Jheri Curl June: The Time’s “Jerk Out”
Well, here we are: the last day of Jheri Curl June, and I don't think there could be a better band to go out with than the greatest band in the world,...
Jheri Curl June: Full Force’s “Love is for Suckers (Like Me and You)”
As we discussed in a previous post, by the middle of the decade the popularity of jheri curl music was waning, thus making room for both hip-hop and New Jack...
Jheri Curl June: Roger’s “I Want to Be Your Man”
Roger Troutman was a talented guitarist, bassist, keyboard player and harmonica player, yet he is undeniably best known for perfecting the use of the talkbox in R&B music. Between his band Zapp...
Jheri Curl June Special: Michael Jackson
It's only fitting, as we spend the last full week of Jheri Curl June discussing the twilight years of the genre, that we pay tribute to the man whose passing...
Jheri Curl June: Was (Not Was)’ “Walk the Dinosaur”
Is jheri curl music still jheri curl music when it's self-aware? This is the existential question raised by "Walk the Dinosaur," the hit 1988 single by Detroit new-wavers Was (Not Was)....
Jheri Curl June: Sheila E’s “A Love Bizarre”
Way back at the end of week one of Jheri Curl June, we argued that Prince left jheri curl music behind just after he arguably perfected it with his 1984...