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Sho' Nuff (box Set)
Sho' Nuff is a slang expression meaning "sure enough", as expressed in African American Vernacular English. It was widely used in blues music, sometimes as an interjection. Sho' Nuff can also refer to: * Sho'nuff (character), the Shogun of Harlem, from Berry Gordy's '' The Last Dragon'' * Sho-Nuff , funk band. Malaco Records * Sho'nuff Records, an Atlanta-based record company * ''Sho' Nuff'' (album), a 1998 box set release from The Black Crowes * "Sho Nuff" (song), a 1996 song by Tela * "Sho' Nuff", a 1973 song by Sly, Slick & Wicked * "Sho Nuff", a B-side of Fatboy Slim's 1999 single "Praise You" * "Sho-Nuff", a song by KC & The Sunshine Band from their 1978 album ''Who Do Ya (Love)'' See also *''Sure 'Nuff ''Sure 'Nuff'' is the debut album by jazz organist Sonny Phillips which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African American Vernacular English
African-American Vernacular English (AAVE, ), also referred to as Black (Vernacular) English, Black English Vernacular, or occasionally Ebonics (a colloquial, controversial term), is the variety of English natively spoken, particularly in urban communities, by most working- and middle-class African Americans and some Black Canadians. Having its own unique grammatical, vocabulary, and accent features, AAVE is employed by middle-class Black Americans as the more informal and casual end of a sociolinguistic continuum. However, in formal speaking contexts, speakers tend to switch to more standard English grammar and vocabulary, usually while retaining elements of the nonstandard accent. Despite being widespread throughout the United States, AAVE should not be assumed to be the native dialect of all African Americans. As with most African-American English, African-American Vernacular English shares a large portion of its grammar and phonology with the rural dialects of the Southe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sho'nuff (character)
Sho' Nuff is a slang expression meaning "sure enough", as expressed in African American Vernacular English. It was widely used in blues music, sometimes as an interjection. Sho' Nuff can also refer to: * Sho'nuff (character), the Shogun of Harlem, from Berry Gordy's '' The Last Dragon'' * Sho-Nuff , funk band. Malaco Records * Sho'nuff Records, an Atlanta-based record company * ''Sho' Nuff'' (album), a 1998 box set release from The Black Crowes * "Sho Nuff" (song), a 1996 song by Tela * "Sho' Nuff", a 1973 song by Sly, Slick & Wicked * "Sho Nuff", a B-side of Fatboy Slim's 1999 single "Praise You" * "Sho-Nuff", a song by KC & The Sunshine Band from their 1978 album ''Who Do Ya (Love)'' * ”Sho' Nuff”, a song by Freeway and Jake One from their 2010 album ''The Stimulus Package'' See also *''Sure 'Nuff ''Sure 'Nuff'' is the debut album by jazz organist Sonny Phillips which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Dragon
''The Last Dragon'' (sometimes listed as Berry Gordy's ''The Last Dragon'') is a 1985 American martial arts comedy film produced by Rupert Hitzig for Berry Gordy and directed by Michael Schultz. The film stars Taimak, Vanity, Julius Carry, Christopher Murney, Keshia Knight Pulliam, and Faith Prince. Choreography was created by Lester Wilson and Lawrence Leritz. ''The Last Dragon'' was released in theatres by TriStar Pictures on March 22, 1985. The film was a financial success despite a mixed reception by critics, and is considered a cult classic. Plot In New York City, Leroy Green (also known as "Bruce Leeroy") has dreams of becoming a great martial artist like his idol Bruce Lee. His master explains that he has reached the final level of martial arts accomplishment known as "The Last Dragon." Martial artists who reach this final level are said to be able to concentrate such mystical energy into their hands that they begin to glow. Only a true martial arts master would be ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaco Records
Malaco Records is an American independent record label based in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, that has been the home of various major blues and gospel acts, such as Johnnie Taylor, Bobby Bland, Mel Waiters, Z. Z. Hill, Denise LaSalle, Latimore, Dorothy Moore, Little Milton, Shirley Brown, Tyrone Davis, Marvin Sease, and the Mississippi Mass Choir. It has received an historic marker issued by the Mississippi Blues Commission to commemorate its important place on the Mississippi Blues Trail. A tornado on April 15, 2011, destroyed much of the company's main building and studio at 3023 West Northside Drive in Jackson, Mississippi, which have since been re-built. Company history Beginnings: 1962–1975 Malaco ( ) Inc. was founded in 1962 by Tommy Couch and Mitchell Malouf, initially as a booking agency. In 1967, the company opened a recording studio in a building that remains the home of Malaco. Experimenting with local songwriters and artists, the company began producing ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sho'nuff Records
