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NEW YORK CITY/WESTCHESTER-BASED REGGAE ARTIST THE LIVING TRUTH DIES AT 70!

January 9th, 2015 | Add a Comment

New York/Westchester-based Reggae artist The Living Truth (Leroy Ridgway) dies at 70. The Jamaican reggae star died on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 in Clarendon, Jamaica. Family member said he complained of back pains and was taken to the hospital where he died. … Read entire article »

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ACTOR ROD TAYLOR DIES AT 84!

January 9th, 2015 | Add a Comment

An Australian actor who transitioned into a Hollywood leading man with his breakthrough role in the 1960 sci-fi thriller The Time Machine, Taylor’s career spanned nearly six decades. He is perhaps best known for his role in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 horror classic The Birds, as well as celebrated performances in Seven Seas to Calais, Sunday In New York, andYoung Cassidy. Taylor’s most recent appearance was a cameo in Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 war filmInglorious Basterds playing Winston Churchill. 1963: Promotional headshot portrait of Australian-born actor Rod Taylor, smiling, for director Alfred Hitchcock’s film, ‘The Birds’. (Photo by Universal Pictures/Getty Images) Taylor died Wednesday night after suffering a heart attack in his Los Angeles home, according to his daughter, former CNBC anchor Felicia Taylor, who confirmed her father’s passing to CNN. “My dad loved his work,” she said in a statement to People. … Read entire article »

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ZIGGY AND STEPHEN MARLEY TAPPED FOR JOHN VARVATOS’ SPRING ADVERTISEMENT CAMPAIGN!

January 9th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Stephen Marley, left, and Ziggy Marley, right, musicians and sons of reggae legend Bob Marley in an image from the John Varvatos spring and summer 2015 advertising campaign.– BY ADAM TSCHORN– It’ll be reggae meets runway in the John Varvatos spring 2015 advertising campaign which will feature Ziggy Marley and his brother Stephen Marley the VF Corp.-owned luxury menswear label announced Tuesday. The black and white Danny Clinch photos show Ziggy Marley (at right in the above image from the campaign) kitted out in a black crocodile jacquard two-button peak lapel Jake tuxedo and black linen henley shirt accessorized with a scarf. Stephen Marley sports a black, one-button peak lapel Austin tuxedo and a gray, button-front spread-collar dress shirt accesorized with a black silk tie. The Varvatos label has a long track record of … Read entire article »

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EDDIE MURPHY TALKS REGGAE, MOVIES, AND STAND-UP RETURN!

January 9th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Willie Toledo Eddie Murphy says he has enough material to release even a country or jazz album.— BY JESSE SERWER— Eddie Murphy knows reggae. In 2013, the actor, comedy icon and erstwhile R&B singer threw many for a loop when he unveiled “Red Light,” a stellar reggae track featuring Snoop Dogg, as his first new musical offering in 20 years. But unlike Snoop, whose calculated Jamaican reincarnation met an inevitable backlash, Eddie has received a largely positive response from his seemingly organic foray into the genre. Now he’s returned to it for “Oh Jah Jah,” a new single set for iTunes release January 27th through the distribution arm of Caribbean music specialists VP Records. Like “Red Light,” the track brims with conscious lyrics informed by current events, but Murphy, who collaborated with dancehall icon Shabba Ranks for 1993’s “I … Read entire article »

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GOSPEL MUSIC PIONEER ANDRAE CROUCH DIES AT 72!

January 8th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Brian Mansfield— Gospel great Andrae Crouch died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. He had been hospitalized since Jan. 3 after suffering a heart attack. He is seen here with Jennifer Drake, director of rhythm & soul for ASCAP, accepting the ASCAP rhythm and soul music award at the 26th annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards on June 27, 2013, in Beverly Hills. (Photo: Frank Micelotta, Invision/AP) (Photo: Frank Wiese, Associated Press) Andraé Crouch, a gospel musician who bridged the … Read entire article »

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VP RECORDS TO RELEASE EDDIE MURPHY’S LATEST REGGAE SINGLE “OH JAH JAH” ON JANUARY 27!

