I'm still confused by who was the guitarist on IYM. People have said it's Nile but others say it's Jeff Beck so I don't know who's telling the truth [[though Nile is credited with playing guitar on...
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I'm still confused by who was the guitarist on IYM. People have said it's Nile but others say it's Jeff Beck so I don't know who's telling the truth [[though Nile is credited with playing guitar on...
Beats me. I think Diana would've found herself stuck anyway because the early '80s was not a great time for female pop-R&B artists prior to the arrivals of the "new blood" like Whitney and Janet.
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Because that would have broken up the Andantes and I doubt Louvain was even considered as an official replacement. Marlene joined them a few times though, didn't mean anything in the long run.
Yeah the Tempts were basically hipper with the youth than the old Vegas crowd that was now being entertained by the Sups. Berry definitely should've found a way to make it that the two would...
One thing I noticed about the RCA material was how old fashioned everything was. Like you said, if Diana was tried to appeal to that era's young listeners, she didn't play her cards right by adding...
Funny Girl furthered the group's decline, as well as Motown's [[well Berry's, let's keep it 100) aspirations on Diana's emerging solo career. The material had not been hitting on anything and I think...
You said it all there!
I don't know if I buy this tale... lol
That does NOT sound like Miss Diana Ross. :)
How odd that that album - Swept Away - Diana and RCA basically had this "throw everything at the wall to see what sticks" method, which is why you have:
A rock-ish dance song [[title track)
Power...
Even the biggest legends of music and acting haven't gotten it or have refused a star. Prince, Madonna and Whitney Houston are just a few of the super legends that have refused one albeit for...
Not at all. They only picked her cause she had the same complexion and slightly same build as Flo but other than that, no. Flo had a unique look that couldn't be duplicated.
Chi, some folks have begun opening up lately how Taylor annoys them because she's been having a very successful run.
Lol nah. I don't mess with '80s Aretha too much these days hehe [[besides I Knew You Were Waiting for Me... I'll give you that :) ).
I had assumed they all passed. The first Ballard kid was born in 1929. Flo was in the middle [[8th or 9th child). Maxine died a few years ago [[I think right after she was interviewed for Flo's...
Wanda got acknowledged by the Grammys in 2023. I guess no one is familiar with Katherine? Did Gladys get acknowledgment at the 2012 Grammys?
That biopic thing was a scam. I doubt anyone is planning a Flo Ballard biopic anytime soon.
^ Patti's inability to control herself when she recorded a song is why her career peaked when it did commercially. Diana's inability after she left the Supremes to consistently find a song that could...
Very disturbed. I think they did that to a bunch of Detroit-area soul singers. Folks who didn't know any better would assume they all came from Motown.
I'm hearing a lot of Michael Jackson fans are pissed he doesn't get brought up much in the documentary... lol
You know Luther was a Patti LaBelle stan, right? Lol
Luther just understood voices. He didn't just listen to one particular type of singer. What made him great is he studied the greats and added...
Eh I've not given up on it. For every dud they induct, they induct a lot of worthy acts that needed to be there.
Y'all have to understand that for years, politics heavily played into how some folks got in. But that's true for every establishment institution and award institutions. It's easy to dismiss it when...
They have to have been. I guess it was a "stand and wait for it" moment. If she acted nice, they would think "there must be some motive behind it" because of that reputation she was carrying for...
^ Thanks Ollie. I wanted to be fair about it.
As for Diana in general, I think the same can be said for her. Diana doesn't have as many recognizable/signature hits as when she sang with the Supremes, but the ones that she would probably be...