THEN AND NOW

THEN	NOW	COMMENTS
Smokey Robinson	Babyface	Babyface is a great songwriter, producer and singer, just as Smokey Robinson is. Babyface has already proven himself.
Teddy Pendergrass	Miles Jaye	Miles has a strong voice like Teddy, but he does not have Gamble and Huff and that will make all the difference in the world.
David Ruffin	Johnny Gill	This really isn't fair to Johnny because David Ruffin was arguably the greatest lead singer of the classic soul era.
Marvin Gaye	Maxwell	Ditto: This really isn't fair to Maxwell, but he is smooth like Marvin, but will never have the writing skills of the great Marvin Gaye.
The Four Tops	Boys II Men	Boys II Men - has the same style of the Four Tops, but they are not of the same quality of the Four Tops. I have one question: what will Boys II Men call themselves in 20 years?
The O'Jays	Jodici	They have a one-two-punch like the O'Jays, but they will never have the class of the Mighty O'Jays.
Lakeside	Mint Condition	Mint Condition is a very good young band with plenty of good qualities, but they lack the overall versatility of Lakeside.
Diana Ross	Whitney Houston	Whitney is Diana Ross all over again, and that is not a bad thing.
Gladys Knight	Regina Belle	Regina is soulful like Gladys, but she will come up short.
The Temptations	New Edition	New Edition has the steps of Blue Magic, the Temptations and The Dramatics; and they have three very good singer, but they too will come up short. There are not enough good songs for them to sing.
Leroy Hutson	Eric Benet	Eric has a smooth voice like Leroy Hutson, but where are the great songs?
Sly Stone	Prince (is that is name this year?)	Sly was a one-of-a-kind artist, just as Prince is today, too bad Sly has not received the credit that is due to him.
Lenny Williams	Rahsaan Patterson	Lenny is still around, but Rahsaan is about to take his title.
Smith Connection	After 7	The Smith Connection had a very smooth sound, After 7 has a smooth sound too.
Millie Jackson	Little K	Nasty, nasty, nasty, nothing more to say.
Dee Sharp	Marilyn Scott	Both artist are not the most popular; however, you won't find any better singers!
Jean Carn	Lisa Stainsfield	The Philly sound all over again.
Aretha Franklin	None	It will never happen.
Chaka Khan	None	It will never happen.
Phyllis Hyman	None	It will never happen.
Minnie Riperton	None	It will never happen.
Stevie Wonder	None	It will never happen.
The Jackson Five	None	It will never happen.
Earth Wind & Fire	None	It will never happen.
James Brown	None	It will never happen.
The Delfonics	None	It will never happen.
The Whispers	None	It will never happen.
Parliament / Funkadelic	None	It will never happen.