Members Soapsuds Posted March 30, 2019 Members Share Posted March 30, 2019 Crystal Waters this Sunday....100% pure love! Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted April 2, 2019 Members Share Posted April 2, 2019 Glenn Jones is next, and then Kenny Lattimore. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Forever8 Posted April 2, 2019 Members Share Posted April 2, 2019 Shows I would love to see Unsung cover Generations Living Single Martin 227 Hangin With Mr. Cooper Roc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted April 2, 2019 Members Share Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) As much as I enjoy Unsung, some of their contributors exaggerate! Please register in order to view this content Saying that Adina Howard paved the way for Lil Kim and Foxy Brown?? Does Millie Jackson not exist? I love the voice of Shirley Murdoch but one contributor claimed that she was on par with Aretha Franklin...Aretha Franklin?? I give props to Crystal Waters, who didn't have the best voice but made it work well for her and carved out a career with longevity! Is she the "Queen of House"? I think Jocelyn Brown would have something to say about that. If Loleatta Hathaway were still around, she could very easily contend for that title too. But that 100% Pure Love was by far her best song. Had no idea the actor Michael K. Williams did choreography, he's a great dancer. I wonder if he still dances? As for Kim Wayans mocking her, In Living Color could be brutal but even Waters admitted that she sold about another 100,000 copies in the wake of that episode. FWIW, Wayans also mocked Tracy Chapman's Fast Car by singing "I Write A Fast Song". Glenn Jones should be interesting. Edited April 7, 2019 by DramatistDreamer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted April 2, 2019 Members Share Posted April 2, 2019 I agree with those and would add Amen and Sister, Sister to the list. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Forever8 Posted April 3, 2019 Members Share Posted April 3, 2019 Yass!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted April 4, 2019 Members Share Posted April 4, 2019 Speaking of which, do we know when Unsung Hollywood starts up again? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted April 17, 2019 Members Share Posted April 17, 2019 The season finale comes up on Sunday - Tasha Cobbs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted April 6, 2020 Members Share Posted April 6, 2020 What's nice is that this season has profiled more "old school" artists - Billy Paul, Betty Wright and Shirley Murdock. I believe Al Jarreau's profile is the next new episode. Too bad they didn't do that one earlier when he was still with us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted April 6, 2020 Members Share Posted April 6, 2020 I saw Billy Paul and Shannon episode. Both were great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted April 6, 2020 Members Share Posted April 6, 2020 Yes, I enjoyed both too. Shannon still looks great! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted April 6, 2020 Members Share Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) Wait - they FINALLY did a Betty Wright episode? That's the one I've always wanted, but I remember reading a few years back that Betty wasn't interested because she didn't want to be seen as a "has-been" Please register in order to view this content Oh, okay, I see it premiered last night. I'm about to boot that sht up and watch it right NOW. Lord, I'm in my feelings off the strength of the teaser alone. Damn. I love this woman so much. Why is Trick Daddy slurring his ass through this? Okay, let me stop live posting this lol --- I finished, and what a wonderful episode. Not a lot of drama because Betty managed to avoid drug/alcohol abuse and also had/has a great team of people around her, mostly family. Her main problem seemed to be running to the altar with guys who looked and seemed good on the outside but were really not for her in the end. I teared up at the end with her daughters singing back-up and her just sitting in the backyard and enjoying her life. She's always been one of the most down-to-earth and realest singing stars, and one of the things mentioned (but I don't think they really explored it) was that she made a ton of choices to stay true to herself, maybe those choices kept her from blowing up in a bigger way, but she has definitely gotten her flowers while living, and she's still young - only 66. She still has a youthful mindset, and that's helped her continue to find success decade after decade. Great episode and story. Edited April 6, 2020 by All My Shadows 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted May 10, 2020 Members Share Posted May 10, 2020 Oh, Ms. Betty! My heart is aching! Rest In Peace, sweet legend! I’m so thankful this was produced and aired while she was still with us. I don’t know what the last month of her life was like, but I hope she was able to see all of the praise and respect this episode revived for her. It’s gonna take me a while to get over this one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted May 10, 2020 Members Share Posted May 10, 2020 Because of series like Unsung, at least Ms. Betty Wright was able to see some measure of appreciation while she was still alive. Still, in this day and age, 66 seems like entirely too early to leave this earth. This must surely be a painful Mother's Day for her children. I hope it was a peaceful passage. R.I.P. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted July 10, 2021 Members Share Posted July 10, 2021 I'm rewatching the Skyy episode from last year - easily my favorite of the more recent years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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