Win A Raheem DeVaughn Hamper

To celebrate Raheem DeVaughn's latest release Love & War Masterpiece, [Evolutionary] is giving away a small hamper with all three of his albums. I anticipate a career that will continue to grow and give birth to truly great soul music. DeVaughn creates classics and, if these three albums are anything to go by, the future is to be anticipated with excitement. To win the three albums - The Love Experience, Love Behind The Melody, and Love & War Masterpiece, all you have to do is leave a comment in this post, answering the question below: What does B.O.B. stand for in the song of that...

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Raheem DeVaughn: Soul Legend In The Making?

There is something about the 70s, particularly in terms of music and fashion.  Though hard to define, the 70s were funky and soulful and meaningful.  So much spirit and energy went into that decade; politics, social issues, militancy and consciousness seemed to fuse with love and sex and music and life. I was born into the 70s and so it has a sweet memory to it that came from young naive eyes.  I do remember the afros and tie-and-dye shirts and corduroy trousers and the parties at home and Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Barry White, Aretha Franklin, Ike and...

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