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Grown Folks Music: No Diggity’s 20th Anniversary: PARLOR SOCIAL’s Exclusive Interview with TEDDY RILEY

#Growns now you know this is what we’re all about here at Grown Folks Music… this is truly bridging the gap! Check out this great chat the features Parlor Social (a dynamic duo – Dessy Di Lauro (vocals), Ric’key Pageot (keys) – that was voted one of 2014’s “Hot 100 Unsigned Live Artists and Bands in the USA” by the national trade Magazine, Music Connection) with none of other than one of the late 20th century’s maestros of music Teddy Riley!

Informative and inspirational, these are the stories that we pull from the past to insure that we can move our present forward.

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popwrapped.com Parlor Social Chat “No Diggity”, Upcoming Shows & Social Media

popwrapped.com Parlor Social Chat “No Diggity”, Upcoming Shows & Social Media

Co-produced by the legendary Teddy Riley, “No Diggity” was a massive hit for Blackstreet in the 90s. More recently, neo-ragtime duo Parlor Social teamed up with Riley to perform a version of the song live in Los Angeles, and, subsequently, the pair have been introduced to a whole new and global fan-base.

Afropunk.com No doubt about it: Parlor Social's big band cover of Blackstreet's "No Diggity" is a winner

Afropunk.com No doubt about it: Parlor Social's big band cover of Blackstreet's "No Diggity" is a winner

What happens when you take an R&B classic, add a horn section, the Inspector Gadget theme, and an impeccable jazz arrangement? 7 minutes of glorious, big band greatness. Parlor Social and Teddy Riley connect to bring new life to Blackstreet’s jam “No Diggity,”

Live Performance of the Week: Teddy Riley and Parlor Social get "No Diggity"

Live Performance of the Week: Teddy Riley and Parlor Social get "No Diggity"

This is why the real music fan loves to see live shows. Yeah, you can go and listen to all that New Jack Swing created by the impresario of that sound, Teddy Riley for groups such as  Guy, Wrecks ‘N Effect and Blackstreet. And sure, you can hear Dessy DiLauro bring back fond memories of Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savanah Band by recrafting that sound in her own image for the 21st Century.