Music executive Andre Harrell, who died Thursday at 59, did more than just mentor Mary J. Blige and Sean Combs; he bridged the gap between soul and rap.
Little Richard, who died on Saturday at 87, whipped audiences into frenzies from the earliest days of rock ’n’ roll.
“It was so strange — and refreshing — to hear K-Ci sing those kind of lyrics,” said Danyel Smith, former editor in chief of Vibe and Billboard magazines. “And Mary too on ‘My Life,’” Smith continued, referring to Blige’s 1994 album. “There had been spaces where black women had been frank in pop and R&B, but not from someone so stylish or relevant to a young audience — or someone so unapologetic about who she was.
“He would let an artist be young culturally — the way they dressed, the way they talked, the swag,” said Mark Siegel, a longtime talent agent who booked Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde and later served as general manager at Uptown. Now head of music at ICM Partners, Siegel added: “But Andre loved old R&B: the O’Jays, the Gap Band. The music at Uptown transcended generations.”
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