Val Young - SeductionOriginally one of George Clinton's Brides of Funkenstein, Val Young then joined the Gap Band, & was featured on the funk classic "Oops Upside Your Head". She recorded five albums with them before being spotted by, Rick James. Impressed as much by her striking physical appearance as by her musical talents, James promoted her as the 'Black Marilyn Monroe'. James produced this 1985 debut solo album. It includes the Top 30 R&B hits singles "If You Should

Death in Chorus

Rounding out the recital are 4 Walt Whitman Songs by German-born composer Kurt Weill

Rowan Atkinson

offered his help in the quest

Mozart's piano trio in D minor

I naturally spent most of my musically active years of recording and touring as a bass player for hard rock bands

feels that his goal in life is 'To keep the Blues alive and take the message to the people

from these crowned Calypso Kings

Rare live recordings from the legendary saxophone genius Charlie Parker

what we don't know vastly overshadows what we do know

OBERBAUM is not only a mythical bridge from Berlin

The song is about the frustration of not fitting into people's narrow expectations of you