R&B Photo Archive

Nov 10, 2011
Marcella “Precise” Brailsford, half of the songwriting production duo Lady and a Tramp, recently stopped by BMI’s New York office to collect her 2011 BMI London Award for co-writing r&b troubadour Jaheim’s “Aint Leavin’ Without You.” Pictured are BMI’s Wardell Malloy, songwriter/producer Terence “Tramp-Baby” Abney, Brailsford, and BMI’s Samantha Cox and Ian Holder. View Photo

Sep 14, 2011
James “Nick” Nixon (right) performs at Celebrating the Songs of Strong, a benefit for Barrett Strong. View Photo

Sep 14, 2011
BMI and the Nashville Blues Society recently presented a special evening at B.B. King’s Blues Club in Nashville to honor legendary BMI songwriter Barrett Strong. Featuring performances by Sarah Buxton (pictured), James “Nick” Nixon and many loved Nashville blues artists, the event served as a benefit for the Motown giant, who composed classics such as “Heard it Through the Grapevine,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” “I Wish It Would Rain,” and many more. with performances by Sarah Buxton, James “Nick” Nixon, and a number of Nashville Blues artists. View Photo

Sep 14, 2011
Eliza Neals performs at Celebrating the Songs of Strong, a benefit for Barrett Strong. View Photo

Sep 14, 2011
Barrett Strong tells some of the stories behind his famous songs. His deep BMI catalog includes “Heard it Through the Grapevine,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” “I Wish It Would Rain,” and more. View Photo

Aug 17, 2011
Steve Cropper assembled an ace band and offered a plush set at Lincoln Center Out of Doors at Damrosch Park in New York. Cropper’s new album, Dedicated: A Salute to The "5" Royales , is an unbridled celebration of classic r&b from one of the genre’s pioneers. Featuring vocalists including Steve Winwood, Betty LaVette, John Popper, Dylan LeBlanc, Lucinda Williams, Delbert McClinton and Dan Penn, the critically acclaimed album was released August 9. Pictured at the show are guitarist/music director Jon Tiven; Barry Danielian, trumpet; Dylan LeBlanc, Muscle Shoals-based guest artist; drummer Anton Fig (Late Show with David Letterman); guest artist Bettye LaVette; Cropper; BMI’s Charlie Feldman; Leon Pendarvis, organ and piano; background vocalists Beth Hooker and Harry Stinson; guest artist Maxine Brown; bassist David Hood, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section; percussionist Billy Block; saxophonist Jerry Vivino, Conan; and guest artist Ellis Hooks View Photo

Jun 28, 2011
The latest installment of BMI’s Symmetry Live, held on June 16, featured a set by Nashville native and Atlanta transplant JC. The event doubled as a CD release party for the R&B songwriter/crooner’s new album of hot-buttered soul, EARCANDY. Pictured are BMI’s Byron Wright, JC, and BMI’s David Claassen. View Photo

Dec 09, 2010
BMI producer/songwriter Alex Da Kid stopped by BMI’s New York offices to celebrate 2011 Grammy nods for Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love the Way You Lie” and B.o.B’s "Airplanes," both of which he co-wrote and produced. Alex Da Kid’s two megahits will both vie for the coveted Record of the Year Grammy. Pictured are BMI’s Michael Drexler and Ian Holder, manager Marc Jordan, Alex da Kid, and BMI’s Charlie Feldman, Samantha Cox, Brandon Haas and Mike O’Neill. View Photo

Oct 20, 2010
Legend Jeff Barry recently made himself at home in BMI’s Nashville office, where he and artist/songwriter Rebecca Lynn Howard met for two day-long co-writing sessions. A BMI songwriter and producer whose oeuvre carries dizzying significance, Barry is American music, personified. Often working with Phil Spector, Barry and former wife Ellie Greenwich composed classics including "Da Doo Ron Ron," "Then He Kissed Me," "Be My Baby," “Do Wah Diddy Diddy,” "Chapel of Love," "Leader of the Pack," “River Deep-Mountain High” and so many more. The pair also discovered a captivating young voice in singer/songwriter Neil Diamond, whom they produced and helped launch. On his own, Barry helmed boards for numerous artists including The Monkees, and fanned inimitably out virtually everywhere, including Nashville: he penned Gary Stewart’s “Out of Hand.” Along with Greenwich, Jeff Barry was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year. Pictured are Rebecca Lynn Howard, BMI’s Perry Howard, and Jeff Barry. View Photo

Sep 29, 2010
Producer John “SK” McGee recently stopped by BMI’s Atlanta office. Lately, the Rocky Mount, NC native has been collaborating with Troy Taylor and Trey Songz. 22-year-old McGee has actually produced three of the songs on Songz’s latest album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure: “Red Lipstick,” “Massage,” and “Doorbell.” View Photo

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