Al Green

Who Flipped It Better?
Who Flipped It Better?
Who Flipped It Better?
This week’s sample flip is Al Green’s ‘What A Wonderful Thing Life Is,’ a track so full of emotion that it’s odd more producers haven’t plucked those strings for their own beats. Naturally, Kanye is the kind of visionary to touch all kinds of Al Green joints...
President Obama: Justin Timberlake, Sam Moore, Mavis Staples & More Help Celebrate Memphis Soul (VIDEO)
President Obama: Justin Timberlake, Sam Moore, Mavis Staples & More Help Celebrate Memphis Soul (VIDEO)
President Obama: Justin Timberlake, Sam Moore, Mavis Staples & More Help Celebrate Memphis Soul (VIDEO)
Alex Wong, Getty Images WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said he'd been looking forward to a White House celebration of Memphis soul music for one reason. "Let's face it, who does not love this music?" he asked Tuesday, opening the night's concert in an East Room bathed in amber light and transformed by the addition of a stage and backup musicians...
Rap Songs About Women: 25 Classics for Valentine’s Day
Rap Songs About Women: 25 Classics for Valentine’s Day
Rap Songs About Women: 25 Classics for Valentine’s Day
Hip-hop and Valentine's Day go together like the cast members of Love & Hip-Hop. Which is to say, well, not that swimmingly. But whatever. Some of the genre's most enduring contributions, in any era, have been songs about the ladies. Fr...
Obama’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’ Leads to Huge Sales Increase for Al Green
Obama’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’ Leads to Huge Sales Increase for Al Green
Obama’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’ Leads to Huge Sales Increase for Al Green
Calling all musicians! Here is a great, outside-the-box sales technique: Get President Barack Obama to slip in a couple lines of your song during one of his speeches. As Spinner reports, last week, Obama delivered several lines from Al Green's classic 'Let's Stay Together' at a fundraising event in Harlem, and the song has now enjoyed a 490 percent sales increase after the video of the President/c
President Obama Sings Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’
President Obama Sings Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’
President Obama Sings Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’
President Obama showed off his vocal prowess Thursday night (Jan. 19) at a fundraising event held at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, N.Y., surprising those in attendance who weren't aware the Commander in Chief could carry a tune. As he stood at a podium in front of an American flag, Obama shared his enthusiasm over watching soul crooner Rev...
Drake Pays Tribute to J Dilla and Al Green
Drake Pays Tribute to J Dilla and Al Green
Drake Pays Tribute to J Dilla and Al Green
Drake is reaping the benefits of having a Billboard-topping album with his debut effort 'Thank Me Later.' On June 22, the much-buzzed about artist performed at a surely lucrative corporate event for Microsoft Bing, running through a series of bangers from his new album and a few surprising covers that included a J Dilla verse from Slum Village's 'Climax' and Al Green's soulful classic 'Let's Stay

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