Start with gentle notes for Father’s Day with a song that will always embody my daughter’s love for my dad. Nats Kings Kohl recorded for the first time on the album Unforgettable in 1952. In his review of the album, Charles Warring wrote:
Unforgettable begins with an unforgettable title track by Irving Gordon, who wrote Billy Holley’s song “Me, Myself And I,” which is one of Cole’s career-leading performances. His particularly smooth, finely nuanced performance is impeccable, reinforced by a subtle accompaniment from an orchestra elegantly arranged by Nelson Ridley.
The final biography of Nata Kola Unforgettable: The Life and Secrets of Miss King Cole Leslie Gourse also refers to the song. In 1992, his daughter Natalia Kola’s album Unforgettable … with Love won several Grammy Awards. Using the magic of digital technology, Natalia and Nata, daughter and father, were united in a duo.
One of the most powerful R&B songs for Dad Luther Vandross was recorded from his 2003 album, Dancing with my Father, which won him four Grammy Awards in 2004. Billboard reported that the video for the song is a visual dedication to Vandros’ love from his friends when he was hospitalized with a stroke.
From the music community, the stars of the video are Bayonne and her father Matthew Wells, Steve Wonder, Queens Jones, Monica, Michael Jean, Petey Label, Seline Dion, John Gay, Ruben Studard, Whitney Houston, Babyface, Brian McNait and Johnny Gil. “It’s an expression of love and appreciation that I have for him,” Vonders said of his participation in the video. “It’s just an honor to get to know him and make us friends.”
New Jersey Nets basketball star Jason Kids is also appearing, as well as actor brothers Weine Holly Robinson Pete and Garcelle Bowe. In addition to the power of the stars, childhood photos of Vandros and his family can also be seen.
On the last but not least Father’s Day, I repeat one of my favorite Black Music Sundays, a song about my stepfather. Winston’s “Color Him Father” was released in 1969 and tells the story of a man marrying a widow with seven children. From the words of Richard Davis Spencer:
Our real old man was killed in the war
And she knows she and the seven children couldn’t go that far
She said she thought she would never be able to love again
And then he stood with that big plateau grin
He married my mother and welcomed us
And now we belong to a man with that big plateau smile
I have to paint this man my father
I will paint their love
I have to paint him in my father
I believe I will paint this man’s love
Enjoy the snapshots attached to the song below, edited by YouTube user Rudolf M.
Gatherings of black families across the country are not just about food, and from the youngest to the oldest, family and friends are also getting up and dancing – standing in line to take part in the old standby mode – Electric Slide, which has been around since the mid-1970s, when it was written by Jamaican reggae superstar Bunny Wailer. Micha Green detailed The genesis of The Afro dance:
It’s a reunion of a black family: music is playing, the rhythm is falling, and one aunt gets up and starts moving the vines, then another joins, and suddenly everyone is at a “party”, playing “Electric Slide”.
The song alone is electric. When Neville “Bunny Wailer” Livingston wrote the song “Electric Boogie” in 1976, sung by his longtime girlfriend Marquis Griffith, the song turned out to be the perfect tune to combine with choreography – so much so that it was created by White Choreographer Richard Silvers. A 22-step dance to go together in the same year. However, the song went through a few repetitions before the tune was all up.
By 1983, Electric Boogie had gained some appeal, but the 1989 remix really made the masses dance. In fact, the parents of this reporter got married in 1989, and one of the most enjoyable parts of their wedding video is watching how all the grooves, grooves, grooves make up the Electric Slide.
The playlists for black family food are very large, and I won’t even be able to scratch the surface today, although I will include some comments in the comments section below. BUT had a great list of recommendations for Memorial Day, which covers almost all of the black family’s outdoor activities, so here’s a link to their list, and I’ll post their first selection here, which is Kool & The Gang’s 1981 hits. “Get down on it.” The world-famous band has been on the music scene since 1969.
From Nairobi to Newark, Kool & the Gang has performed longer than any R&B band in history, and their impenetrable banka and jazz arrangements have made them the most selected R&B band of all time. A reviewer recently called their performance a “24-carat show,” and every year, even after half a century, a continuous schedule of shows is shown around the world. […]
In 1969, Kool & the Gang released their debut album, titled. It was an introduction to the theme, music is the message that Kool & the Gang supports today. The instrumental album was an expression of their deep love of music. It was also an introduction to their characteristic sound and the fierce horn arrangements created by Khalis, Dee Tee and Spike. Their debut album made their first single on the Billboard R&B chart School and gang and later Let the music think.
