists. R&B lyrical themes often encapsulate the African-American history and experience of pain and the quest for freedom and joy, as well as triumphs and failures in terms of societal racism, oppression, relationships, economics, and aspirations. The term "rhythm and blues" has undergone a number of shifts in meaning. In the early 1950s, it was frequently applied to blues records. Starting i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Bell
Al Bell (born Alvertis Isbell; March 15, 1940) is an American record producer, songwriter, and record executive. He is best known as having been an executive and co-owner of Stax Records with Jim Stewart based in Memphis, Tennessee, during the latter half of the label's 19-year existence. A former disc jockey in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas,Bowman, Rob (1997). Soulsville U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records. New York: Schirmer Trade. Bell was vital to the careers of Stax's soul stars such as the Staple Singers and Isaac Hayes, the Emotions, the Dramatics, and Mel and Tim. Bell's promotional efforts drove the "Memphis sound" internationally and made Stax the second-largest African-American–owned business in the 1970s. In 2009, the BBC profiled Bell as "one of the icons of soul music" and "the driving force behind Stax Records". Following his career at Stax, Bell became president of Motown Records Group during its restructuring for sale to MCA and Boston Ventures Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Corporation (record Production Team)
The Corporation was a group of songwriters and record producers assembled in 1969 by Motown label head Berry Gordy to create hit records for the label's new act, The Jackson 5. History The four members of The Corporation—Berry Gordy, Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards—were responsible for the writing, production and arranging of The Jackson 5 number-one hit singles "I Want You Back" (1969), " ABC", "The Love You Save" (both 1970); as well as " Mama's Pearl" and " Maybe Tomorrow" (both 1971). They were also responsible for writing and producing " Bless You", the last hit by Martha and the Vandellas before that group disbanded in 1972. Like Motown's previous production team, the Clan, which was pulled together to create the singles " Love Child" and "I'm Livin' in Shame" for Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Corporation was intended as a replacement of sorts for Holland–Dozier–Holland, who had left the label in late 1967 to start Invictus Records and H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5, later known as the Jacksons, are an American pop band composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was formed in Gary, Indiana in 1964, and originally consisted of brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael. They were managed by their father Joe Jackson. The group were among the first African American performers to attain a crossover following. The Jackson 5 first performed in talent shows and clubs on the Chitlin' Circuit and eventually signed with Steeltown Records in 1967, under which their first two singles were released. In 1968, they left Steeltown and signed with Motown, where they were the first group to debut with four consecutive number-one hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with the songs " I Want You Back" (1969), " ABC", " The Love You Save", and " I'll Be There" (all 1970). They achieved seventeen Top 40 singles on the chart in five years, including six number-one ''Billboard'' R& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC (The Jackson 5 Song)
"ABC" is a song by American pop band the Jackson 5. It was released as a single in 1970. The song replaced the Beatles' "Let It Be" on the number-one spot of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 1970, and was number one on the soul singles chart for four weeks. It is the title track to the group's second album and sold 2 million copies within the first week of its release in the US and more than 4 million copies worldwide. ''Cash Box'' said: "Having whetted the world's appetite with 'I Want You Back' the Jackson 5 makes it back with another dynamite side cast in the image of its million seller. Searing vocals and the familiar drive of the Motown supporting cast assure another giant here." ''Billboard'' said: "This pulsating swinger has all the sales and chart potential of the initial entry I_Want_You_Back.html" ;"title="I Want You Back">I Want You Back'" ''Record World'' said the song proved that "the Jackson 5 are Motown's newest supergroup". "ABC" was performed on television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Cuba
