Memphis Slim
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The hardest place to make it!!! Bar none!!

Did you know Luther Vandross lost his talent contest there??
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Christopher Williams.......this cat was like the "pretty boy" rival of Al B. Sure.....he had the better voice than Al B. Fewer hits though....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccTVEy9RulA
I loved his New Jack City cut "I'm Dreamin"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ime6GHytC8I&mode=related&search=
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The hardest place to make it!!! Bar none!!t:
Did you know Luther Vandross lost his talent contest there??
BlackHardKnight said:Yea but Cris never got over the hump and really make a name for himself.
Memphis Slim said:Yo Knight........you brought up Don Cormelius.........What about this guy and his impact on black music in the video era???
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Donnie Simpson was a class act on BET's Video Soul....
Memphis Slim said:How does that happen?? Cats with a lot of talent just fizzle.......
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COMICBOY said:wow, back in the day used to be so corny.
otherwiset:
made my day. thanx.
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She was the first female singer since Minnie ripperton died to have an 8 octave range!! I thought she would last a while.She had a great voice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYhOBlCw7tY
I remember this cut for Meteor Man.
And this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWwpzjDEOA4
BlackHardKnight said:Karyn Layvonne White was born in Los Angeles, as the youngest of five children. She sang in a church choir and worked as a backing singer, then sang on Jeff Lorber's single "Facts of Love" before signing to Warner Bros. Records and, after graduating from Howard University, released her self-titled debut album in 1988. Produced by Babyface, Karyn White sold almost 2 million copies, and contained the hit singles "The Way You Love Me," "Secret Rendezvous," "Superwoman" and "Love Saw It", a duet with Babyface.
Her follow-up album was Ritual of Love in 1991. It had songs produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and featured the hit single "Romantic", which hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Other singles from the album include "The Way I Feel About You," "Walkin' the Dog," and "Do Unto Me." White married Terry Lewis in 1992 and together they had a daughter, Ashley Nicole. After divorcing Lewis, White has since remarried to producer/musician Bobby G, a virtuoso guitarist who has played in her band and with such artists as Mariah Carey, Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire.
Her next album was Make Him Do Right in 1994. The album did not sell particularly well, although she did chart with the singles "Hungah" and the Babyface-penned "Can I Stay with You", which became her final U.S. R&B top-ten hit early the following year.
White left Warner Bros. Records in 1995 and dropped out of the music public eye for many years. She currently resides in Sacramento, California and is working on her first album in over twelve years. The album, titled Action Fighter, is slated for release in the fourth quarter of 2006.
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Colossal Spoons said:Anybody pick up the new Tyrese album? I'm not so much interested in his rapping CD, but the R&B one should be good.