AOL Black Voices Pays Tribute to James Brown and Ella Fitzgerald as Part of Black Music Month Special.Programming Package Celebrates the Influence of Jazz, Soul and R&B on Today's Hottest Artists NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Black Voices, the leading African-American online destination for news, culture and community, celebrates Black Music Month (http://blackvoices.aol.com/blackmusicmonth2007) with a tribute to music legends James Brown
James Joseph Brown (May 3 1933[1][2] – December 25 2006), commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" and " and Ella Fitzgerald Noun 1. Ella Fitzgerald - United States scat singer (1917-1996) Fitzgerald . As part of the multimedia special, Black Voices will highlight the immeasurable impact that the Godfather of Soul had on several generations of artists including Christina Aguilera, Busta Rhymes, Timbaland, Chris Brown and Michael Jackson, among others. The Ella Fitzgerald special will feature a listening party of "We All Love Ella," a tribute album recorded for the 90th anniversary of Fitzgerald's birth. The listening party will showcase the leading ladies and gents of soul - Natalie Cole, Queen Latifah, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Michael Buble, Hank Jones and more - singing Fitzgerald's most famous tunes including "A Tisket A Tasket," "Dream a Little Dream of Me," "Angel Eyes" and "Mr. Paganini," among other classics. Additionally, AOL[R] Black Voices[R] will include videos with 30 top black singers, executives, athletes, authors and comedians - including Terri Woods (author, "True to the Game"), Girbil Wilson (NY Giants, NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga ), Lil Mo (R&B artist), Kevin Liles (executive vice president, Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the four major record labels. Warner Music Group also has a publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, which dates back to 1929, when Jack Warner, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. ), Saul Williams (poet/actor), K.D. Aubert (actress), DeRay (comedian), Shaun Livingston (LA Clippers, NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= ) and Melody Thornton (Pussycat Dolls) - discussing how music influences them. The videos will also show the celebs answering the question, "What's your theme song?" "At AOL Black Voices we understand that music plays a great role in the daily lives of our users," said Nick Charles, editor in chief, AOL Black Voices. "We are excited to dedicate a month of special audio and video features celebrating Black Music Month and we hope our programming enables users to come away with a deeper appreciation of artists such as James Brown and Ella Fitzgerald who paved the way for some of today's biggest artists." The Black Music Month content also features a look at the top 25 music icons of today and yesterday including Beyonce, Kelis, Michael Jackson, Hammer, Queen Latifah, Will Smith and Prince. Additional coverage includes quizzes and photo galleries showcasing legendary music movie posters including "Mahogany," "Sparkle," "Shaft" and "Stormy Weather," and the greatest album covers of all time from leading artists including Prince, Bob Marley, Public Enemy and more. About AOL[R] Black Voices[R] With 3.3 million unique visitors each month*, AOL[R] Black Voices[R] is the #1 African-American online destination for news, culture and community. Available at www.blackvoices.com, this service features original stories and programming areas including News, Sports, Work & Money, Lifestyle, Entertainment and Community including some of AOL's most popular blogs Ways and Means WAYS AND MEANS. In legislative assemblies there is usually appointed a committee whose duties are to inquire into, and propose to the house, the ways and means to be adopted to raise funds for the use of the government. This body is called the committee of ways and means. , BV Newswire, Everybody Hates Marcus, Casually Obsessed ob·sess v. ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es v.tr. To preoccupy the mind of excessively. v.intr. and More than Words. *comScore Media Metrix, April 2007 report |
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