Gilberto Miguel Calderón (April 22, 1931 – February 15, 2009), known professionally as Joe Cuba, was an American conga drummer of Puerto Rican descent widely regarded as the "Father of Latin Boogaloo". Early years Gilberto Miguel Calderón was born in Harlem, New York, United States. Calderón's parents moved from Puerto Rico to New York City in the late 1920s, and settled in Spanish Harlem, a Latino community located in Manhattan. Calderón was raised in an apartment building, where his father had become the owner of a candy store, located on the ground floor (street level floor). His father had organized a stickball club called the Young Devils. Stickball was the main sport activity of the neighborhood. After Calderón broke a leg he took up playing the conga and continued to practice with the conga between school and his free time. Eventually, he graduated from high school and joined a band. Musical career In 1950, when he was 19 years old, he played for Joe Panama and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Poindexter Brothers
The Poindexter Brothers were a recording act as well as music producers. As a recording act, they recorded the singles, "(Git Your) Backfield in Motion" and "What I Did in the Streets (I Should've Done at Home)". Together or individually, they produced hits for artists that include The Persuaders, Pat Johnson, etc. They wrote hits for artists such as Linda Jones, The O'Jays, Timothy Wilson and The Escorts etc. Other acts who have recorded their compositions include Brother to Brother, The Hesitations, The Icemen, and Johnny Thunder & Ruby Winters. They also formed their own production company and record label Win or Lose. Background The Poindexter Brothers, Robert and Richard were born in Newport News, Virginia to parents, Garland and Marie. Garland Poindexter was in the military service and stationed at Langley Air Force Base. Marie was a maid. Robert Poindexter (born circa 1942) came to New York when he was aged 21. He fell in love with the city. The Poindexter Brothers we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Persuaders (R&B Group)
The Persuaders are a New York City-based R&B vocal group best known for their gold hit single in the early 1970s, " Thin Line Between Love and Hate". It sold over a million copies, topping the Billboard R&B chart, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 29, 1971. Background The seeds for the group were sown in 1969. The original members - Douglas "Smokey" Scott, Willie Holland, James Barnes, and Charles Stodghill - had all previously sung with other mostly local groups. Scott and Barnes had been members of The Internationals,The Persuaders @Bear Family Records Retrieved 10 November 2024. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thin Line Between Love And Hate
"Thin Line Between Love and Hate" is a 1971 song by the New York City-based R&B vocal group The Persuaders. The song was written and produced by the Poindexter Brothers, Robert and Richard, and was also co-written by Robert's wife, Jackie Members. Composition The song tells a story about a man coming home early in the morning to his understanding wife one too many times; after the song's bridge, he finds himself lying in a hospital, bandaged from head to foot. Charts This was the group's biggest hit song, spending two weeks atop the ''Billboard'' R&B chart in late 1971. It also reached number 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA. Whitburn, Joel (2004). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 488. Cover versions The song has been covered or sampled by many musical acts. *The rock band the Pretenders recorded a cover version of this song, included on their 1984 album '' Learning to Crawl''. Featuri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Dubbed the " Gentle Genius", he is considered one of the most influential musicians of soul and socially conscious African-American music.Curtis Mayfield , Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. "...significant for the forthright way in which he addressed issues of black identity and self-awareness. ...left his imprint on the Seventies by couching social commentary and keenly observed black-culture archetypes in funky, danceable rhythms. ...sounded urgent pleas for peace and brotherhood overextended, cinematic soul-funk tracks that laid out a fresh musical agenda for the new decade." Accessed November 28, 2006. May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pusherman (song)
Pusherman was an alternative rock band from Portsmouth, England. Formed in 1994, the band's lineup consisted of Andy Frank (vocals), Meredith "Yank" Reid (vocals, harmonica), Bo Ellery (bass), Martin Hoyland (guitar), Roger Swift (dorest wash board), Tony Antoniou (guitar) and Harry Harrison (drums). Pusherman were signed to Oasis manager Marcus Russell's Ignition Records label, who released their first single entitled "First Time" in November 1995. Another single, "Whole", a 12" vinyl single, was voted single of the week by the ''NME'', and though it was not available as a commercial release, it appeared on the NME 1996 cassette compilation ''Here Comes the Summer...'', and ''Volume'' magazine's ''Volume Sixteen: Copulation Explosion!'' compilation. The group's debut album, the Owen Morris–produced ''Floored'', was released in September 1996. In November of that year, the song "Sold" from the album appeared on the CMJ New Music Monthly compilation, while another single "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
