• Why we need to lean on Bill Withers and his great music more than ever

    Why we need to lean on Bill Withers and his great music more than ever

    It seems like Bill Withers has been in my ear my entire life. Growing up in a household where ‘70s soul was the soundtrack of our lives, he was right up there with Marvin, Stevie, Diana, Chaka, Teddy P. and other R&B legends — the artists who made me fall in love with music while …
  • En Vogue is back in vogue with new LP release

    En Vogue is back in vogue with new LP release

    Few debut singles in the history of pop have introduced a group as perfectly as “Hold On,” the 1990 smash that launched En Vogue into the R&B stratosphere. But as much as the funky divas sang their faces off, the song wasn’t an instant hit with their label. “The head of our record label didn’t …