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80s Black Pop Crossover

mreeves November 28, 2016 No Comments 80s R&BJanet JacksonMichael Jacksonwe hate the 80sWhitney Houston

The 1980s marked a time of industry segregation and cultural malaise. These are some of the black artists that broke through the glass ceiling.

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80s UK Jazz-Pop

mreeves November 19, 2016 No Comments jazz meets popSadeUKwe hate the 80s

  The brief interest in cool, painfully hip jazz-pop in the UK was a curious thing. It was the child of New Romantic fashion hounds,…

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