Let’s go down!
Gathering black families and communities across the country today is an additional sign and joy of the twelfth day of June. Over the years, here at Daily Kos, I have written about Juneteenth, its history, its awareness of the federal vacation, and its connection to its expanded family history.
I just got a video with this powerful June 10th poem “Finally Free” from a former poet winner Santa Barbara, California, Sojourner Kincaid Rolle:
On June 19, also known as Juneteenth, we celebrate the end of slavery in the United States, the freedom of black Americans, and their innumerable contributions to American culture. This video was created by our team in collaboration with Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, who both wrote the poem and provided the voice for our video. Our aim is to honor this important date and to ensure that we all continue to remember the history of our country and the struggles many face to be where we are today.
Music is a great way to tell young people the story of Juneteenth. Rebecca Jane Stokes wrote this review of Fatherly last year:
Junteenteenth, the traditionally black slave emancipation holiday in America, has been officially made a public holiday by President Joe Biden, and it means much more than getting another day off. As a white American, I only learned about Juneteenth in my late teens, and even then I didn’t understand the meaning of the holiday – and I wasn’t alone. As with many holidays, many people don’t really know the story of Juneteenth, except that they see it as a time of celebration, gathering, and enjoying good food.
This is now changing with a little musical help from Fyütch. The artist, educator and content creator has teamed up with Auckland Grammy nominees The Alphabet Rockers to write Juneteenth, a song that delivers more than just teaching Juneteenth history, celebrates black joy and is great for sharing. family. Fyütch worked with Dr. Sher Sherht to create a truly exciting song that doesn’t stop at the Emancipation Proclamation, it examines and celebrates the colorful work of the United States military, which was central to disseminating information to slaves in the country about slavery. illegal.
Song lyrics:
Do you know the story of Juneteenth
When the slaves learned that they were free
Two years after 1863
Proclamation of emancipationArticle
Freedom – what it means to be free
Were you born with it? Is it God-given?
Or you have to pay for freedom
The constitution said we are 3/5 people
How can it be a democracy built on stolen land
Freedom is a right, not a privilege
Freedom from false restrictions
Skin color, place of birth
Respect how we are all different
Let’s go back about 100 years ago
Quick – let me draw this picture
America in Civil War
No Marvel movies, this history!
President Lincoln had a plan to end slavery in the south only
But black people when they heard about it
Start spreading this from mouth to mouth
Took up arms and joined the Union
To fight for your freedom
Colored troops help you win the war
Gave a new meaning to this proclamation, yes
You must believe it!CHOIR
ARTICLE 2
Justice – when we have seen and learned it
Who are the ones who raised it
Took it out of the concept to show what is just
Let’s talk about soldiers who were free
Risking my life for people like me
All the relatives they may never know
He took the lead that we could all follow
Follow the call to what? Justice
It was greater than the land of the enslaved
When you think of this Proclamation
Emancipation is the awareness that WE were the bravest
200 thousand soldiers are organized
Development of women’s and children’s home strategy
Paper protests, learned to address
The power of truth and the cultural uprisingCHOIR
TILTS
I can’t stop this joy
Freedom is not individual, it is a collective
I can’t stop this joy
Freedom is not individual, it is a collective
RESPECT
Freedom is not individual, it is a collective
If you think of Juneteenth
remember how we got rid of
How we were ready.
We will prevail because we will drop weights, we will close all the prisons and we will not fall!
You believe, You dream, You move You serve.
For those who have passed – for our culture.
We can be sure that no one is left behind
We stand, we rise on this journey of joy.
We stand, we rise on this journey of joy.
We stand, we rise on this journey of joy.
Ayyyy!Closing choir
Now you know the story of Juneteenth
When the last slaves learned that they were free
We led ourselves to victory
Victory. . . Victory!
And in June this year, three– Grammy Award-winning vocal and instrumental ensemble Sounds of Blackness released this song and video. I like their high energy!
Celebrate!
Join the party in the comments section and be sure to post your favorite music of the day.