Update: $500 Fine for Downloading - Not So Fast Jun 5, 2008
With an opening track that ruminates on an extended sample of one of the most melodramatic songs in soul music history the Chi-Lites The Coldest Day Of My Life Quiet Village serve notice that theyre the newest contestants in the two-decade-old practice of retrofitting vintage soul music for. I write music for Snailhouse, says Mike Feuerstack, and I have to learn lots of music cause I play guitar with other people namely Bell Orchestre, Angela Desveaux the... (Exclaim!)
City Parks Foundation Announces Largest Lineup Ever of Free Concerts, Dance, & Theater Citywide May 13, 2008
For those who enjoy the sounds of smooth soul, CityParks Concerts includes The Chi-Lites and Delfonics. Salsa icon Willie Colon and salsa Latin fusion artist Michael Stuart are in the summer's line-up as well. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Today in History September 16 Sep 16, 2007
Singer Frank Reed (The Chi-Lites) is. 53. (MSNBC -- Race)
Click for Full Story Sep 16, 2007
One year ago: The Vatican said Pope Benedict XVI sincerely" regretted offending Muslims with his reference to an obscure medieval text characterizing some of the teachings of Islam's founder as "evil and inhuman," but the statement stopped short of the apology demanded by Islamic leaders. Mexico extradited accused drug kingpin Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix to the U.S. to face drug charges. (He later pleaded guilty to federal charges of selling cocaine in a San Diego motel.) Today's... (KWTX.com, TX)
Today in History August 24 Aug 24, 2007
Rhythm-and-blues singer Marshall Thompson (The Chi-Lites) is 65. Rock musician Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) is 62. (MSNBC -- Race)
On the Scene Jul 27, 2007
The Stylistics -- Harold Brown, left, Herb Murrell, Van Fields and Airron Love -- were a perfect choice as headliners for a show that included the Main Ingredient with Cuba Gooding Sr., the Blue Notes, the Three Degrees, the Delfonics and the Chi-Lites. Their 63-minute set included Top 10 hits -- "Betcha by Golly, Wow" and "I'm Stone in Love with You," to name two -- and their first-ever charted song, "You're a Big Girl Now," which peaked at No. 73 in 1971. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Tom Joyner returns to Chicago -- for a day Jul 2, 2007
The event also featured comedian Adele Givens, singer Michelle Williams and other cast members of "The Color Purple," DJ Casper (creator of the dance the Casper slide) and members of the Chi-lites. Joyner himself got his big break in Chicago radio in the 1980s. (Chicago Tribune)
A fistful of festivals Apr 26, 2007
Past headliners have included Bobby Womack, Bloodstone and The Chi-Lites. This year's featured entertainer is '70s funk act Lakeside, best known for the smash hit Fantastic Voyage, which rapper Coolio revived in the '90s. (The Clarion-Ledger)
'I want to take R&B back to the '90s' Apr 9, 2007
And my dad always played a lot of old-school stuff, like the Chi-Lites, Temptations, Marvin Gaye. A self-taught singer and guitarist, Redding was drawn to rap when he was in high school. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
