Review: Diana Ross Sings Songs From "The Wiz"
Diana Ross plays ALL the characters from "The Wiz" on lost concept album!
Diana Ross plays ALL the characters from "The Wiz" on lost concept album!
On June 26th, in response to the historic Supreme court ruling to make same sex marriage legal in all 50 states Diana Ross tweeted "I LOVE YOU " unconditional acceptance and appreciation. Love is bigger than anything we can say." In honor and celebration of marriage equality The Campaign to Bring Diana Ross To Simsbury decided to take a look at Diana Ross’ catalogue and list the top 10 best Diana Ross Songs for Weddings!
The 1990’s was an incredible decade to grow up in. There were no smart phones to distract us every second of the day. If we wanted to bootleg a song we couldn’t just go online; we had to wait for it to come on the radio and press record on our tape players. If the DJ talked over the end it was ruined. The 90’s was a time of incredible music in Pop and R&B with the rise of artists like Whitney Houston, TLC, Janet Jackson, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Boys II Men, Brandy, Toni Braxton, Babyface and Destiny’s Child. By the 1990’s Diana Ross was in the 3rd decade of her career. She’d collected almost all the accolades an artist can, including being named “Female Entertainer of the Century” by Billboard Magazine. Rather than rest on her laurels Diana turned out some of the best music of her entire career. The 90’s would bring incredible success for Diana Ross internationally where her albums were distributed by EMI. In the United States Diana's albums were marketed and distributed by Motown, the label she helped to make famous. Sadly, industry politics, and possibly some degree of sexism and ageism meant Diana’s work kept getting lost in the shuffle, never getting the full attention or marketing it deserved. September of 2014 marked the 19th anniversary of the release of Diana’s landmark 1995 album TAKE ME HIGHER. In honor of that anniversary we take a look back at The 19 Essential Diana Ross Songs of the 1990’s.
Described as one of the greatest moments in music history, the images of Diana Ross live in Central Park in 1983 are some of the most enduring in the zeitgeist of pop music. In July 1983 Diana Ross planned a free concert in New York City’s Central Park. Proceeds from merchandise sold at the show were to go to build a Children’s playground in the park. What started as a beautiful day suddenly turned dark and stormy. Soon wind and rain bared down on the park. Diana Ross stood with her feet planted firmly on the stage at the center of the torrential rains twirling her outstretched arms in the air above her as if in act of defiance. Mother nature may be force to reckoned with, but on this night we had confirmation of what we'd always known, so is Diana Ross.
The Campaign to Bring Diana Ross to Simsbury Proudly Presents - Diana Ross: 70 Greatest Moments. The inspiration for this list was to celebrate Diana Ross' 70th birthday with her 70 greates moments. These moments were curated for The Campaign to Bring Diana Ross to Simsbury by Sean Lyons, writer Dustin Fitzharris, and Diana Ross historian and founder of the "Reach Out International Fan Club" Gregg Simon. I put the moments in order based on merit. It wasn't an easy task as all of these moments are "Shining Moments," or "Stolen Moments" and there are even "magic moments" that didn't make it onto this list. However if I didn't put them in order, I couldn't count them down.My intention for this list is to celebrate the ongoing legacy of Miss Diana Ross. I hope you enjoy reading as much as I did creating it. - Sean
Admit it, you know all her greatest hits by heart. You've been singing "Stop! In The Name of Love" into a hair brush since you were a kid, you bumped "I'm Coming Out" and "Upside Down" at your disco theme party and you tear up when you hear "Endless Love" on the radio. Here is a list of 14 slow jams you may have overlooked that deserve a spot on your Valentine's Day playlist! Presented by The Campaign to Bring Diana Ross To Simsbury!
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