via essence: The O’Jays are back, y’all. With their first album in 15 years, The Last Wordtaps into the group’s signature sound, which fans will be happy to hear. Still, things have changed for the O’Jays, which is comprised of Eddie Levert, Walter Williams and Eric Grant. Levert admitted to ESSENCE in a recent interview that […]
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Black Music Month originated in 1979. Jimmy Carter proclaimed the month of June as Black Music Month to celebrate the wonderful music, the achievements, births, important timelines, events and to remember those we lost.
Many times, it won’t make sense. You may ask yourself, “Why?”. But at the end of the day, unfortunately, death is something that we all have to deal with. Your friends, family and loved ones who died are no longer there in the physical sense, which can be quite traumatic. Yet, we still have to live. […]
Michael Cooper and Felton Pilate of the legendary funk band ConFunkShun joined NewsOne Now host Roland Martin to talk about their first studio album in 20 years,…
Eddie Levert is a living legend, but he recognizes he didn’t get there by himself. He joins the “The Yolanda Adams Morning Show”and discussed what he learned early in his career. Listen to the audio player to hear him discuss the important thing all entertainers need to remember in this interview! source: Joy105.com
The 14th annual Celebration of Gospel was held March 15, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA at the Orpheum Theater. The show, which was hosted by Taraji Henson, will air on April 6, 2014 on BET. This year’s honoree was Richard Smallwood. One of the featured pairings was from LeAndria Johnson, Eddie Levert and Kem. […]
To hear the O’Jays tell it, gospel singing groups are the worst when it comes to competing with others in the industry. On “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, Eddie Levert, Sr. joked, gospel groups are “the most competitive people because they don’t want anyone to have more Jesus than them.” Levert also shared a story about a match-up […]
Karen Vaughn interviews Eddie Levert on The O’Jays Foundation Event (Seg 1) EDDIE LEVERT checks in with Karen Vaughn about the O’Jays Weekend Celebration in Canton with Magic Johnson, Johnny Gill, Ronald Isley, Eric Benet, Shirley Murdock and more. Click here for more info on The O’Jays Weekend. Stay tuned for part 2.
Karen Vaughn interviews Eddie Levert on The O’Jays Foundation Event (Seg 1) EDDIE LEVERT checks in with Karen Vaughn about the O’Jays Weekend Celebration in Canton with Magic Johnson, Johnny Gill, Ronald Isley, Eric Benet, Shirley Murdock and more. Click here for more info on The O’Jays Weekend. Stay tuned for part 2.
On the CD, Levert sings the song “Why,” which is a spiritual exploration of loss, something the senior Levert knows all too well after losing his sons, Gerald and Sean, within a year of each other. It’s not Levert’s first time singing gospel. He and Walter Williams started out in Canton, Ohio singing […]
