Written and produced by Rick James and Kevin Johnston and ranked as #36 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever. Comedian and actor Eddie Murphy scored big in 1985 with this infectious and catchy track that basically complained about his girlfriend\\\’s addiction to \\\” Party All The Time\\\” The track which was Murphy\\\’s
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Born May 7, 1939, Collinsville, Mississippi, he first signed with a Motown subsidiary, the short-lived Miracle, in 1961. He had several hits between the 60s and the 80s, the most successful being \\\”What Becomes of the Brokenhearted.\\\” He would recall in an interview \\\”I heard this tune being sung by the writer James Dean. The
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Take a 1/2 cup of his Academy Award-winning theme from the 1978 movie Midnight Express and add 1/4 cup of Donna Summer\\\’s ,Moroder produced track \\\” I Feel Love\\\” throw in some filters and a couple of Daft Punk vocoder riffs proclaiming that \\\” 74 is the New 24\\\” and you have Giorgio Moroder\\\’s New
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Without question some of the best Disco material was released between 1978 and 1979. Many consider the most popular year for disco was in 1979. Disco in some form or another had penetrated just about every facet of daily life and it was evident at the top of the music charts, many radio stations had
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You grew up riding the subways running with people Up in Harlem, down on Broadway You\\\’re no tramp but you\\\’re no lady talkin\\\’ that street talk You\\\’re the heart and soul of New York City If you are a true Disco fan not only do you instantly recognize those lyrics as Odyssey\\\’s 1977 hit \\\”
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Tenor Jimmy Ellis was the lead singer of the Trammps.Born in 1937 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Ellis was the eldest of six children.He remained with the Trammps until 2008, when Alzheimer\\\’s disease forced him to retire.Ellis was a founding member of The Trammps, who were born out of previous acts The Volcanos and The
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44 Years ago today in 1970 – Santana\\\’s \\\”Black Magic Woman\\\” was released.In 2003 this album was ranked number 205 on Rolling Stone magazine\\\’s list of the 500 greatest albums.The album was a perfect blend of Rock and Latin Rhythms ranging from the Jazzy \\\”Incident a Neshabur\\\” to the highly energetic \\\” Se Acabo\\\” to
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On a day like today November 12, 1983 Lionel Richie\\\’s song ALL NIGHT LONG (released on October 11, 1983, on Motown Records) hit #1 on the US Charts. The single taken from his second album \\\” Can\\\’t Slow Down\\\”, was a combination of various styles , highlighting the smooth vocals of Richie over a Caribbean
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\\\”Big Bank Hank,\\\” whose real name was Henry Jackson, died Tuesday in Englewood, New Jersey, One of the members of the Sugarhill Gang who were responsible for introducing the \\\” Rap\\\” form to mainstream audiences.The members, all from Englewood, New Jersey consisted of Michael Wonder Mike WrightHenry Big Bad Hank Jackson and Guy \\\”Master Gee\\\” O\\\’Brien.
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Anyone who has been in the DJ business for a long period of time can probably describe at least a half dozen or so \\\” Dance trends\\\” that have graced our dance floors . But without question the most enduring and to some \\\” annoying \\\” trend that has lingered since it was first choreographed
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