Music Addikts

This was Mint Condition’s first smash hit in 1991 and it hit number three on the Billboard’s R&B charts. 

They say the great one start early and for Lyn Collins, this was certainly the case. At the age of 14, this soul singer was rockin’ the mic, hailing from Ailene, Texas via Lexington, Kentucky.  Ms. Collins had the skills to back-up the great James Brown and toured with him, as part of his James Brown Revues.  These revues were some of the most extravagant productions in American pop music.

So, popular in fact that Lyn was able to build her own career, releasing her most popular song Think (About It) in 1972, a hit from her album of the same name. The song has since been sampled by several artists, with a large majority of the song used in Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock’s club hit “It Takes Two.”

Later in her life, Lyn made a comeback and generated enough interest in her work to re-release her albums, Think (About It) and Check Me Out, If You Don’t Know Me by Now overseas.

At the age of 56, Lyn Collins passed away from a cardia arrhythmia. Get a glimpse of Lyn’s beautiful voice in the video below, “Never Gonna Give You Up.”

Yea I know this song is a throwback and Throwback Thursday was yesterday, but I love this song and I really like Erika and Marcus’ cover.  With over 130,000 subscribers on Youtube, sharing the stage with the likes of Lady GaGa and working with super producer Bryan Michael Cox,  Erika David is quickly making a name for herself.  The young Las Vegas resident started doing Youtube videos a couple years ago and has gained quite a bit of recognition in that short time.  97 videos uploaded and showing no signs of stopping or slowing down, Erika brought in her singing buddy Marcus Marshall to tackle this cover.  I think the two compliment each others vocals and did a great job.  You can find both Erika David and Marcus Marshall on Youtube if you want to hear more from them.  So what say you ADDIKTS…..INJEKTION WORTHY???

Luther is a man that could and still brings chills to the spine.  He knows how to out-sing the young and the old. He is truly missed.