TTT - Let's enjoy: Sheila E, Billy Ocean and JT Taylor (Kool & The Gang) Feat. Ladies Of Soul.
The Dutch supergroup Ladies Of Soul consists of funk and smooth jazz saxophonist and singer Candy Dulfer, and the incredible voices of Berget Lewis, Glennis Grace, Edsilia Rombley, with former member and founder singer Trijntje Oosterhuis.
They have been active since 2012 and are celebrated for their live shows in a venue suitable for 17,000 people called Ziggo Dome in the city of Amsterdam.
These shows exude quality, intensity and a lot of strength, featuring guest artists, and in this case I want to introduce you to : Sheila E, JT Taylor ( lead vocals of the R&B/funk band, Kool & The Gang) and Billy Ocean.
1. Sheila E.
Sheila E, is a legendary drummer,percussionist and singer , who has collaborated with a wide variety of artists such as Lionel Ritchie, Prince, Santana, Ringo Starr, Herbie Hancock, Billy Cobham, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Gloria Estefan, Patti LaBelle, Phil Collins and Steve Nicks among many others.
She has also been musical director for Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce' Knowles and Prince.
Her father is Pete Escovedo, a renowned percussionist of Jaz Latino, who has played with great musicians and collaborated mainly with Carlos Santana. Sheila E's godfather is none other than Tito Puente, the King of the Timbales.
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A very explosive lady who surprises on percussion and drums.
A Love Bizarre is the story of an extravagant and unusual love where the couple wants to realize their wildest dreams. This song was written by Prince and Sheila E in 1985, originally a duet between the two.
The song appears on Sheila E's 1985 album Romance 1600.
2.- JT Taylor (lead vocals for the R&B/funk band Kool & The Gang).
JT Taylor is an American R&B singer and lead singer of the band Kool & The Gang since 1979.
& The Gang since 1979 leaving the band in 1988. His hits include Get Down on It, Joanna, Fresh, Cherish and Celebration.
The song Celebration was the only U.S. number one for the group, although they had 41 chart singles and sales in the millions. The song is an upbeat song meant and made to celebrate anything, it is almost a party anthem.
Celebration is a track by Kool & The Gang from 1980 and appears on the album Celebrate!
3.- Billy Ocean.
Billy Ocean is a singer-songwriter from Trinidad, British naturalized, his music is a mix of soul, reggae, R&B and pop infused with some Caribbean music.
Born in Trinidad, Ocean from an early age listened to the music his father liked, apart from the local calypso he listened to Nat King Cole and Sam Cooke.
Ocean's family moved to England, and there he was influenced by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, then The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Otis Redding, Bob Dylan and Bob Marley.
With Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) in 1984, Ocean dominated the charts for years, and won a Grammy Award. His hits continued with songs like When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going, Loverboy, Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car and Love Really Hurts Without You and Suddenly.
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Love Really Hurts Without You, although it is a song with a very happy music but it emphasizes the loneliness and the anguish when transmitting us the idea of not getting a reciprocal love.
This song is from 1976 and was an international success, after that he did not get another hit until 1984 with the song Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run).
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I honestly had no idea that Sheila E played drums. Neat! She was pretty wicked, too.
I actually owned that Kool and the Gang album when it was released, and I still love that song. It's such a positive, fun song to listen to. Thanks for sharing!
Hi @wwwiebe. Thanks for stopping by to comment , Sheila E even worked sharing drums with Ringo Starr in his all star band. The song celebration has even appeared in the Muppets in space movie and is very popular at political celebrations.
Nice history lesson here, all news to me.
It's a great song to be fair, really funky and makes you want to dance!
These ladies of soul are absolutely rocking it man, Sheila knows them drums!!!
She is a very complete artist and her videos with Prince are very explosive.