"PAPALEE" HAS GOT A BRAND NEW CD: "SOULVIVAL"


 
JAHEIM GIVES US "ANOTHER ROUND"


 
ALICIA KEYS: "THE ELEMENT OF FREEDOM"


 
OMARION'S "OLLUSION"


 
ROD STEWART OPENS HIS "SOULBOOK"


 
MARY J. BLIGE: "STRONGER WITH EACH TEAR"




KIRK WHALUM
HE'S GOT SAX APPEAL-- SAX MAN KIRK WHALUM'S NEW CD, "THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JAZZ: CHAPTER III" IS IN STORES NOW.
 
KIRK WHALUM...
By: Lana K. Wilson-Combs
 
To categorize saxophonist Kirk Whalum as simply a "smooth jazz" artist would barely scratch the surface of his enormous talents.

The singer/songwriter/saxophonist grew up in Memphis, Tenn., the son of a Baptist preacher. Whalum was surrounded by music, particularly Gospel, at an early age. His grandmother was a singer and classically trained pianist and his father an accomplished singer as well. By age 12, Whalum had mastered the...



"HE'S A "SOUL" MAN"-- PAPALEE MAKES HIS SOLO DEBUT WITH CD "SOULVIVAL."
 
 
THE ONE TO WATCH

Featuring: "PAPALEE"
By: Lana K. Wilson-Combs
 
With his impressive debut CD, "Soulvival," singer, songwriter and producer PapaLee proves that the demise of soul music has been greatly exaggerated.

This Sacramento, California native, born and raised as William Hanford Lee Jr. is no stranger to the entertainment business. Lee has been honing his acting, singing and...
  MUSIC TRIVIA
 
WHICH KIRK WHALUM CD SPAWNED FOUR HIT SONGS THAT STAYED ON THE TOP 10 CHART FOR 65 WEEKS?
. "FOR YOU" (1998)
"ROUNDTRIP" (2007)
"ULTIMATE KIRK WHALUM" (2001)
"UNCONDITIONAL" (2007)