Two people have been arrested after a mum-of-three died six weeks after a suspected hit-and-run crash.
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“End of the Road,” they weren’t all in “Cooleyhighharmony” about the song.In fact, the demo sung by writer and producer Babyface fell flat with one member of the Grammy-winning group.“Nate [Morris] didn’t like it at first. He was just saying, ‘Uh, it’s all right,’ ” Boyz II Men’s Shawn Stockman told The Post. “And we were like, ‘Man, you are crazy.
It’s better than all right. We gon’ do this record!’ ”And the rest was truly history 30 years ago: After “End of the Road” ascended to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Aug.
15, 1992, it remained atop the chart for 13 consecutive weeks, breaking a longstanding record held by Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog”/“Don’t Be Cruel” single. Indeed, it was an endless road for the old-school soul ballad, ultimately leading Boyz II Men’s debut album “Cooleyhighharmony” to go nine-times platinum.The titanic tune was also one of the hits featured on the all-star soundtrack of Eddie Murphy’s classic romantic comedy “Boomerang.” Babyface — who wrote and produced much of the soundtrack with his “End of the Road” collaborators L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons — took inspiration from the movie.“I had to write a song for a scene,” said Babyface.
“But Reggie [Hudlin, the director] ultimately used it somewhere else in the film.”Babyface had such a special feeling about the song, he almost couldn’t let go of it. “I went like, ‘Wow, I almost want to keep this for myself.’ ”But the singer and hitmaker for everyone from Whitney Houston and TLC to Madonna and Mary J. Blige thought that the four-part harmonies of Boyz II Men — then a quartet, now a trio — would take “End of the Road” to the perfect place.
Two people have been arrested after a mum-of-three died six weeks after a suspected hit-and-run crash.
Elvis Presley fans celebrated Elvis Week and marked the 45th anniversary of the star's death, celebrating his short 42 years on Earth. Aside from his outstanding talent and good looks, another great quality of The King's was how he so lavishly shared his wealth. Elvis would regularly give large sums of money to charity and would bless his Memphis Mafia and staff with Christmas bonuses, cars and other gifts.
Elvis Presley's death was earlier this month on August 16, 2022. The King of Rock and Roll was found dead at his home, Graceland, in 1977, by his fiancée, Ginger Alden. His only child, Lisa Marie Presley, was just next door.
Warner Bros. also announced that “House Party” and “Evil Dead Rise,” initially greenlit as HBO Max releases, will now be theatrical releases that hits the big screen in December 9, 2022 and April 21, 2023 respectively.
Elvis Presley's death kicked off celebrations of Elvis Week earlier this month. The King of Rock and Roll was found dead at his home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977. Despite being dead for almost half a century, his music is still adored to this day by his fans - old and new.
Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977 after suffering a fatal heart attack on the toilet upstairs at Graceland when he was just 42. More than his entire lifetime has passed since then, but his nearest and dearest haven't forgotten the star they knew so intimately. For 20 years, Elvis lived with his extended family at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee.
Elvis Presley Fans are currently celebrating Elvis Week to commemorate the anniversary of the King's death. The star, who died on August 16, 1977, was found at his home in Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee, by his fiancée Ginger Alden.
Elvis Presley in the commemorative Elvis Week. This event is to coincide with the anniversary of the star's death, which is on August 16, 2022. The King died in 1977 of a cardiac arrest.
An inquest has opened into the death of a man who was killed in a hit-and-run after suffering from a medical episode. Nathan Louis James Hayes, 32, was waiting for a bus on Worsley Road North in Walkden when he had a medical episode ‘sat up in the road’.