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WOW 1922
Road construction in 1922 at the intersection of Grand Avenue (West Wisconsin Avenue) and North Plankinton Avenue to accommodate streetcars.

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Snoop Dogg with a custom Reggae Bass

Epic!! Joe saw the vision!!

Photo of The Jackson 5 with their drummer, Johnny Jackson

On August 13, 1967 The Jackson 5 won the famous Amateur Night competition at the Apollo Theater in Harlem and the group caught the attention of Motown.

Gladys Knight had seen the show at the Apollo that evening and told Motown founder and owner Berry Gordy that he had to check the group out. However, Gordy would not meet The Jackson 5 until July 1968 when Bobby Taylor (a member of the group The Vancouvers), brought the boys to Hitsville in Detroit for an audition. After seeing the group perform, Gordy knew he had seen something very special and immediately signed the group to Motown.

The group went through a few short lived name changes ranging from Ripples and Waves plus Michael to the Jackson Brothers, until finally surfacing as the Jackson 5.

**Sadly, Johnny Jackson, best known as drummer for The Jackson 5, was found slain in Gary, Indiana March 1, 2006. He was 54 years old.

He was the drummer for The Jackson 5 (1967 to 1975). Johnny Jackson replaced the Jackson 5’s original drummer, Milford Hite, around 1967. The label promoted Jackson as the cousin of The Jackson 5. However, Johnny Jackson was not related to the Jacksons.

Jackson grew up a few blocks from the Jackson family and had made a name for himself as a drumming prodigy before he started high school, said Gordon Keith, founder of Steeltown Records.

“He was a show drummer,” Keith recalled. “There were times that he would outshine Michael at their shows.” Many years later, Jackson played with his friend Anthony Acoff's band, White Dove.

Steeltown Records was mostly active from 1966 to 1972. Steeltown gave the Jackson 5 their start in the music industry. The Jackson 5's first record was released on the Steeltown label in early 1968, before Motown signed the group in 1969.

Great group of musicians……The Commodores

The Commodores

By far, the most underrated Bassist of all time!!
Him and Niles Rodgers were a great combination!!

Bernard Edwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996).

Bernard Edwards was an American bass player, singer, songwriter and record producer.

Bernard Edwards was known primarily for his work in disco music with guitarist Nile Rodgers, with whom he co-founded the group Chic.

Bernard Edwards, was born in Greenville, North Carolina, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York City, where he met Nile Rodgers in the early 1970s.

At the time, Edwards was working at a post office with the mother of Rodgers' girlfriend.

The two formed the Big Apple Band (active 1972–1976) and then united with drummer Tony Thompson to eventually form Chic together with singer Norma Jean Wright.

With the band Chic, Edwards created era-defining hits such as "Dance, Dance, Dance", "Everybody Dance", "Le Freak", "I Want Your Love" and "Good Times".

Edwards also worked with Nile Rodgers to produce and write for other artists, using Chic to perform everything musically and vocally except lead vocals.

Those productions with Norma Jean Wright, Sister Sledge, Sheila and B. Devotion, Diana Ross, Johnny Mathis, Debbie Harry and Fonzi Thornton led to more hits such as "Saturday", "He's The Greatest Dancer", "We Are Family", "Spacer", "Upside Down", "I'm Coming Out" and "Backfired". In the song "We Are Family," Kathy Sledge gives Edwards a brief shout-out, singing "Yeah, come on Bernard, play...play your funky bass, boy!".

As a lone songwriter/producer, he gave Diana Ross her Top 15 hit, "Telephone" from her 1985 platinum "Swept Away" album released on RCA and Ross' international label, Capitol-EMI.

Edwards released a solo album, "Glad To Be Here" in 1983, and in 1985 he was instrumental in the formation of the supergroup Power Station.

The band's first album was produced by Edwards and featured Chic drummer Tony Thompson, and Duran Duran members John and Andy Taylor as well as singer Robert Palmer.

Edwards followed this by producing Robert Palmer's hit album Riptide. He continued to produce artists throughout the 1980s and 90s, including Diana Ross, Adam Ant, Rod Stewart, Jody Watley, Grayson Hugh, Air Supply, ABC and Duran Duran.

Edwards was the father of multi-platinum record producer Bernard "Focus..." Edwards, Jr. who has produced songs for Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Busta Rhymes, Bishop Lamont, Tony Yayo and more.
Edwards teamed up with Nile Rodgers again for the Chic reunion in the early 1990s and released the album Chic-Ism in 1992.

In 1996, Nile Rodgers was named Japan To***co Super producer of the Year in Japan and was invited to perform there with Chic in April of that year. Just before the concert at the Budokan Arena in Tokyo, Edwards fell ill, but despite Rodgers' insistence, refused to cancel the gig. He managed to perform but had to be helped at times. At one point, Edwards blacked out for a few seconds before resuming his playing. Rodgers assumed the absence of bass was a deliberate improvisation and did not learn the truth until after the show. After the concert, Nile went to check on Bernard and asked how he was doing, to which he replied "I'm fine, I just need to rest." This was the last time Nile spoke to Bernard. Edwards retired to his hotel room where he was later found dead by Rodgers.

The medical examiner determined the cause of death was pneumonia. Edwards' final performance was issued in 1996 as the album Live at the Budokan.

His bass line from Chic hit "Good Times" has become one of the most copied pieces of music in history and had a huge influence on musicians of many genres when released and was the inspiration for "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen.

The Chic song "Good Times" was credited on Sugarhill Gang's "Rappers Delight" in 1979 ("based on the music from the song 'Good Times' N. Rogers / B. Edwards" is on the vinyl label) – the first rap song to become a mainstream hit.

The following decades saw it sampled by artists of diverse genres, from Rap to Punk and Techno to Pop. Duran Duran bassist John Taylor often played the song in homage during his solo performances and cited Edwards as his primary influence.

Edwards was nominated for four Grammy Awards for his work with Chic, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, and Robert Palmer.

On September 19, 2005, Edwards was honored posthumously for his outstanding achievement as a producer, when he was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in New York.

In 2017, Edwards was selected as the 53rd greatest bassist of all time by Bass Player magazine.

By Romie Rome For Musique Funkology

Epic!!

Eddie Van Halen and Michael Jackson Perform "Beat It" Live at Texas Stadium in 1984

Nice album!! The song “Im Yours” is a beast!!

Without a doubt, two of the greatest musical innovators!! Eddie Van Halen & BB King!!

Such an EPIC photo🙏🏻🙌🏻🎸



source: Van Halen Eruption fanpage

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