Rick James called her indispensable. Lady T was indeed the antithesis of a pop princess.

Motown legend Teena Marie, known as the 'Ivory Queen of Soul,' died in 2010 at just 54 years old as fans now celebrate her life and music ...

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It's been 16 years since Teena Marie sadly died aged just 54, but now as a concert is set to celebrate her amazing music, fresh tributes have been paid to the eighties hitmaker ...

AT ONE time, Pop music, like everything else in this country, was segregated. In the 1950s, record executives would often avoid using pictures of black singers for album cover art. Bowls of fruit.

In early 1981, Teena Marie was the most successful white act to have ever recorded for Motown, with all three of her solo albums to that point having broken into the R&B Top 20 charts and two singles ...

Today would be legendary ‘blue-eyed soul’ singer Teena Marie’s 55th birthday. This beloved California girl couldn’t just sing, she could sang. Her impassioned performance style and love for soul music ...

Lady Tee's untimely death at age 54 in 2010 stilled one of music's most soulful voices. She left her 14th album (finished by singer/daughter Alia Rose), which brims with her trademark lush ballads and ...

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Things have changed for Syd tha Kid, 20-year-old rising engineer and producer for Los Angeles hip-hop crew Odd Future and singer-songwriter in the band The Internet, which plays the Crocodile Sunday.

Jazz musician "Fire and Desire" - The music of Rick James and Teena Marie presented by Abstract Truth's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.

LOS ANGELES-- Teena Marie, who made history as Motown's first white act but developed a lasting legacy with her silky soul pipes and with hits like "Lovergirl," "Square Biz," and "Fire and Desire" ...