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Robert Glasper Group: Shines at 14th Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
By Alexander Johnson
For Seventies Soul Report.com
Robert Andre Glasper, 46, is a super-talented pianist, record producer, music arranger and composer. During his recent stint at...
Keystone Korner enjoyed a hot summer 2024, Celebrated Todd Barkin’s 78th...
Keith Killgo (l) and Joe Hall are the two remaining original Blackbyrd
members. (Photo by Timothy Cox)
By Timothy Cox,
Editor-n-Chief
Seventies Soul Report.com
Late Summer 2024 was a memorable...
AT 81, TROMBONIST FRED WESLEY (front-center) CONTINUES TO KEEP THE FUNK...
By Timothy Cox,
Editor-n-Chief
Seventies Soul Report.com
BETHESDA, MD -- A throng of soul music lovers filled the seats at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Theater on a...
BALTIMORE’S OWN HAYWOOD HIGHSMITH BRINGS THE ‘HEAT’ WITH TEAMMATES IN 2023...
Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith Jr. has been an integral part of the Miami Heat’s effort to be crowned NBA champions in 2023. (AP...
Mya displays multi-talents in Pittsburgh
By Alexander Johnson For Seventies Soul Report.com
A diverse group of fans of Mya Marie Harrison showed up at the August Wilson Cultural Center to witness...
40 years later, Marvin Gaye’s Death Still Evokes Sorrow on April...
By Timothy Cox
Editor-n-Chief
Seventies Soul
BALTIMORE, MD -- Like so many of my fellow Americans and Seventies Soul Music enthusiasts, we still recall the sorrowful moments...
Patrice Rushen brought West Coast heat to cold, snow-bound DC venue
By Timothy Cox
Editor-n-Chief
Seventies Soul
The Saturday Jan. 14, 2024 evening when Patrice Rushen brought her entourage from the warm West Coast to the cold DC...
Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival a throwback to ‘Good Ole Days’ in...
JAZZY-COOL: (On Left): Gregory Porter delivered his unique jazzy-suave vocalese to a Pittsburgh audience, who loved his classic lyrical excellence; meanwhile (on Right), Jimmy...
The Dramatics and The Manhattans ensure Black male vocal groups remain...
Photo By Alexander Johnson
By Timothy CoxEditor-n-Chief
DETROIT, MI -- A standing-room-only crowd filed into the Sound Board Theater inside Detroit's MotorCity casino hotel, Sunday April...
Stokley’s solo act is one for the ages!
Photo By Alexander Johnson
By Alexander JohnsonFor Seventies-Soul.com
The night of Wed., April 5, 2023 is one for the annals in Pittsburgh live entertainment.
For those who...
MeShelle Ndegeocello warms the crowd during her recent Steel City Show
Photo By Alexander Johnson
By Alexander JohnsonFor Seventies-Soul.com
Chilly-cold blustery, icy winds failed to deter an enthusiastic crowd of Meshelle Ndegeocello fans from filling the comfy...
Funky-Soul Weekend Successful at August Wilson Center
Morris Day, Alexander O'Neal, Confunkshun andBar-Kays shared two-day December showcase
By Alexander Johnsonfor Seventies Soul Report.com
PITTSBURGH, PA -- The cold weather failed to deter funk and...
Tower of Power electrifies SRO crowd at Birchmere Hall in suburban...
Tower of Power horns still ignite the band's jazzy rhythm and blues. (Timothy Cox Photo)
By Timothy Cox Editor 'n ChiefSeventies Soul Report
ALEXANDRIA, VA -- It...
Temptations and Four Tops helped create legacy for New Edition’s...
By Timothy Cox Editor 'n ChiefSeventies Soul Report
BALTIMORE, MD -- A visible number of wheelchairs, canes and slow-walking patrons poured into the Baltimore Modell Lyric auditorium
on...
“Seventies Soul Report” Celebrates June 2021 Black Music History Month
Featuring Earth, Wind & Fire
The above LP cover depicts the explicit, Afrocentric-era of the music being written and recorded by the amazing artists named...
March on Washington: A Photo Collage, courtesy of Seventies-Soul-Report.com
Wednesday, August, 28, 1963 (archival photos)
And Friday, August 28, 2020 (photos courtesy of RO-RO Productions)
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(photos courtesy of RO-RO Productions)
(Article Courtesy of CBS News)
Fifty-seven years after...
Walt Williams: Former Maryland Terrapins Hoop Star and Longtime NBA...
Former NBA star and University of Maryland legend, Walt “Wizard” Williams recently responded to the tragic events surrounding the death of fellow NBA colleague,...
At 60, Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds still makin’ ladies scream for more
By Timothy CoxEditor, Seventies-Soul-Report.com HANOVER, MARYLAND -- On Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, a full-house of Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds' fans packed the new concert stage...
The Blackbyrds keepin’ Donald Byrd’s and Howard U’s Funky-Jazz Fusion...
By Timothy CoxEditor-In-ChiefSeventies-Soul-Report.com
BETHESDA, MARYLAND -- A half-full house paid homage to The Blackbyrds, during a recent Friday night at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz...
Current, past Celtics laud Chuck Cooper’s NBA Hall of Fame nod
Pittsburgh Westinghouse High School and Duquesne University product Chuck Cooper was the first African-American player drafted into the NBA.
By Timothy CoxFor the New Pittsburgh Courier,...