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ABC NEWS: Hottest Pregnancy Trend? Twerking

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Source: Joanna Prisco / ABC News Celebrities do it. Teens do it. And now moms do it too. We’re talking about Twerking, the sexy dance craze that has women everywhere bouncing their hips. For the uninitiated, Twerking involves a person shaking her upper and lower hips in an up [...]

Bill Cobham / George Duke Band – Red Baron (VIDEO)

Bill Cobham and George Duke perform Red Baron in Montreux, Switzerland

George Duke – Dukey Stick (In The Studio 1978) w/- Sheila E (VIDEO)

Band: George Duke – keyboards, vocals (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) Charles ‘Icarus’ Johnson – guitar Byron Miller – bass Sheila E – drums/percussion Leon ‘Ndugu’ Chancler – drums Napoleon ‘Nappie’ Murphy Brock – sax, vocals Josie James, Muffy Hendrix – vocals

‘It’s Better To Eat, Than Starve’- JOHN BOYD On The Black Farmers Settlement

Roland Martin talks with John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, about the settlement for over 18,000 black farmers; each farmer will receive $62,000 according to Boyd.

George Duke Electric – Live At Java Jazz Festival 2011(VIDEO)

George Duke Electric – Live at Java Jazz Festival 2011

George Duke & Band – Cobra / Backyard Ritual (VIDEO)

George Duke & Band – Leverkusener Jazztage 2011

The Smooth Jazz Ride: George Duke Discusses His Latest Release Dreamweaver

Ron Jackson of The Smooth Jazz Ride and his co-host Aira chat it up with one of the kingpins of contemporary jazz & R&B, the prolific George Duke. Listen to internet radio with The Smooth Jazz Ride on BlogTalkRadio

George Duke And Gabriela Anders – Brazilian Love Affair (VIDEO)

Taken from the album Casino Lights ’99 – live at Montreux Jazz Festival

Keyboard Legend George Duke Dies At 67

Source: Jazzwise Magazine It has been reported veteran jazz, R&B, funk and fusion keyboard virtuoso George Duke has died aged 67. This news comes after a difficult period for the acclaimed keyboardist and composer whose wife Corine passed away just over a year ago. The Radio Facts website states that Duke died on 5 August [...]

2 Dead After Gunman Opens Fire During Town Meeting

Source: David Chang / NBC Philadelphia Two people are dead after a gunman opened fire during a township meeting in Monroe County, Pa. Police say the shooting took place early Monday evening at the Ross Township municipal building on Anchorage Road in Ross Township, Pa. during the town’s regular monthly meeting. According to Monroe County emergency management director [...]