Rhythm and Blues has been a major staple in music, especially in shaping the history of Black artists and their sound. R&B came from the blending of soul genres including blues, jazz, big band swing and more. Though the sound isn’t credited to a single artist, it was reported that producer and journalist Jerry Wexler […]
The late musical icon Luther Vandross was born on April 20, 1951. He passed away on July 8, 2005 from a heart attack.
With all the recent talk surrounding artists selling their music catalogs, we highlighted 10 who made off big by raking in millions.
Check out our selection of 15 great Christmas albums by Black musicians that will add some soul to your holiday season from Christmas Eve all the way until Boxing Day!
Keeping our Black Music Month momentum going here at Black America Web, we put together a list of our favorite R&B cover songs from the likes of Aaliyah, Beyoncé, Luther Vandross, Frank Ocean and more soul greats.
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3/23/18- Luther Vandross died in 2005, but before his death, he came on the show many times gracing the TJMS crew and listening fans with his amazing personality each time. Today’s TJMS25 throwback is of his last interview with the show on Valentine’s Day 2003. READ MORE STORIES ON BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM: [ione_media_gallery id=”1049″ overlay=”true”] GET THE […]
The iconic singer weighed in on years of rumors surrounding Luther Vandross' sexuality.
4/11/17-What happens when a Luther Vandross impersonator scheduled to perform loses his luggage? Find out who the TJMS crew says could be responsible. Listen below. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
12/05/16 – DeRay Davis, Sybil and Tom think the late Luther Vandross would have a booming career in the food industry if he were still alive today. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.