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Sounds of Blackness is a vocal and instrumental ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota who perform music from several genres music including gospel, R&B, soul, and jazz. [2] The group scored several hits on the Billboard R&B and Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts in the 1990s.
James Quentin "Big Jim" Wright (March 19, 1966 – September 29, 2018) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, film score and record producer. A member of the vocal and instrumental ensemble Sounds of Blackness, Wright became a frequent collaborator of production duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and an in-house producer for their company, Flyte Tyme Productions, in the 1990s.
Ann Nesby (born Lula Ann Bennett; July 24, 1955) [1] is an American R&B, gospel and dance music singer and actress. She is the former lead singer of Sounds of Blackness; [2] a songwriter with credits including hits sung by Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight; and an actress who co-starred in the 2003 romance musical The Fighting Temptations with Cuba Gooding Jr. and Beyoncé Knowles.
The 2022 NAACP Image Awards will air on Feb. 26, the climax to the final weekend of this year’s Black The post Sounds of Blackness talk about reparations, ‘Optimistic,’ being more than just ...
I'm Going All the Way" was re-released in the UK in early 1995, this time reaching No. 14, becoming the highest-charting Sounds of Blackness single in that country. [4] The single also saw a release in the US, reaching No. 39 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs [5] and No. 41 on Dance Club Songs. [5] "Black Butterfly" reached No. 86 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop ...
"Optimistic" is a song by American vocal and instrumental ensemble Sounds of Blackness, recorded for their debut studio album The Evolution of Gospel (1991). It was written and produced by Gary Hines, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and features vocals from Ann Bennett-Nesby, Carrie Harrington, Coré Cotton, Patricia Lacy, and Jamecia Bennett.
It may be a cliché to call someone an institution unto themselves, but other words and adjectives really fall short when trying to describe the talents and contributions of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
Later that year, their newly minted label experienced success with the Minneapolis-based gospel/R&B group Sounds of Blackness. Their debut single, "Optimistic", served as a groundbreaking anthem stressing positivity and encouragement. The song served as a summer and fall anthem and began propelling Jam and Lewis' label.