Call it the Soulsville generation: The kids who grew up in South Memphis in the 1960s, where they were surrounded by music.

Influences ranged from the iconic recording studios Stax and Royal to born-in-the-'hood superstars like Aretha Franklin and Johnny Ace.

Music swirled from the choir loft at Rev. Herbert Brewster's East Trigg Avenue Baptist Church, and echoed toward LeMoyne Gardens, where young, unproven talents including Maurice White and David Porter honed their songwriting and performing skills into what would ultimately be multi-million-dollar careers.

Toni Green, who performed at 7 p.m. Saturday during Memphis' 15th Annual Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival in Douglass Park was part of the Soulsville generation.

"I didn't want to play with dolls," Green says of her childhood. "I wanted to listen to the music."

The Southside High graduate had plenty of music to choose from, including neighborhood groups like the Temprees and the Bar-Kays - both of whom would rise to stardom at Stax Records. Green's cousins, John Garry and Dickie Williams, anchored the Mad Lads, another successful Stax act. An early band mate, Marvell Thomas, was the son of yet another Stax alumni, Rufus Thomas, and brother of the label's first star, Carla Thomas.

"I grew up in an era of great music, and I was just in awe," she says.

When Royal producer "Poppa" Willie Mitchell gave Green the opportunity to work in his studio, she jumped at the chance.

Her first single, a scorcher called "Imported Moods" backed by "What Have You Done To My Heart," was issued on Hi Records in 1970.

he World Series of Hip Hop has released some of the names of judges who will oversee the championship matches of this year's multi-million dollar tournament, scheduled for August 5-9, 2008 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.

Rappers and dancers from all corners of the world are expected to converge on Atlanta this summer for the opportunity to be judged by some of hip hop's pioneers.

The tournament's championship matches will be aired live on pay-per-view Saturday August 9, 2008 at 7 p.m. EDT and will be hosted by radio personality and legendary female rapper Monie Love, New York City DJ and MTV host Cipha Sounds and nationally syndicated radio talk show host Wendy Williams.

The judges who will decide who wins the Million Dollar Grand Prizes include: DMC of Run DMC, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Yo-Yo, Dougie Fresh, Roxanne Shante, Slick Rick and Keith Murry.

"We want to make sure the judges are so official, that their decision as to who is the better rapper is beyond reproach. And the list is still not done," said Furqaan Clover the events organizer.

A detailed list of celebrity judges and registration information can be found on the event's website: www.wsohh.com.

guess I'm dating myself when I say that as a kid my television had a channel dial that went only from 2 to 13. Then we got TVs with a UHF dial that held the exciting promise of more channels, only to discover there was nothing good on that dial.

Today's TVs are going digital and can get hundreds of channels with cable and satellite programming, and now there's a revolution happening in the radio world as well. Satellite radio from XM and Sirius offers hundreds of stations, but the radios are costly and you must pay a regular subscription fee to listen.

The stations you can get through the new "hybrid digital" or HD radio, however, are free. The technology is able to piggy-back a better digital signal onto the same old AM and FM analog signal. This hybrid signal has the ability to carry not only better sound but a lot more programming. And it's all free.

This gentleman is a real talent and easily embraces a traditional, Southern flavour along with a more contemporary edge which is enough to keep fans of Willie Clayton, Lattimore, Johnnie Taylor happy, as well as those who may lean towards John Legend or Calvin Richardson. This is no bad thing, and over the years Omar has fostered this approach and I feel has delivered his best album to date. Those that love what could be termed 'real soul' should be checking this set out ASAP. Following the intro is a KILLER cut called "That's My Jam". Imagine one of Gerald Levert's best grooves and you are not too far away from what we have here. I cannot stop playing this song! Likewise with the Willie Clayton-like "My Life"which beautifully addresses the love within his own family and his own life. Speaking as I was earlier about John Legend, please check out the superb "By My Side" which will seriously do the business for you.

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He is an exceptional writer, producer, recording artist and has been performing of Blues, R&B and Southern Soul Music for many years. His newly released triple Play CD " Return of A Legend" Rue Davis Featuring, "Let's Stay Together," is the hottest CD yet. Most recently (at the Jackson Music Awards) he received "The International Songwriter of the Year Award". He has written many other smash hits songs for other recording artists. Now he has signed with a new record label, Boom Town Records and Big Mouth Productions, that will continue to allow him to better write and produce music that consumers will buy.

