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    • Way Back Wednesday: Whistle Register Masters

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      Ever wondered what the high notes that Mariah Carey uses to shock you half way through a song were called? Well, those octave warbling wails are part of the whistle register and as today’s Way Back Wednesday will demonstrate, Carey isn’t the only vocalist who knows how to sing that high!


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    • Way Back Wednesday: Honoring The Underrated

      Written by Trent | Filed under Cassie,Minnie Riperton,Way Back Wednesday
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      The music industry is a cruel field where true talent rarely rises to the top. Many of the most gifted performers struggle to accomplish a major impact and despite their enormous abilities, they often never receive the respect that they deserve.


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    • Aretha Franklin Respect
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      Did you know that Aretha Franklin’s signature song, ‘Respect’, was originally performed by Otis Redding?


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    • Way Back Wednesday: Artists Celebrate Christmas

      Written by Trent | Filed under Destiny's Child,Mariah Carey,Minnie Riperton,Way Back Wednesday,Whitney Houston,Yolanda Adams
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      The Holiday season is the time of year when artists from across the industry attempt to capitalise on crazed shoppers’ booming interest in Christmas music. Unfortunately, all singers don’t have the ability to handle the demands to lush vocal arrangements of such classics but Way Back Wednesday has gathered some of the best performances of some from [...]


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      Did you know that Minnie Riperton was widely regarded as the artist who popularised the use of the whistle register in contemporary music?


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    • Way Back Wednesday: Riding The ‘Soul Train’

      Written by Trent | Filed under Aretha Franklin,Mariah Carey,Michael Jackson,Minnie Riperton,Patti Labelle,Way Back Wednesday
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      The 2011 Soul Train Awards will air on both BET and Centric on November 27th at 9pm ET and the event has inspired a special edition of Way Back Wednesday. Today’s installment of our series features some of the most memorable performances in the history of the iconic ‘Soul Train’ show as it rolled through [...]

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