January 8th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Eddie Murphy— ACTOR Eddie Murphy is taking another crack at reggae, with the song “Oh Jah Jah” which is scheduled to be released January 27, by VPAL Classic, the digital arm of VP Records. Donovan Williams, VPAL’s manager, told the Jamaica Observer that Murphy produced the song which is describes as a “cultural track”. He said the actor’s “people reached out to us” to help market and promote the single, which is Murphy’s second reggae number in 18 months. In the summer of 2013, he teamed with rapper Scoop Dogg on the song “Red Light”. In 1993, Murphy collaborated with Grammy-winning deejay Shabba Ranks for the single, “When I Was King”. A video for that song was filmed in Portland. Murphy, 53, was one of the hottest names in entertainment during the 1980s. He was the … Read entire article »

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TWO-YEAR-OLD BOB MARLEY IMPERSONATOR PROVES “EVERY LITTLE THING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHT!”

January 8th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Caroline Bologna— Two-year-old Myles Kingston Sadler might be Bob Marley’s most adorable and enthusiastic fan. According to his mom Suze Sadler, Myles has been listening to the reggae icon “since he was in [her] belly.” “Our family is from Haiti and Jamaica, so we have always played Bob Marley in our household,” Sadler told The Huffington Post. Around his first birthday, the toddler started singing along to Bob Marley songs and re-enacting his moves. “Every time he sang a Bob song, he did it with so much passion and soul,” Sadler said. Myles’ mom decided to record her son’s infectious Bob Marley performances “to document his journey into music.” The result: over 20 videos of the rasta cutie that are so endearing and fun, it’s impossible not to smile while watching. Sadler hopes that her son’s … Read entire article »

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SISTER CAROL APPEARS IN UPCOMING MOVIE “RICKI AND THE FLASH” WITH MERYL STREEP!

January 7th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Sister Carol performing at a previous staging of Rebel Salute.—- By Cecelia Campbell– Foundation deejay Sister Carol will have the chance of a lifetime when she makes a cameo appearance in the upcoming movie, Ricki and The Flash, starring Meryl Streep. “In this movie she plays a small role interacting with Meryl Streep,” her manager Dean Wauchope, told The Gleaner. Due to a confidentiality clause, he could not go into any specific details on exactly what the scene will entail. Ricki and The Flash, which is now being edited for an August release, is about a woman who gave up her family to become a rock star and then gets a chance to get everything back where it was. Other stars in the film are Kevin Kline and Rick Springfield. Although it’s a small role, her manager sees it as a … Read entire article »

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THE TOP 100 SONGS OF 2014!

January 7th, 2015 | Add a Comment

THE NEW YORK FOUNDATION RADIO NETWORK TOP 100 SONGS OF 2014 Compiled by Clinton Lindsay (based on chart performances) ABBREVIATIONS: DEC: Date Entered Chart PEC: Position Entered Chart HPR: Highest Position Reached WOC: Weeks On Chart + Still On Chart Pos TITLE ARTIST LABEL 1 DEM A WATCH TARRUS RILEY CANNON/JUKE BOXX Producer: Dean Fraser/Shane Brown DEC 2/14 PEC 25 HPR #1 for 4wks WOC 19 2 Ride Pon Di Riddim Shuga Penthouse Records Prod: Donovan Germain DEC 4/25 PEC 29 HPR 1/3wks WOC 25 3 1-2-3 I Love You Tarrus Riley Cannon/Juke Boxx Prod: Dean Fraser/Shane Brown DEC 6/13 PEC 27 HPR 1/3wks WOC 24 4 Cool Runnings Duane Stephenson Kongstar Records Prod: Dean Fraser DEC 8/22 PEC 30 HPR 1/3wks WOC 19+ 5 Incredible Love Tessanne Chin Penthouse Records Prod: Donovan Germain DEC 1/10 PEC 18 HPR 1/3wks WOC 18 6 This Morning (Bona) Ras … Read entire article »

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NOEL “KING SPORTY” WILLIAMS, CO-WRITER OF BOB MARLEY’S “BUFFALO SOLDIER”, DIES IN MIAMI AT 71!

January 6th, 2015 | Add a Comment

King Sporty— Noel ‘King Sporty’ Williams, who co-wrote the song Buffalo Soldier with Bob Marley, died Monday in Miami at age 71. Abdul Muhsin, his friend of 37 years, told the OBSERVER ONLINE that Sporty died at the University of Miami Hospital at 8:15 pm. No cause of death has been given. Born in Portland, Sporty was a pioneer of the Miami reggae scene, having lived in South Florida since the early 1960s. Sporty first recorded Buffalo Soldier in the late 1970s for his Konduko label. Marley’s version became popular after his death in 1981. Sporty started his career in the 1960s as a deejay at Studio One, recording a number of hit songs for producer Clement Dodd’s label. His best known song was the self-produced ballad, Thinking of You, which was originally done by the Blues … Read entire article »

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