What do you get when you combine the south+soul +r&b? Southern R&B!!!!Jayibee's new creation Southern R&B album is a real go getter!!!! All the way from a small city known as Tuscaloosa, Alabama, he is ready to put his new creation in every one's market. Jayibee just release his new independent album King James in April of this year, bringing his unique sounds to everyone's table for the grabs. If you like a little twist every now and then, well this album is just what you need. If you like David Ruffin's soulful church vocals, legendary Marvin Gaye smooth sounds, and today's r&b wrap up in one, well Jayibee's album is just a combination of all three style which he sings from the soul. With Jayibee's new album, King James, there is variety of songs that foreplays with every mood or situation such as from being happy, lonely, breakup to makeup, do-wop, or just wanting to get your party on. "You're My Girl",(one of his hot new singles) is a song for a man that really can't express how they feel about his women in words and for a women that knows that her man is in love with her. After hearing this hot track, no words are necessary for that situation, because Jayibee meanful vocals solves both problems.

Silvertone/Zomba recording artist and five time Grammy winner, Buddy Guy, will release a new album titled, Skin Deep on July 22nd. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has created an album of all original material and enlisted fellow guitar luminaries Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks on his 10th Silvertone/Zomba studio release. The lead single, Skin Deep, impacts at AAA radio on July 14th.

Elaborating on his inspiration for the album title and song Skin Deep, Guy touches upon a powerful series of personal memories and observations on the ways in which "underneath" we're all the same. "I used to play with this boy, ride horses, down close to where I was born," he says. "Then when we were 13, his parents made us stop. They used to say you had black blood or white blood, but we'd get a flashlight and hold it up to our skin and we'd just see red blood. That's what I mean by 'Skin Deep.'"

In a career spanning more than 45 years, Buddy Guy continues to add on to his ever-growing legendary career. At the age of 72, he graced the cover of Rolling Stone, as part of the magazine's recent "100 Greatest Guitar Songs" issue (his cataclysmic 1961 recording of "Stone Crazy" made the list) and turned in a show-stopping performance in Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones concert film, Shine A Light. Guy has won five Grammy Awards, 23 W.C. Handy Awards (the most any one blues artist has received), a Congressional Medal of Arts and Billboard Magazine's prestigious The Century Award for "distinguished artistic achievement." In 2005 Buddy Guy was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by friends Eric Clapton and BB King.

Buddy Guy has been selected to receive the first annual Great Performer of Illinois Award and will be honored at a special tribute concert on July 20th in Millennium Park for his outstanding contributions to popular music and American culture. Currently, Buddy Guy is on a world- wide tour, with U.S. dates beginning on July 23rd in Silverton, OR with George Thorogood & The Destroyers.

For the Flyer's "Bright Ideas" issue, we asked nine Memphians this question: If you were given carte blanche to make whatever changes in Memphis you thought were needed, what would you do? First up is local blogger and Internet radio host Rachel Hurley, who has a thought or two on college radio.

"WUMR 91.7 FM is the radio station run by the University of Memphis. At present, it has an all-jazz format. I may be going out on a limb here, but I have doubts that the station is very popular among the school's students.

"If I had the power, I would change WUMR to a station with a more eclectic format. I would keep some of the programming but would update the majority of it to music genres more popular with the school's student demographic.

I've been told time and time again that the lack of a college radio station with any kind of finger on the pulse of the local or national independent music scene hinders us, not only in bringing acts to the area (college radio playlists are often used to forecast the popularity of musicians before they book their tour), but it leaves the entire region to be influenced only by the bland, uninspiring, over-programmed corporate radio that crowds our dials now. Shouldn't we expect a little bit more from our university station?

He is one of the greatest music producers of our time - Timbaland is the single biggest force currently active in popular music and is responsible for creating smash hits for many big recording artists including Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Nelly Furtado, Snoop Dog, Madonna, Usher and The Black Eyed Peas. From his early work with Swing Mob to his professional relationships, it's hard to think of a time when a Timbaland track wasn't leading the charge up the charts.

Timbaland was born Timothy Z. Mosley in 1972 in Norfolk, Virginia and hooked up with high school friends Missy Elliott and MC Magoo and then moved to Suffern, New York. Timothy began working as a producer for DeVante, who dubbed him 'Timbaland' because of the boots that were so popular in the '90s.

