Your "Woman" Marky!

[judydoggie]

"Weezie Jefferson," actress Isabel Sanford, died in July of this year at 86 -- she was brilliant -- and would never have said that Mary Wilson "can't sing."

ET doesn't know what they're talking about vis-a-vis her being "without" a label -- as soon as Universal decided to distance themselves from her, Sony picked her up.

More soon.

[nrgbeat]

I think Marky meant the woman resembled Mrs. Jefferson not that it was actually Isabel Sanford.

[markydefad]

Yes nrgbeat, I meant "think" as in, looked like, not was. I do know that Isabel Sanford died.

[judydoggie]

Please accept my heartfelt apology, Marky, for taking you too seriously. I underestimated you and I'm sorry.

do ya still luv me?

Paul - a.k.a. JudyDoggie

[markydefad]

No need to apologize jd. I was just clarifying what I meant.

I'm not understanding your post. Miss Ross has re-recorded old Supremes hits for Sony? Is that what you mean?

[paul]

Marky, I'm impressed by Miss Ross. That was a lot of singing she did that night :) Add to that, she came with a nice supporting cast. Now that's what i call entertainment!

[markydefad]

Come to think of it, Miss Ross did meet Weezie Jefferson. Anyone recall when? :o :o :o

[judydoggie]

Gentlemen:

Please forgive me. ET did, indeed, know what they were talking about. My friend Kelly Mittleman sent the following email to me regarding her opus with Ms. Ross:

Paul....

Diana does not have a label. She put this record out
by herself with Nile producing and me singing all of
the background vocals. She is probably going to start
distributing it soon...and she is creating her own buzz
about it more than likely.

kelly

So get on Diana's official website and send her an email prompting her to release this important record!

Warmly,

Paul - a.k.a. Judydoggie

[Videoskooter]

Diana Ross doesn't have a label?

Is it a personal choice, Prince-wise?

Or is it because da companies are not interested in her anymore?

If that's the reason, I'm going to be very, very mad :evil:

[judydoggie]

Dear Videoskooter:

Who's to know. Ostensibly, there's no reason on earth, given Universal's sales of her product under the Motown label, that they wouldn't be the first to jump on the bandwagon if she wanted to release a new record. That being said, the record companies have been known to be far less forgiving than Hollywood when it comes to producing product for a star whose reputation is tarnished with controversy.

Take the example of Liza Minelli, who once commanded big bucks to turn out an album or make an appearance. Now, there's so much intoxication, accusation and litigation going on that only European labels have re-released her material since 2002. She hasn't recorded anything new since long before that.

Ms. Ross, for all her talent, has a shit-storm of controversy swirling around her, much of which is of her own making. And the public is unforgiving; they relish the downfall of a diva. (There're plenty more divas to go around who have pristine reputations.)

For what it's worth, my friend Ms. Mittleman told me a few months ago that Ms. Ross was upbeat and sober during their recording session together. Now it's up to Nile Rodgers to shop it to an appropriate label/distributor.