Phalon Anton Alexander, (born April 15, 1974), professionally known as Jazze Pha ( ), is an American record producer, singer, songwriter and rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Sho'nuff Records, to which American R&B singer-songwriter Ciara was signed. Early life Jazze Pha was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. His father is James Alexander, bassist for the Bar-Kays, an influential group on the Memphis soul scene in the 1960s. His mother, Denise Williams, is an accomplished singer, having worked with everyone from Earth, Wind, and Fire to Barbra Streisand. Pha was named after the late Phalon Jones, another member of the Bar-Kays, who died in the December 10, 1967, plane crash that also killed three other Bar-Kays members and Otis Redding Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sho' Nuff (album)
''Sho' Nuff: The Complete Black Crowes'' is a five-disc box set from The Black Crowes. It contains their first four studio albums and a bonus live EP. The studio albums were remastered, contain bonus tracks and each include a screen saver and music videos presented in multimedia format. The ''Sho' Nuff'' edition of ''Amorica'' includes neither 'Tied Up and Swallowed' (bonus track on the original 1994 CD release) nor 'Chevrolet' (bonus on the Japanese release). The EP consists of five tracks recorded live at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, between March 18–22, 1995. The box also includes two Black Crowes stickers. All discs were printed on the American Recordings label (the first two had originally been released on Def American, the label's original name). Album listing *1990: '' Shake Your Money Maker'' **Bonus tracks: "Don't Wake Me", "She Talks to Angels" (Acoustic) **Music videos: "Jealous Again", "She Talks to Angels" *1992: '' The Southern Harmony and Musical Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sho Nuff (song)
"Sho Nuff" is a song by American recording artist Tela featuring fellow Southern hip hop duo 8Ball & MJG. It was released on March 11, 1997, through Suave House Records as the lead single from Tela's debut studio album '' Piece of Mind''. Recording sessions took place at Crosstown Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. Production is credited to Tela, DJ Slice T, and Jazze Pha, who also performed the song's hook. The single became a moderate hit, peaking at number 58 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at number 10 on the Hot Rap Songs, becoming Tela's the only single to reach the ''Billboard'' charts. Track listing Personnel *Winston " Tela" Rogers – vocals, producer *Premro " 8Ball" Smith – vocals (tracks: 1, 2) *Marlon "MJG" Goodwin – vocals (tracks: 1, 2) *Phalon " Jazze Pha" Alexander – additional vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4), keyboards & producer (tracks: 1-3) *Neal Jones – bass guitar (tracks: 1-3), engineering *Sheldon "Slice T" Arrington – keyboards & drum programmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praise You
"Praise You" is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released as the third single from his second studio album, ''You've Come a Long Way, Baby'' (1998), on 4 January 1999. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and in Iceland, number four in Canada, number six in Ireland, and number 36 in the United States. As of 1999, it had sold over 150,000 units in the US. Samples A total of six samples are used in the song. The song features a prominent vocal sample from the opening of "Take Yo' Praise" by Camille Yarbrough, as well as a prominent piano sample from the track "Balance and Rehearsal" from a test album entitled ''Sessions'' released by audio electronics company JBL. The song also features a guitar sample from the opening of "It's a Small World" from the Disneyland Records-released album ''Mickey Mouse Disco'', the theme from the cartoon series ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'', the electric piano riff from "Lucky Man" by Steve Miller Band, and the dru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Do Ya (Love)
''Who Do Ya (Love)'' is the fifth studio album by the funk and disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The album was produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch and was released in August 1978 on the TK label. History ''Who Do Ya (Love)'' was not as successful as the band's previous albums. Of the three singles released from the album, only one, a cover of the Four Tops' " It's the Same Old Song", managed to place in the top forty of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Track listing Personnel * Harry Wayne Casey – keyboards, lead vocals *Jerome Smith – guitar * Richard Finch – bass guitar; drums (tracks 5, 8) *Robert Johnson – drums (tracks 1-4, 6, 7) *Fermin Goytisolo – percussion *Ken Faulk – trumpet *Vinnie Tanno – trumpet *Mike Lewis – tenor saxophone *Whit Sidener – baritone saxophone *Beverly Champion – background vocals *Jeanette Williams – background vocals References External links * Who Do Ya (Love)' at Discogs Discogs (short for discograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sure 'Nuff
''Sure 'Nuff'' is the debut album by jazz organist Sonny Phillips which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label. accessed May 7, 2013 Reception awarded the album 4 stars stating "''Sure 'Nuff'' isn't an undiscovered masterpiece or anything, but it's considerably more interesting than the average soul-jazz album from the late '60s".Mason, SAllmusic listing accessed May 7, 2013 Track listing All compositions by Sonny Phillips except as noted # "S ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |