Tag Archives: R & B

Teena Marie, Congo Square (Stax)

Ahhh, the return of Lady T, “Honey” if you want her “Southern name,” Mary Christine Brockert if you want the (snore) legal one. Documentary proof that someone (I didn’t say anyone) can turn herself black given enough passion, Ms. Marie devotes some of this third comeback album to exploring her roots in New Orleans. More [...]

Gimmicks and Moonwalks

Actor/comedian/musician Jamie Foxx was here in the spring 2003 while filming the movie Ray. During that time, he and his younger sister Deidre Dixon got in a fight with Harrah’s security guards that ended with their arrest. He was placed on two years’ probation and fined $1,500 after he pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace. [...]