The 15th Annual KBLX Stone Soul Concert

Yes! It’s that time of year concerts are going on all over the country this Memorial Day Weekend. The KBLX Stone Soul Concert will be May 27, 2012, at the Sleep Train Pavilion in Concord California. The lineup of stars is Charlie Wilson, Chaka Khan, Cameo, Ohio Players and Lakeside. I’m sure upset that I’m going to miss this one, it’s going to be great. I remember back in the day going to the KBLX Stone Soul Concerts in Concord California. The first time I went, I purchased lawn seats that consist of a blanket that you brought from home. It got so hot out there in the sun, I kept getting up and going to were the vendor where to find some shade. I did not enjoy the concert at all. I learned my lesson the second time I went. I purchased sets under the pavilion. It was a lot more enjoyable. If you have never been to a KBLX Stone Soul Concert in Concord California, go and check it out the entertainment is great. There are all types of food, art and clothing vendors. You want to get there early if you have lawn seats, because you want to get as close to the pavilion as possible to get the shade from the pavilion.

LM

http://www.kblx.com/stonesoulconcert.php

Donna Summer (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012)

LaDonna Adrian Ganies better known as Donna Summer lost her battle with lung cancer. Donna Summers was the Queen of the disco era in the 1970s. I remember going to a night club in 1975 called Disco Odyssey in San Jose California. Disco Odyssey was a club for 15 years or older, this was the club to be at back in the day. The DJ would play “Love to Love You Baby”, “Try Me”, I know We Can Make It”, “Bad Girls”, “Dim All the Lights”, “On the Radio”, “Hot Stuff”, “MacArthur Park” which was her first number one hit and “Last Dance” was the last song the DJ played at the end of the night. In 1978 Donna Summer acted in a film called ‘Thank God It’s Friday’. She played a singer who was determined to perform at a disco club. The song “Last Dance” from the film reached number three on the Hot 100 chart, which won Donna Summer her first a Grammy Award. Donna Summer also won her second Grammy for “Hot Stuff”, for ‘Best Female Rock Vocal Performance’, this was the first time this category was included. In the 1980s when disco was starting to fade Donna Summer went to Quincy Jones to produce her next album “She Works Hard for the Money”, this album took six months to record. The song “She works Hard for the Money” reached number three on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a Grammy. Donna Summer’s music has been sampled or covered by some of the great artist of our time like, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Bette Milder, and Diana Ross among others. Donna Summer will always be known as the Queen of the disco era. If anyone decides to make a movie about her life I think Kelly Rowland should be the one to portray her, because she is an international star like Donna Summers was. R.I.P. Donna Summer you will be missed, but your music will live on.

LM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Summer

SWV (I Missed Us)

                                                       

SWV (Sisters With Voices) are back after 15 years. Back in the 1990s SWV was the number one female RanB group, Cheryl “Coko” Clemons, Tamara “Taj” Johnson-George and Leanne “Lelee” Lyons have not missed a step their still bringing that SWV sound. SWV broke up in 1997 all the members went on to do their own thing, like solo careers, getting married, having kids and being on reality television shows. With the way music has changed over the last 15 years SWV’s fan base is a lot more mature. SWV has put out an album that feels like they have not been missing for 15 years. SWV new album “I Missed Us” is SWV at their best. The songs that are my favorite off this album are “Time to Go”, “Free”, “Show Off (featuring AX)”, “All About You”, “The Best Years”, “Everything I Love”, “Better Than I”, “There’ll Never Be (Switch remake)” and “Use Me”. I’m so glad SWV is back their vocals are controlled there is no screaming to over compensate for poor vocals. SWV new album “I Missed Us” is worth getting. SWV fans will not be disappointed and all of you that have never heard of SWV take a listen to “I Missed Us,” you will become a fan. I give this album 5 out 5 stars. Listen to songs from SWV “I Missed Us” album on Streetwise Radio or on MyGen365, live365, Athena365 and iTunes.

LM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWV