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[VIDEO] Soul Train Awards: Why I Wasn’t Feeling The Toni Braxton Tribute

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7 years ago

November 27, 2017

Listen, I think Ro James, Jessie J, and Luke James are great entertainers within their own right. But, they shouldn’t have paid auntie Toni Braxton homage, because, ummmm, they just didn’t have that ‘extra’ needed for a Toni Braxton song.

First of all, I’m OK with giving Toni the Legend Award, but if we’re going to give her that we need to make sure that those who give her a tribute are qualified.

I can see Ro James paying tribute to Rick James or the Gap Band. Luke James can kill a Luther Vandross tune or New Edition, of course. Jessie J, I am not quite sure…I’m sure she can pay tribute to someone-not Toni though.

Was Jennifer Hudson, Deborah Cox, Melanie Fiona, Jordin Sparks, Kelly Rowland, Amber Riley, or Bridget Kelly not avaialable to perfrom for the tribute?

Lalah Hathaway, Ledisi, and Demetria McKinley were in the audience with me. Hell, I know they could’ve paid tribute.

All I’m saying is that we needed more for her tribute and most of us were not feeling it. I mean, it fell flat-real flat.

I’m glad Toni Braxton gave us a good ol’ slay, baby! I really enjoyed Tamar jumping on the mic also. That was such a sweet sister moment.

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Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays Presents “Ace of Space” On Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 7 PM PT on Twitch

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Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky has performed on shows with some of the greatest musicians on the planet including Ozzy Osbourne, John Lodge, Steve Vai, Leland Sklar, Kenny Aronoff, Tommy James, Verdeen White, Ten Years After, BuckCherry, Rick Wakeman and more.

Rocky’s first studio album, “Firestorm” is now available worldwide through Allied Artists Music Group, together with an epic music video of his #1 Global DRT Chart topper single, “Rock Star”, that also picked up a Best Rock Performance nod at the 2019 Hollywood Music In Media Awards (“HMMA”).

Rocky Kramer recently returned to the studio to record his sophomore album “Alone In The Rain” which will be released later this year.

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