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THE LIFE AND CAREER OF ERIC GALE .

The Life and Career Of Eric Gale. Jazz guitarist, sideman, songwriter and producer Eric Gale was born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, on September 20th, 1938. His grandfather was English and he also had relatives in Venezuela and Barbados. During the holidays, Gale spent time in Britain visiting family. This gave him a different worldview. …

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THE LIFE AND CAREER OF SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER RON MILLER.

The Life and Career Of Songwriter and Producer Ron Miller. Ronald Norman Gould was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October, 5th, 1932, the only son of Sue and Harry.  He lived with mother and two sisters. His parents had divorced when he was young, and life was tough for the Goulds who lived in poverty, …

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JOHN MORALES PRESENTS CLUB MOTOWN.

JOHN MORALES PRESENTS CLUB MOTOWN. DJ and remixer John Morales, spent much of the last seven years working what he describes as his “labor or love,” John Morales Presents Club Motown. It’s a lovingly compiled double album which was recently released by UMC. John Morales Presents Club Motown  features a total of twenty tracks from …

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DIANA ROSS-DIANA.

DIANA ROSS-DIANA. While Diana Ross’ 1979 album The Boss had been commercially successful, reaching number fourteen in the US Billboard and number ten in the US R&B Charts, resulting in the album being certified gold, for the follow-up Diana wanted a more modern, contemporary sound. Then fate intervened, when Diana was handed an album of …

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ASHFORD AND SIMPSON-STREET OPERA.

ASHFORD AND SIMPSON-STREET OPERA. Back in 1963, when Nikolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson met, they probably never envisaged that their musical partnership would last six decades, and see them write  songs for some of music’s biggest names and record four albums that were certified gold. Husband and wife duo Ashford and Simpson had met in …

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