#1 R&B Song 1966: “Get Ready,” the Temptations
Born: Mabel Scott, 1915
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1949 John Lee Hooker charted with “Hoogie Boogie,” which reached #9 R&B. Considering contracts an acquired taste he had not acquired, Hooker recorded for anyone with the money and between 1949 and 1954 he had seventy singles out on twenty-one labels under no less than [...]
Entries from April 2009
April 30, 2009
ON THIS DAY IN BLACK MUSIC HISTORY: APRIL 30
April 30, 2009
COLORLINES: 100 DAYS OF OBAMA: CHEERLEADERS, HATERS, AND US
April 30, 2009 ColorLines Direct. News and commentary from ColorLines magazine and RaceWire blog.
100 Days of Obama: Cheerleaders, Haters and Us
Was it the best of times, or the worst of times? And what can we do about it?
Stop by arc.org/100days for the racial justice angle. There, you’ll find video by Tammy Johnson, audio of [...]
April 30, 2009
HATEWATCH: MAN DEFENDS FRONT YARD DISPLAY OF KKK AND CONFEDERATE FLAGS
OQUAWKA MAN DEFENDS KKK FLAG
Mother worries about his safety after news report.
By JOHN MANGALONZO
jmangalonzo@thehawkeye.com
OQUAWKA, Ill. — For Bruce Ruberg, it’s a white man’s burden.
Practicing his freedom of speech and expression, guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, may raise a few eyebrows in Oquawka, but Ruberg proudly displays the Ku Klux Klan’s flag on his yard, right [...]
April 30, 2009
HATEWATCH: WHITE SUPREMACIST RECEIVES ONE MONTH JAIL SENTENCE, PROBATION FOR HATE CRIME
VERHAAGH ALREADY SERVING JAIL SENTENCE ON UNRELATED CHARGE
By John Lee • Gannett Wisconsin Media • April 27, 2009
APPLETON — A self-professed white supremacist from Green Bay will serve a month in jail and two years of probation for the unprovoked attack on a black man in a Little Chute bar.
The sentence imposed last week on [...]
April 29, 2009
ON THIS DAY IN BLACK MUSIC HISTORY: APRIL 29
#1 Song 1972: “The First Time,” Roberta Flack
Born: Duke Ellington, 1899; Big Jay McNeeley, 1927; Carl Gardner (the Coasters), 1928; Tammi Terrell (Thomasina Montgomery), 1946
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1944 “G.I. Jive” by Louis Jordan charted, reaching #1 R&B for six weeks as well as #1 pop for two. Jordan’s recording’s hold the R&B record for most weeks at #1, [...]
April 28, 2009
ON THIS DAY IN BLACK MUSIC HISTORY: APRIL 28
#1 R&B Song 1962: “Mashed Potato Time,” Dee Dee Sharp
Born: Emma Pought (the Bobbettes), 1942; Milan Williams (the Commodores), 1948
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1956 The New York City doo-wop group the Willows entered the charts with the singing-group standard “Church Bells May Ring,” reaching #11 R&B and #62 pop.
1958 The Drifters recorded their classic “Drip [...]
April 28, 2009
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR BLACK WOMEN
Black women have put so much into their families, their communities, even this nation. Black women receive so little in return for all they contribute and work towards to make the world a better place for others. Well, Black women should do things for themselves as well, starting with their education. And what better way to [...]
April 27, 2009
ON THIS DAY IN BLACK MUSIC HISTORY: APRIL 27
#1 R&B Song 1957: “Lucille,” Little Richard
Born: Maxine Brown (the Browns), 1932; Cuba Gooding (the Main Ingredient), 1944; Ann Peebles, 1947; Herb Murrell (the Stylistics), 1949
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1960 The Biggest Show of Stars 1960 made a performance stop at the Lauderdale County Coliseum in Florence, AL, with performers including Little Anthony & the Imperials, Llyod Price, Clyde [...]
April 26, 2009
ON THIS DAY IN BLACK MUSIC HISTORY: APRIL 26
#1 R&B Song 1969: “It’s Your Thing,” the Isley Brothers
Born: “Ma” Rainey (Gertrude Pridgett), 1886; Blues guitarist Joseph Benjamin “J.B.” Hutto, 1926; Maurice Williams (the Zodiacs), 1938; Claudine Clark, 1941
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1957 Harry Belafonte signed for the then-unheard-of sum of $1 million with RCA Records. Known as the King of Calypso, Belafonte was actually from the Bronx.
1969 [...]
April 26, 2009
IN REMEMBRANCE: 4-26-2009
BEA ARTHUR, STAR OF TWO TV COMEDIES
By BRUCE WEBER
Published: April 25, 2009
Bea Arthur, who used her husky voice, commanding stature and flair for the comic jab to create two of the most endearing battle-axes in television history, Maude Findlay in the groundbreaking situation comedy “Maude” and Dorothy Zbornak in “The Golden Girls,” died Saturday at [...]
