May 16, 2012 by 16stone
Sylvia Robinson, is credited with being the mother of hip hop music. Sylvia was the founder of Sugar Hill records. She helped produce the first popular rap song, ”Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang. She also co-wrote and produced “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five which was the second popular rap song released.
From wikipedia: More about Sylvia Robinson
(March 6, 1936 – September 29, 2011)
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April 30, 2012 by 16stone
Carl Van Vechten captures Joyce Bryant on film wearing Zelda Wynn Valdes gowns.
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Photo credits: Carl Van Vechten
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April 21, 2012 by 16stone
Madeline Jackson aka “Sahji” was a stunning 1940′s exotic shake dancer. Little is know about her life but these snippets are left behind. She even graced the cover of Jet magazine announcing her career change to singing. While there is no known footage of her singing, there is video of her sultry dancing. Enjoy!
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April 17, 2012 by 16stone
Okay, I’m a day late for Selena’s birthday…but she’s been on my mind for weeks. She and Aaliyah have been heavy on the brain. Two talented beauties taken so young. To this day it still hurts to think about both of their tragedies. Selena is still loved today all over the world just as much as she was alive. Rest in peace… thanks for sharing Tejano with me.
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known simply as Selena, was an American singer-songwriter. She was named the “top Latin artist of the ’90s” and “Best selling Latin artist of the decade” by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits. The singer had the most successful singles of 1994 and 1995, “Amor Prohibido” and “No Me Queda Más“. She was called “The Queen of Tejano music“ and the Mexican equivalent of Madonna. Selena released her first album, Selena y Los Dinos, at the age of twelve. She won Female Vocalist of the Year at the 1987 Tejano Music Awards and landed a recording contract with EMI a few years later. Her fame grew throughout the early 1990s, especially in Spanish-speaking countries.
Selena was murdered at the age of 23 by Yolanda Saldívar, the president of her fan club. On April 12, 1995, two weeks after her death,George W. Bush, governor of Texas at the time, declared her birthday “Selena Day” in Texas. Warner Bros. produced Selena, a film based on her life starring Jennifer Lopez, in 1997. Selena’s life was also the basis of the musical Selena Forever starring Veronica Vazquez as Selena. In June 2006 Selena was commemorated with a life-sized bronze statue (Mirador de la Flor in Corpus Christi, Texas) and a Selena museum opened there. She has sold over 60 million albums worldwide.
Bidi Bidi Bom Bom and Si Una Vez Live The Last Concert
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April 13, 2012 by 16stone
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April 9, 2012 by 16stone
Hello out there! I’ve decided to do a new monthly feature. I have an extensive collection of vintage Jet magazine covers on file, and I think it’s about time I start sharing them. I have way too many to keep track of so hopefully I don’t do any repeats. I thought I would start with beach and swimsuit covers.
Enjoy 
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April 1, 2012 by 16stone
I’m so sick of this rain, but I’m lucky to have an awesome assortment of vintage umbrellas.
Here’s some inspiration for your own collection.
16 Stone Vintage umbrella treasury on etsy.com
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March 15, 2012 by 16stone
This gorgeous lithograph will be all mine hopefully by next week.
I’m head over heels for it right now. Enjoy!
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March 9, 2012 by 16stone
This magazine is impossible to find. I have no info about the publisher or how long it was around. I came across this by chance during my many hours of obsessing over vintage magazines. I promise I will find more. I love a challenge of finding the rarest of the rare. I love how vivid the covers are, hence the name. Enjoy!
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February 22, 2012 by 16stone
So I posted some covers from Brown magazine way back in 2010. I found a few more so here’s the full spread of them. I absolutely love the colors on this magazine and the poses too. These are a lot of fun. Enjoy!
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