While at Chess, Riperton also sang lead for the experimental rock/soul group Rotary Connection, from 1967 to 1971. On April 5, 1975, Riperton reached the apex of her career with her No. 1 single "Lovin' You". The single was the last release from her 1974 gold album titled Perfect ...
At such moments,I ___ my brother Keith,a telecommunication worker in eastern Kansas.Usually he says,“I know just the guy.”His contacts are so diverse in large part ___ he is offline.At age 52,he’s ___ sent an email,surfed the Web or bought anything online.Without any mobile...
Her final film, Jung_E, a dystopian South Korean sci-fi flick directed by Train to Busan helmer Yeon Sang-ho, will debut on Netflix later this year. 153 of 233 George Perez George Pérez. Gregg DeGuire/Getty Comic book legend George Pérez died May 6, five months after publicly ...
Though she sang gospel in church and worked as a backup singer, her career did not take off until she was 40, with the release of a single, “Damn It’s Hot.” As she sang on “I’m Still Here,” despite her show-stopping talent, she was continuously turned down by music executive...
As she sang on “I’m Still Here,” despite her show-stopping talent, she was continuously turned down by music executives for being “too short, too fat, too black and too old.” She sparked a soul and funk revival after being named lead singer of The Dap-Kings. Their first album ...