Posted on 07/28/2015 5:36:21 AM PDT by Steely Tom
White radio will ONLY play R&B/Soul if it's performed by white guys ... so claims the black guy who has the #1 R&B/Soul album ... Tyrese.
Tyrese does not mince words ... he says he can't get white radio DJ's to play his single "Shame" to save his life ... it's only played on black stations.
He then ups the ante, claiming white radio would love "Shame" if it was performed by Justin Timberlake, Sam Smith or Robin Thicke.
(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...
Who or what is a Tyrese?
What’s he talking about? White people like black minstrels.
Isn’t he the guy who modeles for Ralph Lauren?
I have no idea who this race baiter is; maybe, just maybe, it’s because your songs sucks, and a majority of people don’t like them Mr R&B singer.
so he’s a homo then?
The only reason Michael Jackson isn't a household name today is because racist white radio stations refused to play his songs.
You know it and I know it.
He’s creating publicity for himself.
Maybe they won’t play his song because it sucks???
Perhaps this Tyree fellow should study some history. There was a radio powerhouse in Windsor Ontario called CKLW. The music director had a huge talent for finding new talent and introduced white audiences to R&B. The station had a multi-state reach.
Check it out. (yea, I know, it’s Wikipedia)
The station had strong talent behind the scenes as well, most notably longtime music director Rosalie Trombley, who ascended to that position in 1968 after having worked as the station’s music librarian for five years and became famous for her apparent hit record-spotting abilities. Trombley consciously made an effort to choose the right R&B and soul songs (especially Motown product) to create a station that would appeal equally to black and white listeners. As a result, CKLW was sometimes referred to as “the blackest white station in America”, and many believe the integrated music mix helped bring Detroiters closer together in racial harmony, especially after the riots of July 1967. The “Rosalie Trombley Award” honours women who have made their mark in broadcasting.
uhhh.....has he ever heard of
Smokey Robinson
Jackie Wilson
Stevie Wonder
Al Green
Sam Cooke
Lou Rawls
Michael Jackson
Prince
etc etc etc etc etc.....
Has no one told Tyrese that TheRaceCard is being phased out?
You are just not appealing to that demographic.You can’t demand artistic acceptance, at least not in the long run.
Whenever I want to hear the Beach Boys, I turn on a black radio station.
In the olden days an up and coming recording artist had to bribe the DJs to play his record on the air. Even then most did not make it.
I won two free records back in 1962. When I went to the station to pick them up, they gave me two records from unknown artists, and one was so warped it would not play.
My questin as well. If the song is any good it will make it to the “white” radio. If it sucks, it’s won’t. It has to have a beat that we can dance or tap along to.
I grew up listening to cklw. They served a full menu of the latest music. Their Top 100 Hits kept me locked onto my transistor radio.
Those are all men.
Except Prince.
What about Aretha Franklin, The Supremes, Gladys Knight, Donna Summer, Minnie Riperton, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Anita Baker, Sade, Roberta Flack, Dionne Warwick, etc., etc.
I stopped listening to all that when my “mo” couldn’t “jo” anymore. :0)
I was a few years after the glory years but still remember it fondly.
I was listening when Super Max reported that Elvis was dead.
And I have a huge appreciation for 70’s R&B. It’s pathetic how few black “artists” can belt out real songs like they did then, especially the women.
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