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Kenne Wayne -Steve Perry and Rue Davis post big gains
Marvin Sease capturesThe # 1 Spot .
Stan Mosely tells Boogie about his latest project
Lee Shot Williams debuts"
Ms Jody Jumps into the top 5

1.-2 .I'm Coming Home Marvin Sease
2.-3.Booty Roll Steve Perry
3.-1.Grown And Sexy The Problem Solvas/ Sir Charles Jones
4.-5.Pay Before You Pump Denise Lasalle
5.-7.Never Take A Day Off Ms.Jody
6.-6.Im gonna Slap Yo Weave Off Nellie TigerTravis
7.-8.Voice Mail Mr.Sam Featuring Floyd Taylor
8.-14.I Believe in you Rue Davis
9.-5.My Life Omar Cunningham
10.-11. You're The Best Kenne Wayne
11.-12.Friday Lee Shot Williams
12.-13. Stuck On The Blues Floyd Taylor
13.-14.Get The Hell On Mr.Zay 14._15.Its Because Of Me Stevie Jay
15.-4. Never Miss A Good Thing Sir Charles Jones
16.-16.A Woman Knows Willie Clayton
17.- *.I LL Work For You The Rhythm All Stars 18.-17.Keep On Swinging Bigg Robb
19.-19.Fire Labrado
20.-20.Pop That Middle Theodis Ealey

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Old school hip hop heads know him by the stage name, "Mad Skillz," and new school hip hop heads know him as "The guy who does those year end 'rap- up' songs." No matter how you were first introduced to the Detroit born, Richmond, Virginia raised Skillz, though; there is no disputing his uncanny ability to pen a lyrically vibrant record.

Over the past twelve years, Skillz has been signed to several labels, including Atlantic, Rawkus and Sure Shot, but none of them were able to provide a commercially-viable platform for his music. This July, however, the emcee is set to release a new album, entitled "Million Dollar Backpack," via the ever-growing distribution home of Koch. The project is led by the current Common-assisted single, "So Far So Good."

In an exclusive interview with DJBooth's DJ "Z," Skillz steps inside the booth to talk about the contents of his backpack, the industry becoming flooded with rappers, the many dangers of blogging, and touring with The Roots this summer.

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Dear Twins: I recently married a wonderful man that I really love. I enjoy his company and he is a great provider. I've waited a long time for someone like him to be in my life. I've had some serious health issues over the years and I recently lost one of my sisters, so when this man cam into my life the timing was great. He's helped me deal with the death of my sister and has been a solid rock for me financially and for me to lean on emotionally.

There's just one problem (my son) he about to ruin our relationship. You see I have a 13-year old son that just want give my new husband a chance. He's refusing to go to school and does not want my husband to drive him to school when he does go to school. My son has been the only man in the house for the past five years. He and I became very dependent upon each other during the time when he was the only man in my life. My daughter has adjusted well to my husband's presence but everyday I see my son becoming more and more resentful. I've not allowed my husband to discipline my son since we got married. My husband feels he needs to step in but I'm just not sure the timing is right. I want my son to go to school and not get in trouble, as he surely will if he keeps on ditching school or not attending at all. I know the more he hangs out with his friends he's going to get in trouble because the streets of Chicago are going from bad to worse with all of the killings of teenagers this year. What should I do?

HEY IT'S YOUR GIRL BIG SEXEE" DOING IT LIKE I DO"
HUNG OUT THIS PAST WEEK END AT THE 45TH ANNUAL B.B. KING, MEDGAR EVERS HOMECOMING CELEBRATION, IT WAS A BLAST. IT WAS SO HOT. PEGGY SCOTT ADAMS WANTED TO NO WHERE SATAN WAS BECAUSE IT WAS HOT AS HELL.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL WEEK OF ACTIVITIES. WE HAD THE MEMORIAL SERVIICE ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY WE HAD THE UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THE MAN HIMSELF MR. B. B.KING THERE WAS A BANQUET AND ON FRIDAY THERE WAS THE HISTORICAL TOUR. DID I LEAVE ANYTHING OUT? OH YEAH SATURDAY WAS THE PARADE AND CONCERT,I AM STILL SWEATING, MY MAKEUP RAN, MY CURLS DROPPED AND MY EVERTHING ELSE WAS, OOPS YOU KNOW HOW IT IS WHEN YOU'RE HOT AND BOTHERED.

OPENING ACT WAS THE REVEREND JOE A WASHINGTON. ANYBODY KNOW A MINISTER THAT DOES THE PUSH & PULL,YOU MISSED IT

CARL MARSHALL WAS IN THE HOUSE TALKING ABOUT "GOOD LOVIN WILL MAKE YOU CRY" I REMEMBER ONE TIME I DROPPED A TEAR AND THE MAN ASKED ME WHAT I WAS CRYING FOR, GO FIGURE

VIC ALLEN HAD THE LADIES JUMPING AROUND TALKING ABOUT WALKING OUT THE DOOR AND IF YOU PACK YOUR BAGS YOU BETTER PACK TWO,I GUESS HE HAD SOME GOOD LOVIN THAT MAD HIM CRY TOO

MS BARBRA CARR HIT THE STAGE AND LEFT AS FAST AS SHE CAME. D.J. RAGMAN SAID SHE MADE HIM LATE GETTING BACK TO THE STAGE SHE LEFT SO FAST,I GUESS IT WAS TOOOOOO HOT

