#70s r&b

[weirdtvland]

Chaka Khan, 1979 ❤️‍🔥

#chaka khan #1970s #70s r&b #70s music

[singonavine71]

Aretha Louise Franklin (/əˈriːθə/ ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world's best-selling music artists.

#aretha franklin #black archives #black culture #black music #70s r&b #60s r&b #60s music #60s nostalgia #70s nostalgia #70s music #60s #60s fashion #70s fashion #80s #80s music #80s nostalgia #beautiful black women #black girls are beautiful #song writing #pianist #music artists

[rnblena]

Jalen Hurts and his impeccable taste in music

GQ Sports

#jalen hurts #black music #black tumblr #old school r&b #70s r&b #80s r&b #black man #athlete #football #philadephia eagles #fine black men

[cyarsk5230]

poshtotties

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ESSENCE (1979) featuring Teddy Pendergrass

#teddy pendergrass #70s r&b #Soul #ambient #love song #funk #rnb #marvin gaye

[chroniclesofnadia111]

#major harris #my way #love won’t let me wait #70s soul #70s r&b #classic soul #classic r&b #Spotify

[fyeahusheraymond]

Al Green performing in Los Angeles (1974)

Usher performing in Atlanta (2022)

#Usher #myedit #Performance #Al Green #70s Soul #70s R&B #1970s #70s Fashion

[dicerollsix]

Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye

Released December 15, 1978

As its 44th birthday approaches, Here, My Dear could be classified as an unsung hero in Marvin Gaye’s wide catalogue, in that a casual fan may not have ever heard of the album once in their lives. This catalogue is one that spans across decades – even posthumously – with several studio and live releases (or re-releases) being made from 1985 to 2022 following his untimely death in April 1984 at the age of 44, just one day shy of his 45th birthday. Through the consistent success and acclaim of albums in his repertoire, such as 1971’s What’s Going On and 1973’s Let’s Get It On which are both enjoyed by people of all ages and tastes, Here, My Dear often flies under the radar, despite it beginning to accumulate the recognition and acclaim it deserved from its very release over subsequent years.

Here, My Dear is a representation, a musical memoir of sorts, of Gaye’s turbulent divorce from his first wife Anna Gordy. Every song – with the exception of Anger, Everybody Needs Love, and Sparrow – was written solely by Gaye himself (sometimes on the spot), and through his vocals the emotions flow with no bounds – from pen to paper, from speakers to ears. Even outside of the context of the album, without music being put to them, the lyrics are a much-needed and undoubtedly eloquent outpour of the gritty events that troubled its writer, and are pure poetry amongst an already rich genre that was 1970s era Soul. This album, in fact, could be considered a testament to what Soul is truly about at its very core. Or perhaps it’s a testament to Gaye’s soaring ability to be brutally honest and open in his writing, creating landmark tracks like When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You that delved into his mindset at the time and captured emotional turmoil in its purest form through a stunning bittersweet ode to his ex-wife that covered love, eventual loss of love, and God’s judgment, in just over 6 minutes.

Marvin Gaye’s iconic buttery-smooth vocal delivery is now cut with an additional edge of rawness – and the pleasing, textured instrumentals on the record (complete with bells and whistles like the saxophone in Sparrow and the scattered, glittery keys in Anna’s Song) are only part of what makes this album memorable. If you were to lay out each and every nuance it would take hours, and surely, Here, My Dear is one of those special albums where you could pick out something new that you hadn’t previously heard or appreciated before with every listen.

The commercial failure of the album discouraged Gaye heavily – with it reaching only 26 on the pop charts (and becoming his lowest charting album of the 70s) – and he cut promotion early while also juggling the failure of his second marriage to Janis Hunter. The last few years of his life are a heavy account of their own, filled to the brim with emotional issues, an increasingly detrimental addiction to cocaine, and mental health crises. 

One may see it that if one thing was owed to him in his final years, it was to be able to witness the dishing out of proper accolades for Here, My Dear, one of the most painful yet utterly real glimpses into a superstar’s life to date.

DR6

#marvin gaye #album review #70s #70s soul #70s r&b #70s funk #soul music #music review #music recs #music

[retromusicart]

James Brown - Hell (Polydor, 1974) - Design by Ted Petus, artwork by Joe Belt

This looks like something you'd see in a poster for a 70s Blaxploitation movie.

Image courtesy of Discogs.

#james brown #hell #1974 #70s soul #70s r&b #70s music #70s #cover art #album #album cover #album covers #albums #art

[blackpantherblog]

I just recently moved from Android to iPhone and in doing so took Apple Music. I made this playlist over the last few days and if you’re into the old school I believe you’ll dig it.

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/pittmans-cookout/pl.u-xlyNEylIoEkoxK

#old school #oldschool #apple music #streaming #oldschoolmusic #80s #70s music #80s music #playlist #cookout #family reunion #party music #70s #70s r&b #80s r&b #70s rap #80s rap #golden age of rap

[completeandrandommusic]

The Brothers Johnson *✰* Strawberry Letter 23 *✰*

#youtube #music.youtube.com #youtube.com #70s soul #70s funk #70s rnb #70s r&b #soul #funk #old school #george johnson #lous e johnson #louis e. johnson #the brothers johnson #strawberry letter

[tygerland]

Moebius Jimi Hendrix. 1975. Artwork for the French release of two 1967 Hendrix albums; Are You Experienced and Axis: Bold as Love.

#jimi hendrix #70s #moebius #art #1970s #retro #surreal #fantasy #1960s #music #vintage #rock #musicians #graphic design #r&b #art history #black tumblr #blues #culture #black history #🎨

[louisbxne]

AALIYAH & JET LI - Try Again (2000) Dir. Wayne Isham

BRUCE LEE - Enter The Dragon (1973) Dir. Robert Clause

#aaliyah #aaliyah haughton #jet li #bruce lee #try again #romeo must die #enter the dragon #2000 #1973 #2000s #1970s #70s #pop music #kung fu #kung fu cinema #kung fu movies #filmedit #princess of r&b #movie reference #popularcultures #rnbsource #rnbabes

[singonavine71]

James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in his teenage years. He was in various bands before entering the U.S. Navy Reserve to avoid being drafted into the army. In 1964, James deserted to Toronto, Canada, where he formed the rock band the Mynah Birds, who eventually signed a recording deal with Motown Records in 1966. James's career with the group halted after military authorities discovered his whereabouts and eventually convicted him of desertion related charges. He served several months in jail. After being released, James moved to California, where he started a variety of rock and funk groups in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

#rick james #black archives #black culture #black music #80s nostalgia #80s #80s music #80s songs #70s r&b #70s nostalgia #80s r&b #black community #70s fashion #80s fashion #soul #soulful voice #soulful

[eyesfullofmoon]

Otis Redding and Nina Simone at the Regency Hyatt Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia during the NARA convention. August 1967.

Photographed by Vernon Merritt III.

#nina simone #otis redding #music #1960s #* #jazz music #atlanta #r&b #vintage #soul music #60s 70s 80s 90s #musicians #singer songwriter #jazz #soul #60s #old music #60s music #1960s music #vintage style #singer #singers #b&w #black and white #r&b/soul #r&b music

[allthe-queens-men]

#queen #queen band #brian may #john deacon #freddie mercury #roger taylor #b #j #f #r #70s #75

[chroniclesofnadia111]

✨💫🖤❄️

#kool & the gang #winter sadness #spirit of the boogie #1975 #classic soul #jazz funk #70s soul #70s r&b #classic r&b #Spotify