Ultimate Legends Tribute

ATL, we’re having a 70s party in 7 days, celebrating our co-founder’s birthday. Yes, you’re invited.

Come to GA’s 1st black owned-brewery next Monday night & enjoy the Funk, Soul, & Disco!

It’s STILL BLACK MUSIC MONTH!

There’s only 1 Velvet Voice Luther!!!!!!!! They likened him to the Pavarotti of R&B.

The 1st R&B male artist to have 11 consecutive PLATINUM albums. 💿💿💿

•8 Grammys, 8 American Music Awards, 5 Soul Train Awards all because of that VOICE!

What is your favorite Luther song?

It’s BLACK MUSIC MONTH!

This one is for the grown folks who know real Soul, R&B, & Jazz!

What is your favorite Phyllis Hyman song?

It’s BLACK MUSIC MONTH! And this legend recently had a birthday! We must tell our own stories!!!

Lionel Richie has remained relevant & unparalleled for 50+ yrs in this industry!

•a DIAMOND-selling album, “Can’t Slow Down”💎
•Oscar for Best Original Song, “Say You, Say Me”
•125M+ records sold worldwide
•9 Billboard #1 hits
•song of the year Grammy “We Are The World”

With Lionelle Richard (as some of his urban fans like to call him) the hits don’t stop! And neither do the accolades & accomplishments! He’s 1 of our favorite legends!

What is YOUR favorite Lionel Richie song?

Rhythm & Brews is celebrating Holliwood’s (our co-founder) birthday the 70s way!

If you’re in Atlanta & you have a 70s costume, you’re invited.

Come one, come all. Come ready to groove!💃🏽🪩🕺🏾

❤️💛💚🖤

Check out this version of “Lift Every Voice” by this phenomenal powerhouse vocalist & artist:

This is a powerful revolution happening. The acknowledgment of truth. The truth finally catching up. It’s a beautiful thing to be a part of.

Soul Music was birthed out of the necessity to tell OUR stories the way we LIVE it. The good, the bad, the blessed, & the ugly.

It’s not about being positive, it’s about being honest. That doesn’t diminish our naturally optimistic nature. We must maintain control of the narrative.

Happy Juneteenth! Don’t fall for the BS. Stand for something! Never sell your Soul!

🎉We’re bringin’ the funk back for Round 3 of Rhythm & Brews — and this time, it’s Holliwood’s (our co-founder) birthday bash!

Everyone’s invited. If you love Soul Music, Funk, & Disco, we want to party with you!

🎉 It’s goin’ down on a Monday night — because summer don’t sleep!

✨Come dressed in your flyest 1970s threads: bell bottoms, platforms, sequins, soul, and swagger.

Let’s make the past look better than the present.

Dig deep, family! What is your favorite Sister Rosetta Tharpe song?!

It’s BLACK MUSIC MONTH! We must tell our own stories.

The Godmother of Rock & Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharpe was the 1st “Gospel” artist to achieve success in the secular market with the single “Strange Things Happening Every Day” (1945).

She was among the 1st Gospel singers to combine Gospel vocals with the distorted electric guitar sound, mating the groundwork for Rock & Soul.

In the 1940s & 1950s she regularly performed for 10K+, even stadiums!!!

A true pioneer & foundational architect, who was said to be Little Richard’s greatest influence (he said this).

What is your favorite Natalie Cole song?

It’s BLACK MUSIC MONTH! We must tell our own stories!

Natalie Cole is 1 of our absolute favorites here at Legends Tribute (we have a special performance planned by an incredibly talented vocalist/musician, coming this Fall).

- we’ve called the office. A collaborative effort would be splendid. We have the blueprint; we’d love a partner.

She is Soul Music’s own “Sophisticated Lady” (a song she co-wrote). She was the daughter of Nat King Cole who often faced living up to his gigantic career.

She held her OWN!

She has the hits to prove it: “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love”, “Miss You Like Crazy”, “I’ve Got Love On My Mind”, “Our Love”, “Unforgettable (with Nat King Cole)”, “Inseparable”, “Pink Cadillac”, “I Live For Your Love”, & the list goes on…

Yesterday, a giant fell. R.I.P. Sly Stone!🎶🕊️

Earth hasn’t been the same since his deposits were made & we are eternally grateful. When we hear the phrase, “Often imitated, never duplicated.” Sly Stone, a true pioneer, should be amongst the FIRST to come to mind!

Sly Stone didn’t just create music—he reshaped it. With a mind that fused soul, funk, & rock, he built a sound that was entirely original and decades ahead of its time.

His band, Sly & The Family Stone, was the first major American group to be racially and gender-integrated, sending a bold message of unity through music that both challenged and transcended the social norms of the late 1960s. Songs like “Everyday People,” “Stand!” and “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” weren’t just hits—they were declarations of joy, resistance, and identity.

His influence was immediate and seismic.

George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic movement drew direct inspiration from Sly’s fearless experimentation and spiritual groove, blending cosmic philosophy with raw funk energy.

Larry Graham, his bassist, invented slap bass while playing with Sly, changing the language of rhythm forever. Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, and even Miles Davis were moved by his unapologetic boldness and sonic freedom.

His music pushed boundaries not just artistically, but spiritually—he made it okay to be weird, Black, loud, and revolutionary all at once.

That blueprint echoed for decades.

Prince took the torch and ran with it—combining gender fluidity, instrumental mastery, and genre-defying artistry into his purple empire.

André 3000 of OutKast followed in those footsteps, channeling Sly’s theatricality, vulnerability, and funk-futurism into Southern hip-hop. And even today, the DNA of Sly Stone’s music lives on in artists who blend sound and statement, art and activism.

There will never be another like him—but his impact, his funk, and his fearlessness will echo forever.

It is with deep condolences & regards that we say “Farewell!” to our legend, pioneer, & genius: Sly Stone❤️‍🩹

At 82, he’s passed.

Without him, we don’t have much of psychedelic soul, modern funk, & Hip-Hop. A trailblazer who’ll forever live through his music, impact, & legacy.💎

Thank YOU, Sly, for letting us all be ourselves as you provided the soundtrack.🥺

The Architect of Rock & Roll: Little Richard.

Known for his wild stage presence, flamboyant style & wardrobe, & signature wail! The definition of an icon. The innovator. The blueprint. The originator!

What is your favorite Little Richard song?

It’s BLACK MUSIC MONTH! It’s a must that we tell our own stories.