MR. WILLIAM BELL STILL GOT IT GOING ON. HE SANG THE OLD AND THE NEW. HE SAYS HE'S GOT A NEW LEASE ON LIFE, ME TOO

THE THERE WAS THE LADY OF THE HOUR MS PEGGY SCOTT ADAMS, SHE SAID EVERYBODY HAS A FAVORITE PEGGY SCOTT ADAMS SONG, EVEN PEGGY SCOTT ADAMS HAS A FAVORITE SONG,PEGGY SANG I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU, IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM SHE HAS A PROBLEM TOO

PEGGY THIS ONES FOR YOU AND EVERYONE THAT ATTENDED THE HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES..IT WAS WONDERFUL IT WAS HOT, AND IT WAS WORTH IT, OUR LEGENDS ARE STILL TAKING CARE OF US,THEY MAD IT POSSIBLE TO BE STANDING ON A STAGE SINGING TO A PAID AUDIENCE THEY MADE IT POSSIBLE TO GO INTO HOTELS AND SLEEP IN STYLE THEY MADE IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE AN OPEN GATHERING AND NOT BE SCARED,THEY MADE IT POSSBLE TO HAVE A BLACK MAN RUNNING FOR THE HIGHEST OFFICE IN THIS COUNTRY,THEY TRULY HAD A DREAM

THIS WAS THE 45TH ANNUAL HOMECOMING CELEBRATION THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE "I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH" AND THE HISTORY

PRETTY GOOD CELEBRATION, HUH

THIS IS YOUR GIRL DOING IT "JUST LIKE THAT"

CALL ME 601-966-0191

There have been plenty of technological advances in radio. From regular AM and FM, stations to satellite radio and even HD radio. There have been plenty of technological advances in radio. From regular AM and FM, stations to satellite radio and even HD radio.

Now there's another form out there; low powered radio stations. As Robert Burns tell us, these stations are allowing the average Joe to become an entrepreneur.

It's been five months since their start, but one local Lafayette man is showing us that running a radio station is as easy as working from home. In an otherwise quiet neighborhood his house is jam central.

Low power radio stations are fairly new. As a matter of fact they've only been around since 2000 but for Kevin Morris running his own FM station is an every day event.

"The idea came upon us when we found out it was a rap station in about 2002. Then, as time went on, we decided let's resurrect this station. It was open about 5 months, but after that we just started playing old school and people started loving us" Kevin said.

Traditionally, we all know about regular high power FM stations. But in today's slumping economy, low power also means low dollars and an extra voice for the community.

Kevin's station, 92.7 only reaches about five miles, the standard for most low power stations. With only two people manning the station, automated programming is scheduled around the clock. Occasionally, though, Kevin will get funky with a little mix session.

Now there's another form out there; low powered radio stations. As Robert Burns tell us, these stations are allowing the average Joe to become an entrepreneur.

It's been five months since their start, but one local Lafayette man is showing us that running a radio station is as easy as working from home. In an otherwise quiet neighborhood his house is jam central.

Low power radio stations are fairly new. As a matter of fact they've only been around since 2000 but for Kevin Morris running his own FM station is an every day event.

"The idea came upon us when we found out it was a rap station in about 2002. Then, as time went on, we decided let's resurrect this station. It was open about 5 months, but after that we just started playing old school and people started loving us" Kevin said.

Traditionally, we all know about regular high power FM stations. But in today's slumping economy, low power also means low dollars and an extra voice for the community.

Kevin's station, 92.7 only reaches about five miles, the standard for most low power stations. With only two people manning the station, automated programming is scheduled around the clock. Occasionally, though, Kevin will get funky with a little mix session.

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When Blues Critic asked me to review "Groove U" I wasn't looking forward to it much I admit. The current hit single "Groove U Baby", with it's clunky rhythm and average hook, had me expecting a real dud of a record. I was wrong. Plenty of Southern Soul jams on here superior to the single (especially good news for those who do like the song). The midpaced bumps "Been There Done That" and "Blue" followed by the funky "Don't Stop The Music" cut the mustard for me. "Don't Stop" has some slapping drums, a killer bassline and Stovall singing with a vocodor. Can someone say "club joint"?

What would a modern Southern Soul/R & B album be with a slow jam or three. "Good Lovin'" is slinky and soulful. "Sneakin'" is laid back and aching. But the boogie can't be beat here. Afterall the record is called "Groove U" and that's exactly what Stovall does. The retro-70s "Dance", percolating "Get Some Lovin" and especially the upbeat bumper "Turning Point" deserve repeated listens. Nope, no duds here. Also worth looking for is his 2003 debut CD "Private Party".