Comments on: Throwback Thursdays: Rene & Angela http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/2008/07/31/throwback-thursdays-rene-angela/ Reading and Writing African American Romance Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:28:38 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Gwyneth Bolton http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/2008/07/31/throwback-thursdays-rene-angela/comment-page-1/#comment-3158 Gwyneth Bolton Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:31:35 +0000 http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/?p=316#comment-3158 Shelia ~ I know, right! I wish I could just have me an ole school day and just jam. LOL. :-) Gwyneth Shelia ~ I know, right! I wish I could just have me an ole school day and just jam. LOL. :-)

Gwyneth

]]> By: Shelia http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/2008/07/31/throwback-thursdays-rene-angela/comment-page-1/#comment-3151 Shelia Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:02:44 +0000 http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/?p=316#comment-3151 Y'all got me pulling out my old school CDs. lol Y’all got me pulling out my old school CDs. lol

]]> By: Gwyneth Bolton http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/2008/07/31/throwback-thursdays-rene-angela/comment-page-1/#comment-3139 Gwyneth Bolton Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:51:43 +0000 http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/?p=316#comment-3139 Shelia ~ Yep... Xscape did a remake of "Who Can I Run To?" I love both versions. I just love the song. Alvin ~ Thanks for giving us the 411 on the Rene & Angela. It's sad that so much drama happens with such great groups and folks end up splitting and stop making great music. You are a music lover I can relate to though, Alvin! ;-) You have listed some of my favorite groups, groups that will probably show up on Throwback Thursday soon. You have my all time favorite Atlantic Starr! I loved that group. My favorite song by them is Silver Shadow. I had to be between 12-14 can't remember, but every time that song came on I sang along. It's such an inspirational song. To show how much I loved this group, here is a small list of some of my favorite songs by them: Silver Shadow Circles Touch a Four Leaf Clover If Your Heart Isn’t In It Send for Me Always Secret Lovers Gwyneth Shelia ~ Yep… Xscape did a remake of “Who Can I Run To?” I love both versions. I just love the song.

Alvin ~ Thanks for giving us the 411 on the Rene & Angela. It’s sad that so much drama happens with such great groups and folks end up splitting and stop making great music. You are a music lover I can relate to though, Alvin! ;-) You have listed some of my favorite groups, groups that will probably show up on Throwback Thursday soon. You have my all time favorite Atlantic Starr! I loved that group. My favorite song by them is Silver Shadow. I had to be between 12-14 can’t remember, but every time that song came on I sang along. It’s such an inspirational song. To show how much I loved this group, here is a small list of some of my favorite songs by them:

Silver Shadow
Circles
Touch a Four Leaf Clover
If Your Heart Isn’t In It
Send for Me
Always
Secret Lovers

Gwyneth

]]> By: Alvin C. Romer http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/2008/07/31/throwback-thursdays-rene-angela/comment-page-1/#comment-3138 Alvin C. Romer Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:06:27 +0000 http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/?p=316#comment-3138 Yeah! Rene & Angela were superb for the short time that they spent together. My favorite songs by them are MY FIRST LOVE and YOUR SMILE, both written by Angela Winbush - who in my opinion doesn't get credit for her penchant for the lyrical content in her expertise. Unfortunately, a well-publicized spat between them concerning royalties and residual money forced them to go separate ways. The rift remains today. Rene tried to resurface with an album but it bombed. He's now traveling the oldies circuit, but is hampered because he's not permitted to perform any of the songs that were made during his tenure with Angela. This was due to a lawsuit that precipitated the bad blood between them. Of course, you know that Angela went on to a successful solo career after marrying Ron Isley. Check out her first two solo albums (er, I mean CD's) and witness this Songbird of the South! Ya'll talkin' 'bout those groups from the 80's like Klymaxx, The Jones Girls, et al, but the sensational mid to late 70's were no slouch! What about LAKESIDE, CONFUNKSHUN, ATLANTIC STARR, MIDNIGHT STAR , and SURFACE just to name a few... Yeah! Rene & Angela were superb for the short time that they spent together. My favorite songs by them are MY FIRST LOVE and YOUR SMILE, both written by Angela Winbush – who in my opinion doesn’t get credit for her penchant for the lyrical content in her expertise. Unfortunately, a well-publicized spat between them concerning royalties and residual money forced them to go separate ways. The rift remains today. Rene tried to resurface with an album but it bombed. He’s now traveling the oldies circuit, but is hampered because he’s not permitted to perform any of the songs that were made during his tenure with Angela. This was due to a lawsuit that precipitated the bad blood between them.

