I’m a well documented SWV fan. But since I’m feeling generous, allow me to document this again. From a piece I wrote called “An Ode to SWV” in February of 2016: Suggested Reading The Great American ...
Cheryl “Coko” Gamble, Tamara “Taj” Johnson and Leanne”Lelee” Lyons got their start in New York’s 1990s R&B scene as SWV (which stands for “Sisters With Voices”). They were signed to RCA in 1991 and ...
SWV: It’s About Time (RCA). They have the playfulness of TLC and the soulfulness of Shirley Murdoch. It’s About Time comes at the right time. SWV, Sisters With Voices, blends a hip-hop vibe with rich ...
Fiona Apple performed a brief, a capella version of SWV's 1992 single "Weak" for director Kevin Hayes, who posted the clip on his Instagram. It's a sparse rendition, but it's Fiona, so you know it's ...
SWV was riding high in the early 1990s. A trio of street-wise young women from New York City, Cheryl "Coko" Gamble, Tamara "Taj" Johnson and Leanne "Lelee" Lyons represented for the average around-the ...
R&B girl groups dominated music in the 1990s. Thanks to the stylings of SWV, Xscape, En Vogue, and more, the landscape of music — and entertainment as a whole — changed, and the groundwork was laid ...
The ’90s is regarded by many to be the golden age of R&B. Girl groups such as SWV, Xscape, and En Vogue defined the sound of a generation and changed what it meant to be a successful woman in the ...
Last week, director Kevin Hayes shared a video of Fiona Apple singing an a cappella rendition of SWV's 1992 single "Weak." And now, to celebrate Valentine's Day, he's filmed two goofy videos of her ...