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Indie Award For Geoffrey Pete
OAKLAND CLUB OWNER GEOFFREY PETE WINS OAKLAND "PILLAR" INDIE AWARD From The Oakland Post June 19, 2015 Entrepreneur Geoffrey Pete, owner of the well-known nightspot ... -
Geoffrey Pete: Oakland's Black Business Leader/Historian/Culture Keeper
TALKING TO GEOFFREY PETE IS HEARING OAKLAND’S HISTORY IN MICROCOSM By Liza Veale Published March 2, 2014 in Oakland Local Newspaper Geoffrey Pete is the kind of ... -
Tony! Toni! Tone!
Setting The Tone For Oakland's Own The three members of the smash R&B band Tony! Toni! Tone! grew up in Oakland, California, when that ... -
Larry Graham: A One In A Million Oakland Entertainer
Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny Graham Central Station was a showcase for the revolutionary pop-and-slap bass guitar of Larry Graham, an alumnus of Sly & the Family Stone largely responsible ... -
Keshia Cole, Our Homegirl With Soul
Artist Biography by Jason Birchmeier One of the more genuine R&B singer/songwriters to emerge in the 2000s, Keyshia Cole worked her way up the industry ladder diligently yet ... -
Ledisi: From The Big Easy To Oakland
Artist Biography by Andrew Hamilton Ledisi Young (her given name meaning "to bring forth" in Nigerian) was born in the Big Easy, where she sang with the New ... -
Oakland's Godfather Of Rap MC Hammer
MC Hammer “I'm comfortable with where I am today. I think I'm better because of the life that I have lived.” —MC Hammer Born into ... -
Oakland's Own Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters The Pointer Sisters began their formal vocal training in their father's church, The Church of God in West Oakland, California. They ... -
The Oaktown Gospel Sound of the Edwin Hawkins Singers
Oakland's Edwin Hawkins Singers As directors of music at their Berkeley church, the Ephesian Church of God in Christ, Edwin Hawkins (b. August 1943, Oakland, ... -
The Oaktown Sound Of Tower Of Power
Oakland's Own Tower Of Power featuring Lenny Williams Tower's musical odyssey actually began in 1968 when Emilio Castillo met Stephen "Doc" Kupka in July of that ...
