24 years go was when an incredibly talented Brooklyn King via Trelawny Jamaica Christopher Wallace aka ‘The Notorious BIG’ was murdered aged sadly just 24. His vocabulary and ability of portraying ‘I Got A Story To Tell’ was a game changer with a sonic cinematic visualisation without the photos. Subject matters and language were coarse and hardcore, but that was his truth through his eyes. Loved his flow reminded me of a more pronounced and punctuated fellow Jamaican rooted Chubb Rock, but with a ferociousness militantness of fire, that rat a tat tatted verbal bullets full of ‘Warning’ Rest In Power Biggy
Quincy Delight Jones fondly known as ‘Q’ was born this day 14th March in 1933 and grew up in the south side of Chicago. Quincy in is teenage years made an acquaintance with Ray Charles and Malcolm X then known as ‘Detroit Red’ as he found his way aspiring to become the musician and producer we know him to be today. Quincy’s resume is prolific in the music and film industries and he has worked with MJ, Chaka Khan, The Brothers Johnson and Patti Austin. With so many icons leave g this plane to embark on their next journey we must feel blessed to still have ‘Q’ a true soul survivor as he celebrates his 88th today.
Happy heavenly 81st ‘Teddy Bear’ aka Teddy Pendergrass, one of Philly’s finest and the voice that said ‘Wake Up Everybody’ to the world..A true soul survivor. Here is a Blue Peter drawing I did earlier Fitzroy
Happy 77th earthday to the ‘first lady of Motown’ Lady Diana Ross. Let’s celebrate the greatness of this native Detroit Michigan born ‘Brown Baby’..a true soul survivor!! Here’s a Blue Peter drawing I made earlier Fitzroy
From my mid 1970s to my late early 1980s teens on the London west end club circuit, there was one dancer that people used to talk about as someone who was pure dance poetry in motion.
I never saw him in his hey day but I ended up living on the same road as him circa 1994 in Forest Gate East London. The folk law legend as he was previously to me Trevor Shake, I found to be a humble guy who was generous in sharing music and his experiences with me. When I started The Soul Survivors Magazine’s interview features I wanted to document his journey. 12 years later after much deliberation Trevor agreed to speak with me.
Many people asked me to document him and in doing so his story has been well received. We had edited his feature as a special without adverts or intimidate editorial as we have done in the original digital and printed issue as a collectors item special. Read and enjoy…Fitzroy
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Here’s Blue Peter one I drew earlier, to celebrate the legacy of Adolfo ‘Shabba Doo’ Quinones, one of the very best dancers to ‘Do It’! Soul Train, The LA Lockers, Lionel Richie, Madonna & the ‘Breakin” movies all done on the world stage by the master of the OG street dance boogaloo!! Rest In Power
Isaac Lee Hayes a true soul survivor, was born 78 years ago today in the Arrested Development southern parts of ‘Tennessee’. He was part of the Stax label blueprint writing forces with Dave Porter writing Soul Man for Sam & Dave, and in hit own right with his ‘Chocolate Chip’ and ‘Hot Buttered Soul’ formula forged a career as a singer songwriter and producer. He was responsible for the Blaxploitation movie soundtracks to ‘Shaft’, ‘Truck Turner’ and ‘Tough Guys’. Isaac also won an Oscar and two Grammys in the 1970s..which was quite an achievement for an African American musician. As well as his musical career Isaac also branched into acting and his voice became a world wide recognised characterisation in the form of Chef from the animated cartoon ‘South Park’. Isaac collaborated with many artists including Millie Jackson, Donald Byrd and Linda Clifford and recorded some of the funkiest and in contrast sensual hot buttered soul and disco with beautiful orchestration on the Stax and Polydor labels. Some of my personal favourites include ‘Joy’, ;Do Your Thing’, I Can’t Turn Around’, ‘Moonlight Loving’, ‘Fragile’, Hung Up On My Baby’ and ‘Run Faye Run’ and not forgetting his production of Linda Clifford’s ‘I Wanna Get Away With You’. Isaac passed away on 10th August 2008 and will always be remembered as Mr ‘Black Moses’..Happy earthday Isaac Hayes with a Blue Peter one I drew earlier Take Hart drawing to celebrate.
Here is one of our Roll call Of Fame sections of the current issue of The Soul Survivors Magazine for Aug & Sept 2020. To check out the rest of the magazine click on the is link https://www.thesoulsurvivorsmagazine.co.uk/current-issue/ and enjoy..Fitzroy
