
Her voice: a cross between Mariah Carey, Mary J.
How she made a solo career: with romantic ballads such as “Secret Love” and “As We Lay” as well as soul-stirring gospel songs. How she got her start: she backed Mariah Carey on “Fantasy” and elevated Biggie’s “Mo Money, Mo Problems” with her sugary mezzo-soprano. How you know Kelly Price: as a soulful R&B vocalist, an even more soulful gospel vocalist, a nine-time Grammy nominee, and a Soul Train Award winner. Lyfe Jennings songs that will transform your eyes into cartoon hearts: “Must Be Nice,” “S.E.X.,” “Let’s Stay Together,” and the new single “Pretty Is”. His latest album: 2015’s Tree of Lyfe, which he referred to as his “most personal project” in an interview with JET magazine, saying “I truly want to do music where I touch on every situation that there is to touch on so at 25, 35, 65 years from now folks will still be able to listen to it and get something from it.”. The difficult path to 2013’s Lucid: a two-year stint in the big house that fueled his lyrics with hope and introspection. The tools in his wheelhouse: guitar, bass, piano, a confessional tenor voice, and a lyrical balance of darkness and light that he calls “dusky”. The name on his mailbox: Chester Jermaine Jennings. Discount reflects the merchant’s current ticket prices - price may differ on day of event. Use the G-Pass to enter the venue directly you won’t need to redeem at will call. You may redeem your G-Pass via the mobile app when you enter the venue.
How G-Pass Works: Following purchase, your G-Pass will be in your account. One G-Pass to see Lyfe Jennings and Kelly Price, starting from $50.“Statistics” is a perfect example of how he is cleverly able to discuss a host of social issues in one song. Lyfe in many ways had been the reincarnation of the R&B’s conscious which used to speak through artists such as Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield. In his work, he has talked about the life of a prisoner, gender relations, homosexuality and a host of issues that most artists do not usually discuss. Substance: Throughout Lyfe’s career he has been able to blend a wonderful sound with a message that touched upon important issues we deal with in our communities. But what happens when they cannot comeback and magically brainwash people by using the airwaves and infectious melodies? Lyfe Jennings was sentenced to three and a half years behind bars on Sept. They become irrelevant unless they are able to return to the spotlight.
How many influential artists have we forgotten about? If their songs are not playing eighty-seven times a day on our local radio stations, we seem to forget them. As time goes by we forget about some of the people, places and things that might have moved us.