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I have to admit I like Lisa Stansfield and Rick Ashtley, Michael McDonald (the only white man who could successfully sing with Patti LaBelle). I can't think of anyone else right now.
Although they aren't white, probably closer to Black, I have to give an honorable mention to the singing group 'The Jets'. They were good back in their day. Crush On You |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz7vGW2_5c0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LovrWgDxXXU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77X6xa453gM&feature=related Truth is undoubtedly the sort of error that cannot be refuted because it was hardened into an unalterable form in the long baking process of history... Michel Foucault Hope begets many children illegitimately and prematurely. Allie M. Frazier Beware the terrible simplifiers... Jacob Burckhardt  |
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OMG! I used to LOVE 'The Jets'! Egungun, Egungun ni t'aiye ati jo! Ancestos, Ancestors come to earth and dance! "I'm sick of the war and the civilization that created it. Let's look to our dreams, and the magical; to the creations of the so-called primitive peoples for new inspirations." - Jaques Vache and Andre Breton "Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone." -John Maynard "You know that in our country there were even matriarchal societies where women were the most important element. On the Bijagos islands they had queens. They were not queens because they were the daughters of kings. They had queens succeeding queens. The religious leaders were women too..." -- Amilcar Cabral, Return to the Source, 1973    |
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Black Ceasar |
I think The Jets are Samoan. I thought Elizabeth from the group was cuute.  "There are two things that are infinite, human stupidity and the universe...and I'm not too sure about the universe." --Albert Einstein |
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Black Ceasar |
Okay. This is the first time I've heard of her. She just came out with an album, according to the description of the video clip. "There are two things that are infinite, human stupidity and the universe...and I'm not too sure about the universe." --Albert Einstein |
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They are actually Tongan... Tonga is another Polynesian island... There are a lot of Tongans in the Dallas metroplex... The only reason I know that odd fact... The Jets are like their Jackson family... I accidentally called them Samoan one day and learned my lesson...lol Egungun, Egungun ni t'aiye ati jo! Ancestos, Ancestors come to earth and dance! "I'm sick of the war and the civilization that created it. Let's look to our dreams, and the magical; to the creations of the so-called primitive peoples for new inspirations." - Jaques Vache and Andre Breton "Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone." -John Maynard "You know that in our country there were even matriarchal societies where women were the most important element. On the Bijagos islands they had queens. They were not queens because they were the daughters of kings. They had queens succeeding queens. The religious leaders were women too..." -- Amilcar Cabral, Return to the Source, 1973 |
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well if you get in the 'way back' machine, and go to the early 60s (which you may need to do, just to find out what a way back machine is), you would find Dusty Springfield and Ronnie Spector of the Ronnettes were pretty hard to peg.
And there were a lot of Doo-Wop groups that were not easy to determine what their race was (maybe because some of the groups were mixed), like The Brooklyn Bridge singing Sixteen Candles In the later 60s there was the Fifth Dimension when they made that black song, Stone Soul Picnic (hahaha, that is sorta a joke, just sorta). Knocking jockeys off the lawn for over 50 years |
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Black Ceasar |
Were they ticked off as in PO'd Tongan mistaken for Samoan (or Cuban mistaken for Puerto Rican/ Korean or Chinese mistaken for Japanese)? "There are two things that are infinite, human stupidity and the universe...and I'm not too sure about the universe." --Albert Einstein |
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How 'bout George Michael? He may not be Jon B. but, I think he's got soul.
I saw him in concert the other night, and I LOVED IT! I can't stop listening to "Flawless (Go to the City). When he did it live the joint was jumpin'! *********************************** “It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.†-- James Baldwin |
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This goes through my mind every time I think of George Michael ...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hksil-KkebQ |
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Simply Red, Bobby Caldwell, Hall and Oates, Teena Marie... Hell everyone mentioned works for me except for NKOTB... I would also add (some of which are groups/bands) Steely Dan, Christopher Cross, Michael Franks, Coldplay, Bruce Hornsby, Jamiroquai, Sting and Everything But the Girl to the list...
