Monthly Archives: August 2010

#1 R*B Song 1969:  “Share Your Love With Me,” Aretha Franklin Born:  Rudy Lewis (the Drifters), 1936 **************************************************************** 1963   Lou Rawls performed at Detroit’s Twenty Grand Club. 1969   Ray Goodman & Brown’s cover of the Platters’ “My Prayer” (#47 pop, … Continue reading →

HAROLD DOW, ’48 HOURS’ CORRESPONDENT August 21, 2010   |   Visit Guest Book NEW YORK (AP) – Emmy-winning CBS News correspondent Harold Dow, who helped shape the documentary program “48 Hours” and covered the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst and the Sept. 11 attacks, … Continue reading →

#1 Song 1964:  “Where Did Our Love Go,” the Supremes Born:  John Lee Hooker, 1917 ***************************************************************** 1953   “Dragnet Blues,” by Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers, charted R&B, reaching #8. The song was inspired by the TV show Dragnet.    1960   Jackie Wilson … Continue reading →

#1 R&B Song 1976:  “Who’d She Coo?,” the Ohio Players Born:  William “Count” Basie, 1904; Savannah Churchill (the Four Tunes), 1920; Clara Ward, 1924 *********************************************************************************************** 1904 One of the best-loved and most legendary bandleaders of all time, William “Count” Basie was … Continue reading →

  News   NASA / Arizona State Univ. / Smithsonian Inst. Bulletin at a Glance News Observing This Week’s Sky at a Glance Community   The Incredible Shrinking Moon August 20, 2010 | Planetary scientists have long considered the Moon … Continue reading →

#1 Song 1977:  “Best Of My Love,” the Emotions Born:  Paul Robi (the Platters), 1931; Isaac Hayes, 1942; KRS-One (Laurence Krisna Parker), 1965 ***************************************************************************************** 1949   Dinah Washington entered the R&B hit list with “Long John Blues,” peaking at #3. 1954   The Orioles … Continue reading →

August 19, 2010 ColorLines Direct. News and commentary from ColorLines.com Mosque Mania’s Political Lesson: It’s Our Values, StupidThe GOP’s demagoguery will continue to dominate as long as Democrats avoid articulating progressive values. ALSO: The Right’s Madness Over Mosques    5 … Continue reading →

Film Review: New Documentary On Hate Revealing by Seth Levi on August 19, 2010 White racial extremists are certain that “their” culture is under attack and has to be defended with guns. “If there is going to be any salvation … Continue reading →

#1 R&B Song 1944:  “Till Then,” the Mills Brothers Born:  Johnny Nash, 1940 **************************************************************************************** 1954   The Platters, B.B. King, and Johnny Otis performed at the Savoy Ballroom in Hollywood. 1957   The Chantels’ debut 45, the harmony standard, “He’s Gone,” was … Continue reading →

#1 R&B Song 1962:  “You’ll Lose A Good Thing,: Barbara Lynn Born:  Sonny Til (Erlington Tilghman, the Orioles), 1928; Sarah Dash (LaBelle), 1945; Nona Hendryx (LaBelle), 145; Barbara Harris (the Toys), 1945 *************************************************************** 1945   The Legendary Delta Rhythm Boys teamed up with the … Continue reading →