Jensen McRae is one of those musicians whose enormous talent does not match her level of fame yet. The 22-year-old's thoughtful and earnest work draws favorable comparisons to Tracy Chapman and other folk greats. Here's her song "[Read more...]
#FlashBack73: 45 Years Ago, Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song” is Number One
In September 1972, Roberta Flack was opening for Marvin Gaye at the Greek Theatre in L.A. After performing her prepared encore song, Flack was advised by Gaye to sing an additional song. Flack later said: "I said well, I got this song I've been working on called 'Killing Me … [Read more...]
Dolly! Madonna! Lady Gaga! This Week in Billboard Music HERstory
This week in music history Dolly Parton, the Spice Girls, Madonna, and Lady Gaga, and other … [Read more...]
Crazy, Cute 3: Yoko Ono’s “Bad Dancer”
Yoko doing some pretty cute bad dancing with Ad Rock & Mike D, Ani Taj & Dance Cartel, Greg Saunier, Heems, Ira Glass, Josh Fox, Justin Vivian Bond, Questlove, Reggie Watts, Roberta Flack, Yuka Honda & Miho Hatori. … [Read more...]
