Sade
Black Female Singers: There is no other artist that can take such a long period of time between releases including isolating themselves from their fans and brand and still be as relevant as Sade. This woman can put out an album every 10 years and have a new generation of fans along with the old anxiously anticipating the release in the same way. Unlike the others on the list, Sade has never reinvented herself either, she is the same as she was when the group released their first single “Hang On To Your Love” from the album Diamond Life in 1984.
The difference is the music is so incredibly unique with heavy baselines, infectious percussion and Sade’s smokey vocals wrapped around every song in a way that no other artist can duplicate. In addition, she is still as stunning as she was in 1984. Sade is a solid brand that doesn’t need to change with the times because the group has already carved a niche for themselves in musical history. Any urban radio programmer who says Sade is dated or who refuses to immediately add her songs to rotation is nothing less than insane. Click Next for Next Singer
Charlie Wilson’s voice is the backbone of RnB music today. His style remains as relevant today as it was decades ago…I am LOVE me some Charlie Wilson…Shabba Dabba twee twee twee !!
I saw Uncle Charlie in Albany, GA on August 3rd the show was awesome. I really enjoyed it. I loved when you acknowledge God as head of your life and then gave him some praise. Keep up the good work and May God continue to Bless you.
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Wow. Maxwell, Dr. Dre and Charlie Wilson but no Earth, Wind & Fire? Really? What about The Isley Brothers 50 plus years in the business and still making top 10 albums. I would put them before Dr. Dre and Maxwell.
How about Ronald Isley and Levert. L.L. Cool J. Chaka Khan. Patti Labelle.
I LOVE RHIS MAN’S MUSIC SO MUCH! !!!!!!!!
This piece doesn’t hold much validity. Any act with a fan base is able to tour without a new recording. There are lots of those (Chaka, Earth, Wind and Fire, etc.) That’s not to say Maxwell or Charlie Wilson wouldn’t LIKE to have a new hit. They’re certainly trying.
Sade and Prince, on the other hand, truly transcend the hit record and can do whatever they want. Trying to make the connection between Sade’s longevity and Maxwell simply because he used a member of Sade’s production team for his first record a million years ago, is weak. And the only thing that makes Dre relevant is that he’s rich.