Welcome to my music page. My love for music dates back to my elementary school days. I guess you can say my first love for music was the Jackson 5. Then came the Partridge Family. I grew up listening to all types of music. Artists such as Chicago, Three Dog Night, Sly & The Family Stone, The Fifth Dimension, Bread, Aretha Franklin, The Guess Who, Parliament Funkadelic, Hall & Oates, Luther Vandross, Sade, LTD, Wham featuring George Michael, Living Colour, Swing Out Sister, Teena Marie, The Doobie Brothers, Mariah Carey, Prince, Level 42 and just about every artist from Motown, especially Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Rare Earth and Marvin Gaye. These are just a few of the music artists that I like, lol.
In my opinion some of the best music came from the the Motown era and of course the 70's and 80's.Let's start with Motown. If you want to talk about music that will last forever the Motown Sound is it. Motown got it's start in Detroit, Michigan and was founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. The first Motown single was released in 1959. That song was "Money (That's What I Like)" by Barrett Strong. Some of the artists who got their start on Motown are:
- The Four Tops- Bernadette
- Marvin Gaye- Stubborn Kind of Fella
- The Isley Brothers- This Old Heart Of Mine
- The Jackson 5- I Want You Back
- Martha & The Vandellas- Nowhere To Run
- The Marvelettes- Don't Mess With Bill
- Rare Earth- I Just Want To Celebrate
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles- Tracks of My Tears
- Diana Ross & The Supremes- Love Child
- Edwin Starr- War
- The Temptations- My Girl
- Stevie Wonder- Fingertips(Pt. 2)
- Undisputed Truth- Smiling Faces Sometimes
- The Spinners- It's A Shame
- David Ruffin- What Becomes of The Broken Hearted
- Gladys Knight & The Pips- I Heard It Through The Grapevine
- Jr. Walker & The All Stars- Shotgun
- Mary Wells- My Guy
- and many more
Nothing can beat the 70's. Back in the day, as I call it, lol, when radio was more inclusive. Nowadays everything is so segregated. If the song was good I liked it. Pop, R&B, Funk, Rock and Disco (yes I love disco, lol) were my favorites. Some music artists had short lived careers but most artists from the 70's seemed to last alot longer than their peers today. Here's a list of some of the music artists & songs I enjoyed during the 70's. This is just a sampling. There's just too many to name but what I've done is list the music artist and one of their songs. Many of the artists had numerous hits.:
- Parliament Funkadelic- Flashlight
- The Carpenters- We've Only Just Begun
- Gary Wright- Dream Weaver
- Thelma Houston- Don't Leave Me This Way
- The 5 Stairsteps- O-O-H Child
- The Bee Gees- Night Fever
- Donna Summer- MacArthur Park
- K.C. & The Sunshine Band- I'm Your Boogie Man
- The Staple Singers- I'll Take You There
- Three Dog Night- Never Been To Spain
- The Guess Who- American Woman
- Hall & Oates- Rich Girl
- Rod Stewart- Maggie May
- The Ohio Players- Love Rollercoaster
- Bread- It Don't Matter To Me
- Earth, Wind & Fire- That's The Way of The World
- Average White Band- A Love of Your Own
- Creedence Clearwater Revival- Lookin' Out My Back Door
- Don McLean- American Pie
- Chicago- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
- Grand Funk Railroad- I'm Your Captain/Closer to Home
- Elton John- Someone Saved My Life Tonight
- Van McCoy- The Hustle
- Barry White- You See The Trouble With Me
- SugarLoaf- Green Eyed Lady
- Blue Images- Ride Captain Ride
- The Chi Lites- Have You Seen Her
- Al Green- Let's Stay Together
- The Spinners- The Rubberband Man
- Bill Withers- Lean On Me
- Looking Glass- Brandy
- The O'Jays- Love Train
- Vicki Sue Robinson- Turn The Beat Around
- Todd Rundgren- Hello It's Me
- Rufus featuring Chaka Khan- Tell Me Something Good
- Hot Chocolate- You Sexy Thing
- Davd Bowie- Fame
- Steve Miller Band- Fly Like An Eagle
- Stevie Wonder- Sir Duke
- The Commodores- Easy
- Chic- Good Times
- The Andrea True Connection- More, More, More
- Exile- Kiss You All Over
- Silver Convention- Fly Robin Fly
- 10cc- I'm Not in Love
- The Jackson 5- I Want You Back
- The Partridge Family- I Think I Love You
- Sly & The Family Stone- Hot Fun In The Summertime
- The Main Ingredient- Everybody Plays The Fool
- LTD- Love Ballad
- Teena Marie- I Need Your Lovin'
- Heatwave- Always & Forever
- The Doobie Brothers- What a Fool Believes
- The Floaters- Float On
- Edwin Starr- War
- Diana Ross- Love Hangover
- Badfinger- No Matter What
- The Fifth Dimension- One Less Bell To Answer
- Led Zepplin- Whole Lotta Love
- The Temptations- Just My Imagination
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles- Tears of a Clown
- Derek & the Dominoes- Layla
- The Brothers Johnson- Stomp
What can you say about the 80's? That was definitely a music buying decade for me, lol. There was enough music to keep you listening for decades to come. Music videos helped bring the music to life in our homes. American and British music artists caught my attention. I also dubbed the 80's the 2nd British Invasion since there were so many British artists making it big. There seemed to be more one hit wonders during the 80's but those one hits were hot. Here's my list of 80's music artists along with one song listed for each artist:
- Level 42- Something About You
- Billy Ocean- Love Zone
- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam- Head to Toe
- Tina Turner- Private Dancer
- Talking Heads- Burning Down The House
- The Time- Cool
- The Cars- Drive
- Depeche Mode- World In My Eyes
- Wham featuring George Michael- Careless Whisper
- Wang Chung- Everybody Have Fun Tonight
- U2- I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
- Alexander O'Neal- Innocent
- Janet Jackson- When I Think of You
- The Thompson Twins- Hold Me Now
- Tears for Fears- Everybody Wants to Rule the World
- Supertramp- The Logical Song
- Cherrelle- You Look Good To Me
- The Style Council- My Ever Changing Moods
- The S.O.S. Band- The Finest
- Haywoode- Getting Closer
- Will To Power- Baby I Love Your Way
- The Police- Every Breath You Take
- Spandau Ballet- True
- Keith Sweat- Make It Last Forever
- Klymaxx- I Miss You
- Bruce Springsteen- Born in the U.S.A.
