Archive for December, 2007
This is the week of December 31st, 2007Greetings and salutations, best wishes for the New Year! A wide array of upliftment from the broadest range of musicians we’ve ever posted in one week: Lonnie Liston Smith, Rosinha De Valença, The Wailers, Minnie Riperton, Roy Ayers, Nina Simone, Ghostface Killah, Adriana Evans, Aya, The Roots, Xantone Blacq, Frank Wright, Alice Coltrane, John Coltrane, Dee Dee Bridgewater, The Persuasions, Ray Charles, Eli Goulart, 4Hero, Nancy Wilson, Kirk Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Earth, Wind & Fire. Get up with it!
THE PERSUASIONS / “The Sun”Mon, Dec 31st, 2007 | Posted in Cover | 2 Comments »
ADRIANA EVANS / “In The Sun”Mon, Dec 31st, 2007 | Posted in Contemporary | 2 Comments »
THE NEW ROTARY CONNECTION / “I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun”Mon, Dec 31st, 2007 | Posted in Classic | 3 Comments »
This is the week of December 24th, 2007
We end the year with a focus on Aretha Franklin, the greatest soul singer of all time. Enough said.
ARETHA FRANKLIN / “Skylark (Alternate Version)”Mon, Dec 24th, 2007 | Posted in Cover | No Comments »
ARETHA FRANKLIN/ “Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves”Mon, Dec 24th, 2007 | Posted in Contemporary | 2 Comments »
ARETHA FRANKLIN / “Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)”Mon, Dec 24th, 2007 | Posted in Classic | 3 Comments »
This is the week of December 17th, 2007
Previously unreleased live recordings from Aretha Franklin, live concert recordings from Joy Denalane and a reggae roundup featuring Natural Ites, Freddie McKay, The Wailers, Michael Rose, and Groundation. A most soulful week here at BoL.
GROUNDATION / “Picture On The Wall”Mon, Dec 17th, 2007 | Posted in Cover | 1 Comment »
JOY DENALANE / “Born And Raised”Mon, Dec 17th, 2007 | Posted in Contemporary | No Comments »
ARETHA FRANKLIN / “Bridge Over Troubled Water/We’ve Only Just Begun”Mon, Dec 17th, 2007 | Posted in Classic | 2 Comments »
This is the week of December 10th, 2007
Nina Simone – Mary J. Blige. A previously unreleased Nina concert. New music from Mary J. And then we close out with eight versions of Tom Jobim’s "Wave"—Nara Leao, Cesar Mariano & Romero Lubambo, Sarah Vaughan, Harry Sweets Edison, Toots Thielemans & Elis Regina, Ahmad Jamal, BR6, and Jacintha.
JACINTHA / “Wave”Mon, Dec 10th, 2007 | Posted in Cover | 2 Comments »
MARY J. BLIGE / “Work That”Mon, Dec 10th, 2007 | Posted in Contemporary | 1 Comment »
NINA SIMONE / “Everything Must Change”Mon, Dec 10th, 2007 | Posted in Classic | No Comments »
This is the week of December 3rd, 2007
This week we have blue-eyed soul (The Eagles, Toto, Carly Simon, Seals & Croft, Michael McDonald) and black covers (Howard Hewett, Warren G, Luther Vandross, The Isley Brothers, Anita Baker) of blue-eyed soul and also excerpts from a Me’Shell Ndegeocello concert. This is a wild week. Enjoy.
ANITA BAKER / “You Belong To Me”Mon, Dec 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Cover | 4 Comments »
ME’SHELL NDEGEOCELLO / “Why”Mon, Dec 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Contemporary | 3 Comments »
THE EAGLES / “I Can’t Tell You Why”Mon, Dec 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Classic | 1 Comment »