The original stars of multi-Grammy winning legends The 5th Dimension are giving tribute to LaMonte McLemore’s cherished mother, known warmly by all as “Mama June,” who passed away peacefully at…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19. 2020   PHILADELPHIA – Legendary Philadelphia International Records (PIR) co-founders and R&B pioneers Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff have a new commercial placement from their massive…

New Single From KHX (Kevin Harrington Xperiment) feat. Roy Richardson Jr From The Upcoming EP “GROOVIN @ 432hz” KHX- Multi Instruments & Programming Roy Richardson Jr- Sax John “Groovalicious” Willis…

Edna Wright (1945–2020), Honey Cone lead singer Obituary-https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/edna-wright-1944-2020-honey-cone-lead-singer/   Ronald ‘Khalis’ Bell, Co-Founder of Kool & the Gang, Dies at 68 Obituary- https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/9446726/ronald-bell-kool-the-gang-co-founder-dies-68 The Emotions Singer Pamela Hutchinson Dies at 61…

Here is a notification received from Voice Distributions LLC and Sessoms Group regarding the postponement of the 14th Annual Classic R&B Weekend scheduled for Dec 4th-6th 2020. Greetings friends and…

          THE 14TH ANNUAL CLASSIC R&B WEEKEND DEC 4TH-6TH 2020! Welcome to the 14th Annual Classic R&B  Weekend by “Voice Distributions” and “The Sessoms Group”.  As…

When I first heard the Alabama born Gospel and R&B Artists, Ms. Candi Staton sing her soulful lyrics to the 1976 disco chart-topper “Young Hearts Run Free”, I knew she…

BackBeat R&B recently caught up with Debbie and Camille of the legendary “Sister Sledge” who achieved global success at the height of the disco era and were one of the…

Tall, handsome, and wisely warm, LaMonte McLemore is the founder of music legends The 5th Dimension. The male/female quintet’s trailblazing Pop-Soul sound garnered 6 Grammy Awards, countless Gold and Platinum…

 When I think of Bill Withers, I think of both my grandmothers, even though I’m all grown up now, I still rely on some of the advice they both passed…