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MUSIC MONDAY: “Boys to Men” – a Bangin’ R&B Boy Bands Playlist (LISTEN)

MUSIC MONDAY: “Boys to Men” – a Bangin’ R&B Boy Bands Playlist (LISTEN)

By goodblacknews on November 8, 2021

by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson)

In the post doo-wop era, the majority of male vocal groups were singing about the adult themes of romance, employment, travel or societal issues.

But when Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers aimed and hit a much wider (and younger) target audience with their laments on love and life (1956’s #1 R&B, #6 pop hit “Why Do Fools Fall in Love”), the group opened up the airwaves for generations of boy bands to come.

From the Jackson 5 to New Edition to Boyz II Men to Blackstreet, 3T, Troop, Ready For the World, Jodeci, Dru Hill, Shai and Guy, youth-oriented all-male R&B groups have used vocal blends and harmonies to create some of the best bangers, bops and slow jams ever recorded, as well as been springboards for several superstar producing and solo careers.

This Music Monday, GBN offers you 75 songs and almost 6 hours of the best of the genre from the 1960s through the 21st century.

So, as the Jacksons famously sang, enjoy yourself!

MUSIC: “That’s The Way Love Goes” – End of Summer Celebration of ’90s Slow Jams (LISTEN)

MUSIC: “That’s The Way Love Goes” – End of Summer Celebration of ’90s Slow Jams (LISTEN)

By goodblacknews on September 4, 2020

by Jeff Meier (FB: Jeff.Meier.90)

As we head into Labor Day Weekend, the unofficial end of Summer, it’s one more chance to relax a little amidst such a stressful year for so many of us.

We’ve had such a great reaction here at Good Black News to so many of our Spotify playlists, including our decade-spanning slow jam playlists that we made for the ‘70s (Ultimate ‘70s Slow Jam Summer) and the ‘80s (Ultimate ‘80s Champagne Slow Jams).

So it only made sense, in time for the long weekend, to unveil our playlist of slow jam faves from the ‘90s – entitled Ultimate ‘90s Sunset Slow Jams, available at this link here, and of course you can listen to or access below. All you ‘90s soul music fans, it’s time to favorite this playlist and represent!

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R&B music in the ‘90s underwent a true sea change that had been slowly building up through the prior decade. If ‘80s slow jams were the sound of lushly-produced, upscale elegance via superstar duets from well-dressed veteran singers, the ‘90s tossed a lot of that in the rearview mirror.