Producer/Sonwriter
Skip Scarborough is dead
We saw
the recent passing of Barry White
last week but in as many days, the recording industry was saddened
by the lost of one of it's true song writing poineers as well. Producer
and songwriter Skip Scarborough
died on Thursday July 3rd from cancer, he was 58. Skip was the driving
force behind many of the 70s and 80s biggest hits working with such
acts as The Emotions, (Don't
Ask My Neighbors), Creative
Source and Earth, Wind
& Fire, (both had hits with
Can't Hide Love), Bill
Withers (Lovely Day),
Phyllis Hyman (No
One Can Love You More) and the list goes on.
Funeral services were also
held in Los Angeles on Sunday July 6th. Scarborough wrote and produced
hits like 'Love Ballad' by LTD,
'Giving You The Best That I've Got'
by Anita Baker, 'Ffun'
by Con Funk Shun and 'Love
Changes by Mother's Finest
among others. Scarborough was married to singer Alton
McClain.
Source: soul24-7.com
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R.
Kelly to release a new collections set
Singer/songwriter/producer
R. Kelly aka The
Pied Piper will release a collection of his songs called
'R in R&B Collection Vol. 1.'
this coming September 9th. The set will feature a number of the
his best known tracks alongside 2 new ones and a limited-edition
remix disc.
One of the new songa the single 'Thoia
Thoing', was released last week while the other 'Ghetto
Religion' was recorded with Wyclef
Jean for "The 'R'."
The rest of the disc will have
the hits of today and past, including such hits as 'Bump
N' Grind', 'Your Body's Callin'',
'Down Low (Nobody
Has To Know)', ' When a Woman's
Fed Up', 'I Wish'
and 'I'm Your Angel' featuring
Celine Dion.
A bonus disc packaged with
the first shipments of "The 'R'" will feature previously
unreleased remixes of R. Kelly songs. Jive says the artist is in
the studio recording for future projects for Baby,
Jahiem, B2K
and Nick Cannon
Source: billboard.com
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It
just doesn't stop for Michael Jackson
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Michael
Jackson's catalogue of legal engagements will soon
be shorter after a band of Indiana musicians agreed to settle
their dispute.
Producer Gordon
Keith and members of the R&B group, Ripples
and Waves, accused Jackson of profiting from two
Jackson 5 covers of their
songs that appeared on the compilation 'Pre-History:
The Lost Steeltown Recordings'.
The 1996 Brunswick Records
release does not credit Keith or the band for their work and,
according to their lawyers, even goes as far as suggesting
that the Jacksons performed under the name, Ripples and Waves.
Although Keith wants
to "work something out", Jackson's defence team
admit he had nothing to do with the album.
"We've been amenable
to discussing things with them in the past," Jackson's
attorney Robert Meyer
said.
"Now that we've
gone through all the trials and tribulations of dragging Michael
all over the place, frankly, I don't know if the door is still
open on that."
In addition to damages
and compensation, the accusers also want Jackson to record
a videotape statement that firmly states the difference between
Ripples and Waves and
the Jackson 5.
Source: dotmusic.com
