Dec 26 2014

QUEEN LATIFAH, MO’NIQUE & MIKE EPPS TO STAR IN HBO BIOPIC ABOUT BESSIE SMITH

Ah the Life and Times of Bessie Smith will now be coming to a small screen near you! Starring Queen Latifah, Mo’Nique and Mike Epps this is most definitely going to be worth tuning in to. I’m a music buff so I know who Bessie Smith is, but for those of you who need a refresher… Here you go!

Bessie Smith (Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 15, 1894 – Clarksdale, Mississippi, September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer. The Empress of the Blues was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is, along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on other jazz vocalists. In 1930s Harlem, Bessie Smith was a married woman who kept a female lover. Her popular songs include ‘Nobody Knows When You’re Down and Out’ and collaborations with Louis Armstrong, such as ‘I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle’ and ‘St. Louis Blues.

The movie will be released in 2015… Can’t wait!

Dec 30 2011

VIDEO: JILL SCOTT PERFORMS “HATE ON ME” AT 2011 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CONCERT

Jill Scott performs “Hate on Me” Live at the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway, Dec. 11, 2011

#luvit

EVANESCENCE Rocks 18th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert In Oslo (Video) (roadrunnerrecords.com)
Helen Mirren: Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Norway! (justjared.buzznet.com)

Nov 16 2011

Adele “Doing Really Well” After Throat Surgery

On Monday Adele posted a note to her fans letting them know all went well with her throat surgery…

“Sorry I haven’t written for a while. Thank you for all your positive thoughts and get well wishes,” she wrote “I’m doing really well, on the mend, super happy, relaxed and very positive with it all. The operation was a success and I’m just chilling out now until I get the all clear from my doctors.”

According to MTV:

Last week the doctors who performed the procedure gave an update on the surgery. “Adele underwent vocal cord microsurgery by Dr. Steven Zeitels to stop recurrent vocal cord hemorrhage (bleeding) from a benign polyp,” read a statement from Massachusetts General Hospital, where the surgery took place. “This condition is typically the result of unstable blood vessels in the vocal cord that can rupture. Based on the advice of her doctor and voice therapist in the United Kingdom, Adele came to Boston to consult and undergo corrective voice surgery with Dr. Zeitels, the Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Voice Center. … Dr. Zeitels expects Adele to make a full recovery from her laser microsurgery.”

Glad to hear Adele is on the road to recovery…