A GFM classic written by Dexter Wansel, Cynthia Biggs and Kenneth Gamble originally recorded by the Queen Ms. Patti and covered by some amazing ladies who reside in GFMdom. Enjoy! (more…)
Happy Birthday to the immortal Sam Cooke. Hard to believe, but he would’ve been 78 years old today. As a singer,songwriter, performer, civil rights activist and entrepreneur, he was ahead of his time in so many ways and it’s hard not to think about what his life and music would have been like as he evolved with the world around him. However, he has left his the timeless gift of his voice, music and message. Enjoy.
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Definitely looking forward to this one.
By Sarah Rodman
Globe Staff / October 21, 2008
It’s fitting that when the women of the trailblazing trio Labelle finally decided to reunite, it was to pay homage to another groundbreaking black woman.
“When Rosa Parks died [in 2005], there was a song that I had written called ‘Dear Rosa,’ and I wanted Labelle to record that as a tribute to her,” says Nona Hendryx. “I think it’s important to make sure people don’t forget.”
The women of Labelle – Hendryx, Patti Labelle, and Sarah Dash – would never place themselves on the same plane as the civil rights pioneer. But what they accomplished in the ’60s and ’70s – morphing from a typical girl group into genre-bending queens of glam, soul, gospel, and rock – was in its own way an act of defiance, and it too should not be forgotten. (Their silver spandex spacesuit costumes are best left interred in the ’70s, however.)
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