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Gosh, did you really have to take it there?!   He didn't perform that one (good), but he did do "I'm Your Man" and showed the video too. But, that actually worked the crowd. And I'm still listening to "Flawless". Talk about earworms.  *********************************** “It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.†-- James Baldwin |
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Nah, they were more pissed off that Samoa was getting 'credit' for 'The Jets', when their fame should have put Tonga on the map so to speak... Egungun, Egungun ni t'aiye ati jo! Ancestos, Ancestors come to earth and dance! "I'm sick of the war and the civilization that created it. Let's look to our dreams, and the magical; to the creations of the so-called primitive peoples for new inspirations." - Jaques Vache and Andre Breton "Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone." -John Maynard "You know that in our country there were even matriarchal societies where women were the most important element. On the Bijagos islands they had queens. They were not queens because they were the daughters of kings. They had queens succeeding queens. The religious leaders were women too..." -- Amilcar Cabral, Return to the Source, 1973 |
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Okay, how did I forget Timi Yuro?
*********************************** “It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.†-- James Baldwin |
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Black Ceasar |
What about Gino Vanelli and Rick Astley?
"There are two things that are infinite, human stupidity and the universe...and I'm not too sure about the universe." --Albert Einstein |
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That's awesome. I was born in 1986, so I missed out on growing up while New Edition was actually the hot Black teenage and young adult sensation. I was introduced to New Edition around 1991 or 1992 when I started paying real attention to music and I developed an interest in it. I became a fan of New Edition the first time I heard one of their songs. I actually hear my first N.E. song in 1989 when I was 3, I have good long-term memory and I can remember being 3 years old riding with mom in the car and hearing "N.E. Heartbreak" on the radio with Ralph Tresvant chanting "She got it goin' on, goin' on, goin' on" I didn't know who the group was at the time (at my young age of course), but I liked it. A couple of years later when I found out who New Edition was and listened to "Mr. Telephone Man" I bought all of their albums over the years.  I guess that explains why a picture of me from 1990 has me with a Bell Biv DeVoe-style high top fade.  I did get to grow up with them in a sense in the 90's but it was after the fact. I still remember how excited I got when they briefly got back together in 1996-1997.
I was just joshing.
You're a sellout for liking Cuba Gooding, Jr. just because his wife is White? What kind of shit is that?
Because he loves himself some Black women. But she has the audacity to call you a sellout for liking Cuba Gooding, Jr. because his wife is White but she can like Robert DeNiro even though he loves Black women and she's not a sellout? I hope that girl got some therapy.To be honest I'm a Robert DeNiro fan also. But not for that reason, I just think he's a good actor.
Kajagoogoo?   Seriously, Kajagoogoo over New Edition? What the.....?? That's like choosing Jesus Jones or an 80's hair band over Mick Jagger. I can list about 20 groups off the top of my head that New Edition or N.E. members influenced or directly spawned: New Kids On The Block, Boyz II Men, Another Bad Creation, SWV, En Vogue, Salt-n-Pepa, Hi Five, Guy, LSG, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Shai, Dru Hill, Jodeci, BlackStreet, B2K, Backstreet Boys, NSync, 98 Degrees, Ruff Endz, Jagged Edge, Kid N' Play, Kriss Kross, Destiny's Child and individual artists that individual N.E. members influenced: Bobby Brown influenced: R. Kelly, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Joe, Tyrese Gibson, Keith Sweat Ralph Tresvant influenced: Usher, Justin Timberlake, Tevin Campbell, Shawn Stockman Johnny Gill influenced: Nathan Morris, Robin Thicke, Maxwell, Aaron Hall Ricky Bell influenced: Lyfe Jennings, Musiq Soulchild I'm very sure I'm forgetting some people and groups. No offense but that girl sounds like she had some kind of brain damage.
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I like both of them too. Actually, I think Robin Thicke, the White R&B singer son of actor Alan Thicke, has a good voice and makes some pretty fly songs. Not quite Jon B. but better than most of the cats out there today. Whatever happened to Jon B. by the way? I remember hearing him back in 1997 when a few of his songs were receiving heavy radio rotation along with Usher who was just becoming popular back then. I actually think Jon B. is just as good as or maybe a little better than Usher. ---------------------------------- "Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration." -- Abraham Lincoln -- "You may be the ones who own the plantations, but we are the ones WHO CUT THE CANE." --Jose Dolores from iQueimada!; English Translation: Burn! Modeled after Toussaint L'Overture-- |
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Kaja who who???  |
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Exactly. Nothing of importance to remember. ---------------------------------- "Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration." -- Abraham Lincoln -- "You may be the ones who own the plantations, but we are the ones WHO CUT THE CANE." --Jose Dolores from iQueimada!; English Translation: Burn! Modeled after Toussaint L'Overture-- |
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