Top 10 R&B Male Vocal Performances
J.B., Rev. Al, Bobby “Blue”, Brother Ray and 6 more . . .
Continue ReadingJ.B., Rev. Al, Bobby “Blue”, Brother Ray and 6 more . . .
Continue ReadingSlow and steady. The tortoise has got it goin’ on. And even if the hare has a good day, it’s probably due to having taken “turtle steps” along the way to develop that ability.
Continue ReadingHere are my top 10 songs from MTV’s first few years that seem to have been all but forgotten even by those with nostalgic memories of that era.
Continue ReadingThis entry begins a series of posts about different sorts of kitchen calamities and the corresponding lessons. In honor of the forthcoming holiday season, the first entry focuses on two meals that helped me learn how NOT to cook for a special event.
Continue ReadingI love Stevie Wonder so much that coming up with a Top 10 list for him is really hard – hard to even know how to approach it. So I have ultimately decided on approaching it as the top 10 tracks I cannot imagine living without.
Continue ReadingI love kale and other leafy greens, and for reasons I’ll explain in a little bit, this is something of a miracle. With a little flexibility, this basic technique can be applied to a number of green things, which is great because a) it tastes really good and b) contains only 4 ingredients (5 if you count water, I guess) and is very simple to make.
Continue ReadingEvery year around this time, I have students on the verge of big decisions. Some of them are undergrads considering grad school and, perhaps even more potently, some of them are teenagers considering music school, which entails the dual debate of whether to pursue a career in music AND how best to do so. The…
Continue ReadingMarvin and Tammi, the Isleys, Four Tops, Impressions and some surprises . . .
Continue ReadingI’ve figured out how to make good falafel without frying it (!) and I think I figured out how to translate the concept into making veggie burgers that avoid most of the usual pitfalls (!!).
Continue ReadingThis was a fun list to compile. Note that there is a separate category for duo/group performances, so some folks whose omission may seem puzzling will appear there. And here we go with our surprise #1 . . . 1. Fontella Bass: “Rescue Me” I went out on a bit of a limb by putting…
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