Jheri Curl June: Angela Winbush’s “Angel”
This year's Jheri Curl June has leaned heavily into harder go-go beats and electro grooves. Sure, we had Atlantic Starr's grown and sexy "Love Me Down" at the beginning of...
Jheri Curl June: Midnight Star’s “Headlines”
Over the years, we've talked a lot about how Jheri Curl Music evolved over the decade: taking on associated sounds like electro and freestyle, before finally being subsumed by the...
Jheri Curl June: Whodini’s “The Freaks Come Out at Night”
Last December, legendary hip-hop pioneer John "Ecstasy" Fletcher passed away at the age of 56; so it seemed long overdue to pay tribute to the group he co-founded, Whodini, with...
Jheri Curl June: Nile Rodgers’ “Let’s Go Out Tonight”
If there's ever been an artist who embodied proto-Jheri Curl Music without ever quite crossing over into JCM proper, it's Nile Rodgers. As the guitarist and co-producer behind disco innovators...
Jheri Curl June: Pebbles’ “Mercedes Boy”
We've spoken briefly about Perri "Pebbles" Reid before, in the context of our 2016 profile of her ex-husband and producer, L.A. Reid, as well as our 2018 profile on André...
Jheri Curl June: Vanity’s “Under the Influence”
I've been sitting on this song for the last seven years holding out to see if maybe, just maybe, Vanity's music would appear on streaming services and we could add...