McKenna Musical Jubilee

Thursday, August 15, 2019,  Audio, Photo, 1945, 1948  No comments

To Lulu with Love Part One

To Lulu with Love Part One

It’s one of those songs that you know what day you heard it, so let’s hear it again, on To Lulu with Love Part One.

Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie; 3 November 1948) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, actress, TV personality and businesswoman.

Lulu

OBE

Lulu on stage in Glasgow
as part of Here Come the Girls 2010

Background information

Birth name

Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie
Also known as
Lulu Kennedy-Cairns

Born

3 November 1948( age 70).
Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Origin

Glasgow, Scotland.
Genres.
Pop.
pop rock.
blue-eyed soul.

Occupations
Singer.
songwriter.
actress.
television personality.
businesswoman.

Instruments
Vocals.

Years Active
1964— present.

Labels
Decca.
Atco

Wednesday, August 14, 2019,  Audio, Photo, 1945, 1948  No comments

Wednesday, August 14, 2019,  Audio, Photo, 1945, 1948  No comments

Brown Eyed Soul John Oates

Brown Eyed Soul John Oates

I enjoyed him in the 1970’s and 1980’s as part of a duo band of Hall&Oates who played blue eye soul, and that’s why I call this blog Brown Eyed Soul John Oates, because his eyes are brown.

John William Oates (born April 7, 1948) is an American rock, R&B and soul guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer best known as half of the rock and soul duo, Hall & Oates (with Daryl Hall).

John Oates

Brown Eyed Soul John Oates

John Oates in 2016

Background Information

Birth name John William Oates

Born April 7, 1948 ( age 71).

New York City, New York, U.S.
Origin North Wales, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Genres
Blue-eyed soul.
pop rock.
R&B.
soul.
Philly soul.
soft rock.
bluegrass.

Occupations
Guitarist.
musician.
songwriter.

Tuesday, August 13, 2019,  Audio, Photo, 1945, 1948  No comments

Leo Sayer Part Two

Tuesday, August 13, 2019,  Audio, Photo, 1945, 1948  No comments

Rick James Part Three

Rick James Part Three

This is Rick James Part Three, but it’s not the final, I’ll be back with more soon.

James Friendships

James became close friends with Eddie Murphy after the two met in 1981. Following his exit from the United States Navy in 1984, Murphy‘s older brother Charlie Murphy, whose first post-Navy job was working as security for his famous brother, began spending time with James, and he bonded with the singer. Murphy would later recall on Chappelle‘s Show his sometimes strained relationship with James, which helped to revive James‘s name in the public eye after years of seclusion, following his mild stroke in 1998. James also appeared in the episode recounting his memory of the experiences shared with Murphy, such as starting impromptu fights wit...

Monday, August 12, 2019,  Audio, Photo, 1945, 1948  No comments

Leo Sayer Part One

Leo Sayer Part One

Even today, when I hear that song “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing”, I start dancing, so I’m going to do Leo Sayer Part One

Monday, August 12, 2019,  Audio, Photo, 1945, 1948  No comments

Rick James Part Two

Rick James Part Two

Now it’s here, Rick James Part Two, and I spend a lot of time, searching the truth about someone who everybody likes, so that’s why I’m doing Part Three.

Solo Career

In April 1978, James released his debut solo album, Come Get It!, which included the Stone City Band. The album launched the top 20 hit, “You and I“, which became his first number-one R&B hit. The album also included the hit single, “Mary Jane“.It eventually sold two million copies, launching James‘s musical career to stardom, and helping out Motown Records at a time when label fortunes had dwindled. In early 1979, James‘s second album, Bustin‘ Out of L Seven, followed the previous album‘s success, eventually selling a million copies. A third album, Fire It Up, was released in la...

Sunday, August 11, 2019,  Audio, Photo, 1945, 1947  No comments

Rupert Holmes Part Two

I’m looking forward to know what you think of my blog Rupert Holmes Part Two, because this may not be my last, blog of “Him”.

Holmes Playwright

Holmes made his professional debut as a playwright with the musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood, later known as Drood, in 1985. He was encouraged to write a musical by Joseph Papp and his wife after they attended one of Holmes‘s cabarets in 1983. The result, loosely based on the Charles Dickens unfinished novel, and inspired by Holmes‘s memories of English pantomime shows he attended as a child, was a hit in New York‘s Central Park and on Broadway. Because Dickens left the novel unfinished at his death, Holmes employed the unusual device of providing alternate endings for each character wh...

Sunday, August 11, 2019,  Audio, Photo, 1945  No comments

Bette Midler Part Three

Bette Midler Part Three

I’m doing Bette Midler Part Three, and I hope you like it, because I know that I already like it.

Sunday, August 11, 2019,  Audio, Photo, 1945, 1948  No comments

Rick James Part One

Rick James Part One

I betcha you didn’t think I was going to do Rick James Part One, or at least that’s what my best friend’s cat would say after she beat me in strip poker. Which reminds me, I got to get my clothes back from my best friend cat who’s name is Betcha. That’s a story I’ll tell later, when I think of the story.

Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson Jr. February 1, 1948— August 6, 2004) was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. Born and raisedin Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in his teen years. He was in a number of various bands and groups before entering the U.S. Navy to avoid being drafted in the early 1960s. In 1965, James deserted to Toronto, Canada, where he formed the rock band the Mynah Birds, wh...