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UB Celebrates 35th Anniversary of Legendary Alyson Williams
One of our favorites, Emmy winner, Alyson Williams, the First Lady of Def Jam is celebrating the 35th Anniversary of her debut single and album. Born in Harlem, Alyson Williams was greatly influenced by her father, Bobby Booker a jazz trumpeter who worked with such greats as Count Basie. She began training as a dancer at the age of 4…
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UB Celebrates: 35th Anniversary of ‘The Arsenio Hall Show’
Arsenio Hall moved from Ohio to Chicago in 1979, where he tried his hand at stand-up comedy and was discovered by Jazz singer Nancy Wilson. In the following few years Arsenio toured, opening for twenty major headliners including Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, and Stevie Wonder. A versatile talent, Arsenio first became involved in the performing arts at The…
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UB Celebrates: The 15th Anniversary of Bobby V’s Debut Solo Release
Today UB celebrates the 15th Anniversary of Bobby V‘s self-titled debut album. Bobby’s first single, “Slow Down,” proved to be a wise choice for his foray as an adult vocalist, picking up hundreds of radio spins nearly from the first week of its release. As listeners hone in on Bobby’s extraordinary vocal ability, also teased by such tunes as “Love…
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Soul for Real’s ‘Candy Rain’ Turns 25 | ReVisit Our SFR Retrospect Interview
The year was 1995 and a new R&B teen group made up of brothers debuted with a single that later would become one of the biggest songs of that year…the group was Soul For Real and the song was “Candy Rain.” They were signed to Uptown a label that also included a roster of hit-makers like Jodeci, Mary J. Blige,…
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