L.J. Reynolds

Dionne Warwick rushed to hospital ... It’s been a difficult 2015 for the family of the late Whitney Houston. Just one week prior to the singer’s daughter being found unconscious in a bathtub, her cousin Dionne Warwick had a bad fall in the shower, TMZ reports. According to the celebrity website, the accident occurred on Jan. 24 in Warwick’s New Jersey home — 911 was called at 10:19AM. The 911 call for Bobbi Kristina came seven days after, at 10:25AM, making the similarities in both cases eerie. The 74-year-old songwriter was taken to a nearby hospital, and immediately had surgery on her ankle. She was released two weeks after. If Warwick’s accident wasn’t enough for her to handle, she also has to deal with Bobbi Kristina’s tragic situation. According to HollywoodLife.com, the ‘Walk on By’ singer is taking it very hard. “Dionne is inconsolable over this situation and she has been on her knees for days, begging for Bobbi Kristina to pull through,” revealed a source of the website. “She has gone through this before with Whitney and it nearly killed her. To think Bobbi Kristina won’t make it through will rip poor Dionne to shreds.” more at boombox

Vintage soul singer/songwriter Don Covay has died. (b. Donald Randolph, 24th March 1938, Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S.A/ d. 30th January 2015, Franklin Square, New York, U.S.A).
Don's passing has been confirmed by his daughter. He had suffered a stroke. Don was 76. Don is best remembered for his self penned hits 'See Saw', 'Mercy, Mercy' and 'Sookie Sookie', whilst, as a songwriter for others, he penned 'Chain Of Fools' for Aretha Franklin.  In the 1990's, Don suffered a stroke, however, he recovered to release the album 'Adlib' in 2000. (soulwalking)

Playlist for Sunday 8-2-2015


Hour One

Randy Crawford - Holding Back The Years
Curtis Mayfield - Hey Baby (give it to me)
Rone- Iff - Halle, Halle
Omar ft. Angie Stone - Be Thankful
Syleena Johnson ft. Willie Taylor - No Beginner
Dayton - Promise
Camila Marcelle - Anyway
April Hill - The Search
Diana Ross - Reach Out And Touch Somebody
Portia Monique - Smile
Keni burke - Hang Tight
Sir Charles Jones - Independent

Hour Two
LJ Reynolods x3
1 Ain't No Woman Like My Baby
2 Say You Will

3 I Love Doing What Makes You Happy

Dante' - 7 Days A Week
Kindred The Family Soul - As Of Yet
Whispers - Cruisin'
Barry White - Let The Music
Terri Wells - Just Like Dreamin'
Luther Vandross - Better Love
Next - Lookin' For Love
Fried - Sugar Water Days
Don-E - You're Special




L.J. Reynold's biography:

Vocalist L.J. Reynolds hovered on the edge of stardom in the '80s, but never made the major single or album he needed to explode as a solo artist. Reynolds had some good singles in the early '60s, when he was recording for Tri-Spin as Larry "Chubby" Reynolds. He moved to Mainstream in 1969, then was lead vocalist for The Relations in 1970. After cutting singles for several small independents and landing one Law-ton single in the R&B Top 30 ("Let One Hurt Do" in 1971), Reynolds replaced William Howard in The Dramatics in 1973, remaining with them until 1980. He then signed a solo deal with Capitol, and his LPs were frequently well received, but never sold very well. Only the song "Touch Down" among his many Capitol releases ever reached the R&B Top 30. Reynolds rejoined The Dramatics in 1986. Since the recent death of Ron Banks, LJ is now the lead singer with the surviving Dramatics group in 2015.