JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 47th anniversary of the birth of Aaliyah,
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Throwback: Happy 71st Birthday, Fred White!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 71st anniversary of the birth of Earth, Wind & Fire co-founder Fred White.
Throwback: Happy 55th Birthday, Mary J. Blige!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Mary J. Blige’s 55th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 67th Birthday, Kathy Sledge!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Kathy Sledge’s 67th birthday.
New Audio: Henry Aberson Returns with Vibey “Call”
Henry Aberson is a Tulsa-based composer, producer and drummer, who has developed a reputation for bringing in top-tier talent for seamless collaborations and for lush, live instrumentation.
Aberson closed out 2025 with “Call,” which continues a run of vibey Quiet Storm-meets-neo-soul inspired material that seemingly channels the likes of Maxwell, D’Angelo and others. And much like its immediate predecessor, the new single thematically reflects on vulnerability, desire, longing and emotional connection with a lived-in earnestness.
Throwback: Happy 67th Birthday, Vanity!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 67th anniversary of the birth of Vanity.
Throwback: Happy 78th Birthday, George Porter, Jr.
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates The Meters co-founder and New Orleans legend George Porter, Jr.’s 78th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 88th Birthday, O’Kelly Isley!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 88th anniversary of the birth of Isley Brothers founder O’Kelly Isley.
Throwback: Happy 84th Birthday, Maurice White!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 84th anniversary of the birth Earth Wind & FIre’s Maurice White.
Throwback: Happy 86th Birthday, Eddie Kendricks!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 86th anniversary of the birth of The Temptations co-founder Eddie Kendricks.
Throwback: Happy 68th Birthday, Morris Day!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Morris Day and The Time’s frontman Morris Day’s 68th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 68th Birthday, Sheila E!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Sheila E’s 68th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 99th Birthday, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 99th anniversary of the birth of Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton.
Throwback: Happy 79th Birthday, Frankie Beverly!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 79th anniversary of the birth of the legendary Frankie Beverly.
Throwback: Happy 93rd Birthday, Little Richard!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 93rd anniversary of the birth of Little Richard.