“My heritage is in Rock. I think I have the pipes for Gospel,”
Jake Clemons laughed a little when I mentioned how powerful his vocals are in the remix of his single (and music video)
“We The People” (BFD/The Orchard). “I speak with my music. I try to be as truthful as possible, but not without hope.”
Jake is a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, playing guitar as well as horn/sax, back-ground vocals and percussions. He also heads his own Jake Clemons Band. Jake replaced his uncle in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band – saxophonist Clarence Clemons – when he passed away. He has been in the band for almost 20 years now.
ââTakeOffâ is my second single from my solo project,â said Cincinnati Rapper/Singer
E. Renee (Erica Renee Crayton), who is also part of a husband and wife duo called CrayZ. âI wanted to put something out people could dance to.â
The
âTakeOffâ (B4GMG/Visible Grid Media) single features her husband Rapper Jay Wiz (James Crayton) and is from her upcoming solo project off of the Blaze 4 Glory Music Group imprint. It’s written by Wiz and produced by Atlanta based Producer/Engineer Tone Jonez (Antonio Jones).
âMy husband speaks to police brutality and the rioting. I want to take a secondâ¦and have some fun,â she pointed out when I commented on the nice rapid flow of her husband. âHe is very versatileâ¦original Hip-Hop, a storyteller. Together we elevate each other.â
âItâs like a love song, âwalk with me through lifeâ,â said Grammy-winning
Joss Stone, real name is Joscelyn Stoker, about her new single release
âWalk With Meâ (S-Curve/BMG). âMy son told me to rewrite it to be moreâ¦whatâs going on in the world.â
Born in England Joss is known for her gritty soulful vocals. In fact, her debut album in 2003 was titled âThe Soul Sessions.â It became a multi-platinum selling project, which means the album sold over 2 million copies. Her second album release âMind, Body and Soulâ also became a multi-platinum selling project. Today, Joss Stone has accumulated over a billion streams of her music worldwide.
âItâs released January 22
ndâ¦digital and CD. The CD has a nice cover. Some people really like CDs, want to hold it,â said
Bill Champlin about his new solo album
âLivinâ for Loveâ (Imagen Records). Its single
âReason to Believeâ is currently being promoted.
Bill is the former front-man for the group Chicago (âHard Habit to Breakâ) – for 28 years continuously touring on the bandsâ success, and is an infamous songwriter/producer for artists such as Earth Wind and Fire (âAfter the Love is Goneâ) and George Benson (âTurn Your Love Aroundâ). Those two singles, some of my favorite songs, each garnered him a Grammy Award win. Let us not forget his song picked up for a television series of the same name, âIn the Heat of the Night,â which premiered in 1988.
Kool and the Gang, Robert ‘Kool’ Bell is second from right. âItâs the last song my brother wroteâ¦about world peace,â said Robert âKoolâ Bell (Kool and the Gang) about the groupâs new single
âPursuit of Happinessâ, co-written by the late Ronald Bell, who co-founded
Kool and the Gang (1964) with his brother Robert. âItâs to celebrate 40 years since the release of âCelebrateâ and to celebrate 50 years of Kool and the Gang.â
Ronald Bell co-wrote the single âCelebrateâ that gave the Kool and the Gang their first #1 hit, solidifying their legacy in the music business. Since then other hits that have help make them living legends of that fresh distinct sound includes âJungle Boogie,â âHollywood Swinging,â âLadies Night,â “Get Down On It,â and their #1 Pop single âCelebration.â Their hits have been sampled by the best.