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  • Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam : JUST GIT IT TOGETHER

    by Frank Shankly
    Written by Brooklyn producers Full Force, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam’s JUST GIT IT TOGETHER reached number sixteen on the Billboard R&B singles cha...

  • Suzy Bogguss : SOMEDAY SOON

    by Frank Shankly
    SOMEDAY SOON was written by Canadian singer-songwriter Ian Tyson, who recorded the song with Sylvia Fricker as the duo Ian & Sylvia in 1963. Fi...

  • Redeye : GAMES

    by Frank Shankly
    From Los Angeles, Redeye was a rock quartet fronted by Douglas "Red" Mark, formerly of The Sunshine Company. They released two albums on Pentagram ...

  • Boy George : DON'T TAKE MY MIND ON A TRIP

    by Frank Shankly
    Upon the suggestion of Sharon Heyward, head of the Black Music department at Virgin, American producers Gene Griffin and New Jack Swing mastermind ...

  • Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids : GOOD TIMES ROCK & ROLL

    by Frank Shankly
    Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids, now known as Flash Cadillac, is a retro-rock band (think Sha Na Na) known for their appearance as the ba...

  • Sheena Easton : 101/ 101 (INSTRUMENTAL) Sheena Easton : 101

    by Frank Shankly
    The second single from Sheena Easton's ninth studio album The Lover in Me, 101 was written by Prince, using his pseudonym Joey Coco, and produced b...

  • John Miles : SLOWDOWN

    by Frank Shankly
    In 1976, Brit solo artist John Miles opened for Elton John on his Louder Than Concorde (But Not Quite As Pretty) Tour of North Americ. Miles also o...

  • Look Up In The Sky

    by Frank Shankly

  • R.I.P. D'Wayne Wiggins

    by Frank Shankly
    February 14, 1961 – March 7, 2025

  • Keedy : WISHING ON THE SAME STAR

    by Frank Shankly
    In the mid-to-late '80s, Keedy was one of the lead singers of the Milwaukee dance band Gerard. Co-founded by Greg Gerard, the band was known for ro...

  • Billy Ocean : TEAR DOWN THESE WALLS

    by Frank Shankly
    Featuring backing vocals from The Manhattans, Will Downing, Carroll Thompson, and Mary Cassidy, the song is truly apolitical and sports a title tha...

  • R.I.P. Roy Ayers

    by Frank Shankly
    September 10, 1940 – March 4, 2025