- Simply Red- Holding Back the Years
- Sting- Fortress Around Your Heart
- Soft Cell- Tainted Love
- Sade- Smooth Operator
- Queen- Another One Bites The Dust
- INXS- Need You Tonight
- Sheila E.- The Glamorous Life
- Joe Jackson- Steppin' Out
- Chicago- Hard Habit To Break
- The Pretenders- Brass in Pocket
- Anita Baker- Giving You The Best That I Got
- George Michael- Faith
- Simple Minds- Don't You Forget About Me
- Mel & Kim- Showing Out
- Go West- We Close Our Eyes
- Nu Shooz- I Can't Wait
- Luther Vandross- Stop To Love
- Lionel Richie- Can't Slow Down
- J. Geils Band- Centerfold
- The System- Don't Disturb This Groove
- Pet Shop Boys- West End Girls
- Flock of Seagulls- I Ran
- Naked Eyes- Always Something There To Remind Me
- The Art of Noise- Moments in Love
- The Bangles- Manic Monday
- Cameo- Word Up
- Tracy Chapman- Fast Car
- Pet Shop Boys- West End Girls
- Paul Hardcastle- 19
- The Gap Band- You Dropped The Bomb On Me
- A-Ha- Take On Me
- Rick Astley- Whenever You Need Somebody
- Pebbles- Mercedes Boy
- Swing Out Sister- Am I The Same Girl
- Lisa Stansfield- All Around The World
- Troop- Spread My Wings
- Don Henley- Dirty Laundry
- Jody Watley- Don't You Want Me
- Prince- When Doves Cry
- Huey Lewis & The News- Heart & Soul
- New Edition- Cool It Now
- Loose Ends- Hangin' On A String
- The Family- The Screams of Passions
- Guy- Groove Me
- Michael McDonald- I Keep Forgettin'
- Al Jarreau- Teach Me Tonight
- 5 Star- Can't Wait Another Minute
- Brilliant- Somebody
- Keith Sweat- Something Just Ain't Right
- Living Colour- Cult of Personality
- Journey- Don't Stop Believing
- Culture Club- Time (Clock of the Heart)
- The Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
- David Bowie- Let's Dance
- Information Society- What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)
- Hall & Oates- Private Eyes
- Tamara & The Seen- Affection
- Pat Benetar- Love Is a Battlefield
- John Cougar Mellencamp- Jack & Diane
- Madonna- Into The Groove
- Kool & The Gang- Joanna
- Cyndi Lauper- Time After Time
- Michael Jackson- Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
- Soul To Soul- Get A Life
- Vanessa Williams- The Right Stuff
- Benny Mardones- Into The Night
- Maxi Priest- Wild World
- Boy Meets Girl- Waiting For a Star To Fall
- Toto- Roseanna
- The Human League- Human
- Dead Or Alive- You Spin Me Round
- Duran Duran- Hungry Like A Wolf
- Phil Collins- In The Air Tonight
- Crowded House- Don't Dream It's Over
- Smokey Robinson- Being With You
- Lionel Richie- Can't Slow Down
- Whitney Houston- Saving All My Love For You
- Atlantic Starr- Always
- Lenny Kravitz- It Ain't Over Till It's Over
- Jeffrey Osborne- Stay With Me Tonight
- James Ingram (w/Michael McDonald)- Yah Mo Be There
- Genesis- No Reply At All
- Robert Palmer- Addicted To Love
- Sheena Easton- Morning Train
- Billy Idol- Eyes Without a Face
- Mr. Mister- Broken Wings
- Madness- Our House
- Fine Young Cannibals- Good Thing
- Dire Straits- Money For Nothing
- Terrence Trent D'Arby- Wishing Well
Check out some of the links relating to music or various music artists.
Behind The Groove: The Unofficial Teena Marie Page
Lenny Kravitz
VH1.com
CD NOW
Billboard Online
MTV
Sade: The Lady, Her Music, The Band
India.arie
Alicia Keys
Lisa Stansfield
Res