“I needed to go through this fire,” said Robinson, whose R&B group delivered the hit songs “Hold On” and “Giving Him Something He Can Feel” in the 1990s.
Category: Rhythm and Blues (Music)
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Party Like It’s 2009: The Playlist
Lady Gaga’s “Mayhem” inspired a look back at a time when indie-rock and Auto-Tuned pop mingled, and the lines between the underground and mainstream blurred
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Party Like It’s 2009: The Playlist
Lady Gaga’s “Mayhem” inspired a look back at a time when indie-rock and Auto-Tuned pop mingled, and the lines between the underground and mainstream blurred
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Gwen McCrae, Singer Who Helped Open the Dance Floor to Disco, Dies at 81
Originally a gospel singer, she went on to meld soulful melodies with dance-floor-friendly grooves on songs like the 1975 Top 10 hit “Rockin’ Chair.”
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D’Wayne Wiggins, One Third of the R&B Group Tony! Toni! Toné!, Dies at 64
As a paragon of the New Jack Swing sound, the band recorded three platinum albums and a slew of hits, including “Feels Good.”
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Roy Ayers, Vibraphonist Who Injected Soul Into Jazz, Dies at 84
He helped introduce a funkier strain of the music in the 1970s. He also had an impact on hip-hop: His “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has been sampled nearly 200 times.
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Chris Jasper, Who Helped Revitalize the Isley Brothers, Dies at 73
A classically trained pianist turned songwriter, he was a cornerstone of the soul group’s sound during its fertile second act in the 1970s.
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Angie Stone, Hip-Hop Pioneer Turned Neo-Soul Singer, Dies at 63
After having success as a member of the Sequence, an early female rap group, she re-emerged in the 1990s as a practitioner of sultry, laid-back R&B.
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Roberta Flack’s 11 Essential Songs
One of the supreme voices of the 1970s and a master of revelatory reinterpretation has died at 88.
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The Young Voices Shaping ‘New Sonic Futures’
A new project from T magazine highlights a group of female singer-songwriters who are reinventing R&B.
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Jerry Butler, Singer Known as the Iceman, Dies at 85
Known for his resounding baritone and his courtly manner, he briefly led the Impressions before beginning a successful solo career.
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9 Songs That Define R&B’s New Era
A playlist of recent tracks by women singer-songwriters, from Jazmine Sullivan to Raye, who are changing the music industry.