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Happy springtime from your friend and selector, Marlon!
Here’s a freewheeling playlist, and a seemingly random collection of tunes. Though what they all have in common is famous folks, sometimes uncredited, singing backup.
In some cases it is an established artist leading a hand, like Stevie Wonder contributing to Jermaine Jackson’s “Let’s Get Serious,” or a then-unknown protege like Lou Rawls singing behind his childhood pal Sam Cooke on “Bring It On Home To Me.”
In some tracks, you won’t be able to pick them out. Though in others you will never be able to hear the same again without recognizing them. Here is a breakdown of each song and who’s helping out in the background. Enjoy!
Harlem Bespoke: The very popular Baylander Steel Beach lounge on the former naval ship at the West Harlem Piers on far West 125th Street wrapped up a second successful season last November when the weather got cold but now things will be warming up since Spring 2023 has finally arrived. So when will everyone be on deck this season?It is still a little too cold so far and the official website has now confirmed that everything is up and running already. This new uptown business opened during the pandemic but thrived thanks to overwhelming local support and more fun days are sure to come at the this historic Harlem site. More on the Baylander Steel Beach can be found in our past post: LINK
Harlem Bespoke: Another clean up day with Friends of St. Nicholas Park and local volunteers to help out for a monthly cleanup. Mark those calendars and pitch in to help beautify one of uptown’s beloved parks.
Saturday, May 20th, 11:00AM-1:00PM, The Trash Project monthly volunteer cleanup at St. Nicholas Park, meet at the plaza in front of the James Baldwin Lawn at 135th Street and St. Nicholas. Community activism for Harlem’s green spaces have been a labor of love over the past decade and it is pretty cool to see the movement growing stronger each year. More details about the Trash Project on Instagram: LINK
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