Jheri Curl June: Marlon Jackson’s “Baby Tonight”
Earlier this month, I noticed a comment on our Instagram that said we'd been "sleeping on MJ." My first thought was, "sleeping on MJ?! We gave Michael Jackson our second-ever...
Jheri Curl June: Curtis Hairston’s “The Morning After”
As we round the corner into the last days of Jheri Curl June, today's pick is another repeat induction into the JCM Hall of Fame. You may recognize Curtis Hairston...
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: 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: The Pointer Sisters’ “Automatic”
If there's one thing to be said about Jheri Curl Music, it's that--much like its namesake hairstyle--it's remarkably gender-neutral: Many of the genre's greatest tracks were sung by women. That's...