My participation in chain style postings on Facebook is about as rare as KFC being served at a PETA convention.   But this time resistance w...

The nominees for induction into the 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class were announced September 28, and once again Chic, one of my fave ...

Time for everyone to bow and curtsy in the direction of Detroit because today is the birthday of Her Royal Soulness, Aretha Franklin. She w...

I am a huge fan of her music, and today is the birthday of Helen Folasade Adu, who was born on this date in 1959 in Ibadan, Nigeria. I lov...

Another one of my favorite Christmas songs with soul from Luther Vandross' 'This Is Christmas' album. Boy do I miss 'Lufe...

I've loved me some Sade ever since her slammin' debut album 'Diamond Life' hit the airwaves in 1985. I own every one of h...

Time does fly doesn't it? Today is definitely a good day for O'Shea Jackson, better known to his fans and the rest of the planet a...

If you were a devoted fan of Good Times back in the day, you know that Jimmie Walker's James Evans, Jr. character was an artist. That ...

Today is Jasmine Guy's birthday, and y'all know how much I loved her in A Different World and just about anything else she was in. ...

There are many whites who love R&B music, and some even try to sing it with varying levels of success. For those of us growing up in t...

Today is Michael Jackson's 50th Birthday! It kind of blows me away that the shy kid I met at a Houston hotel when my dad's stati...

Today is singer Anita Baker's birthday. 50 years ago she was born on this date in Toledo, OH. I mentioned her in a December 2007 TransG...

To my family, friends and loyal TransGriot readers, Merry Christmas! Enjoy one of my fave Christmas songs by Alexander O'Neal, Remember ...

TransGriot Note: Whenever I get in a militant mood (which this ENDA bullcrap has me in right now), I pull out my Isley Brothers CD along wit...

Blackamewricaweb.com in honor of Black Music Month has been doing an exclusive series of articles on the twenty people who changed Black mus...

One staple of Black music over the decades has been the slammin' instrumental tracks that populated many R&B records over the 60'...

With all the negativity that April 20 is associated with in terms of the Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, Colorado and it being ...

I used to joke back when Destiny's Child was the hottest group going that they were the Supremes 2K version. Not long after that Beyonce...

The dictionary definition of chic reads: smart elegance and sophistication especially of dress or manner . That's a dead-on target descr...

Another installment in my ongoing series of articles on transgender and non-trans women who have qualities that I admire. I remember that S...