Of course, you know that Angela went on to a successful solo career after marrying Ron Isley. Check out her first two solo albums (er, I mean CD’s) and witness this Songbird of the South! Ya’ll talkin’ ’bout those groups from the 80’s like Klymaxx, The Jones Girls, et al, but the sensational mid to late 70’s were no slouch! What about LAKESIDE, CONFUNKSHUN, ATLANTIC STARR, MIDNIGHT STAR , and SURFACE just to name a few…

]]> By: Shelia http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/2008/07/31/throwback-thursdays-rene-angela/comment-page-1/#comment-3137 Shelia Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:11:31 +0000 http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/?p=316#comment-3137 Your Smile is on my mp3 player right now, and several of Klymaxx's songs are on there as well. I have to go find some of the Jones Girls. Didn't another group re-do "Who Can I Run to?" I think it was Xscape. Your Smile is on my mp3 player right now, and several of Klymaxx’s songs are on there as well. I have to go find some of the Jones Girls. Didn’t another group re-do “Who Can I Run to?” I think it was Xscape.

]]> By: Gwyneth Bolton http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/2008/07/31/throwback-thursdays-rene-angela/comment-page-1/#comment-3136 Gwyneth Bolton Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:41:44 +0000 http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/?p=316#comment-3136 Patricia ~ The Jones Girls was another great group! I loved "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else" "Who Can I Run to" and "I Just Love the Man" to name only a few of their songs. I thing one of the sisters passed away. Gwyneth Patricia ~ The Jones Girls was another great group! I loved “You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else” “Who Can I Run to” and “I Just Love the Man” to name only a few of their songs. I thing one of the sisters passed away.

Gwyneth

]]> By: Gwyneth Bolton http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/2008/07/31/throwback-thursdays-rene-angela/comment-page-1/#comment-3135 Gwyneth Bolton Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:35:46 +0000 http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/?p=316#comment-3135 Patricia ~ Klymaxx is definitely 80s. That was a powerful girl group! I think I remember seeing a special on them on VH1. It was one of those whatever happened to them shows and they got the group back together, etc. I remember they had a lot of strife and inner turmoil with folks not wanting to reunite and perform together and one of them had gotten another group of women together and was using the name... in a word... drama! Anyway, I loved them too... "Meeting in the Ladies Room" and "I Miss You" were two of my favorite songs by Klymaxx. Gwyneth Patricia ~ Klymaxx is definitely 80s. That was a powerful girl group! I think I remember seeing a special on them on VH1. It was one of those whatever happened to them shows and they got the group back together, etc. I remember they had a lot of strife and inner turmoil with folks not wanting to reunite and perform together and one of them had gotten another group of women together and was using the name… in a word… drama! Anyway, I loved them too… “Meeting in the Ladies Room” and “I Miss You” were two of my favorite songs by Klymaxx.

Gwyneth

]]> By: PatriciaW http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/2008/07/31/throwback-thursdays-rene-angela/comment-page-1/#comment-3134 PatriciaW Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:35:12 +0000 http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/?p=316#comment-3134 And what about The Jones Girls? I am always fascinated by girl bands, i.e. women who not only sing but are also instrumentalists. And what about The Jones Girls? I am always fascinated by girl bands, i.e. women who not only sing but are also instrumentalists.

]]> By: PatriciaW http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/2008/07/31/throwback-thursdays-rene-angela/comment-page-1/#comment-3133 PatriciaW Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:29:21 +0000 http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/?p=316#comment-3133 I loved this group. She recently won a battle with ovarian cancer. Never hear anything about Rene though. As far as other groups, and you'll have to forgive me re: time periods, what about Klymaxx? I loved this group. She recently won a battle with ovarian cancer. Never hear anything about Rene though.

As far as other groups, and you’ll have to forgive me re: time periods, what about Klymaxx?

]]> By: Gwyneth Bolton http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/2008/07/31/throwback-thursdays-rene-angela/comment-page-1/#comment-3132 Gwyneth Bolton Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:30:59 +0000 http://gwynethbolton.com/blog/?p=316#comment-3132 Bettye ~ "You Smile" is one of my all-time favorites from them. I couldn't post it because You Tube didn't let me but I linked to it. I knew that Angela Winbush had been married to Ron Isley. I have no idea what happened to Rene... I might have to do some goggling to find out... Gwyneth Bettye ~ “You Smile” is one of my all-time favorites from them. I couldn’t post it because You Tube didn’t let me but I linked to it. I knew that Angela Winbush had been married to Ron Isley. I have no idea what happened to Rene… I might have to do some goggling to find out…

Gwyneth

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