Old School Friday - Love Unlimited

HAPPY OLD SCHOOL FRIDAY!!!
 
I was laying across the bed reading a book and listening to Pandora and a LOVE UNLIMITED song came on and I realized I have not done an OLD SCHOOL FRIDAY post in a while!  So I took a break from my book to do some Old School Friday video watching AND who better to focus on than LOVE UNLIMITED!  When I was younger, in my mind Glodean White was more famous for being the wife of Barry White and for having those extra-long, creepy, finger and toe nails then she was for singing.

But Glodean White was one third of the singing group Love Unlimited along with Linda James and Diane Taylor.  Glodean (James) White and Linda James were sisters and Diane Taylor was their cousin.  These ladies were also formerly backup singers for .....  you guessed it, the Maestro, Barry White!  Did you know that Barry White was born in Galveston, Texas??  Anyway, My favorite song by Love Unlimited is "Walking In The Rain With The One I Love" (video below!).

Barry & Glodean White

Walking In the Rain With The One I Love - Love Unlimited


Love's Theme - Barry White (The Maestro!) & Love Unlimited


It May Be Winter Outside - Love Unlimited


I Belong To You - Love Unlimited


Yes, We Finally Made It - Love Unlimited


Happy Old School Friday!!
Smooches All!
Regina

Old School Friday RIP Etta James

WOW!! This is my first Old School Friday post of 2012!  I watched 2 episodes of Unsung that I had on the DVR. One was Bobby Womack and the other was Atlantic Starr.  So my OSF post was going to be about them but then I woke up this morning to the news that Ms. Etta James had passed away, so I guess you know today is all about Ms. Etta!!  A legend is gone but her music will live on and on and on!

Etta James was born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938 in Los Angeles, California.  The SIX TIME Grammy winner and music legend died on January 20, 2012 from leukemia.  Ms. James was also diagnosed with hepatitis C and dementia.  To read more on the INCOMPARABLE Ms. Etta James, read HERE and HERE.

So today's Old School Friday post is dedicated in loving memory to Ms. Etta James!

This first selection is my absolute favorite Etta James song!
I'd Rather Go Blind


A Sunday Kind Of Love


Misty


Nobody Loves You Like Me


And last but certainly not least.   The quintessential wedding song!
At Last

Rest In Peace Etta James

January 25, 1938 - January 20, 2012

Where Is Today's Musical Talent?

Listening to the radio is such a big disappointment! Most of the stuff you hear on "urban" stations is garbage! But then the stations that supposedly play the best in old and new R&B are peddling the same stuff over and over. There are so many artist from the past that I NEVER hear on the radio.
so I decided to take a minute and spotlight a few of the female artist who I think are VERY UNDERRATED in the music industry.

MELBA MOORE - Lean On Me


MINNIE RIPPERTON - Loving You


BRENDA HOLLOWAY - Every Little Bit Hurts


STEPHANIE MILLS - Never Knew Love Like This Before


PATRICE RUSHEN - Remind Me


VESTA - Congratulations


MIKI HOWARD - Live Under New Management


Wow!!! Can you believe this list?? And these women NEVER really got the Acclaim, Notoriety, Fame, or Respect that they deserved! A SIN & A SHAME!!!

The list can go on for days! Where is the talent of today's generation? There is nothing out there on this level! People we are in a sad, sad, state of affairs when it comes to music!
What do you think?