Keith Jarret was the same for me.

I didn’t find out until 5 years ago that the guys who sang 3rd whitest song ever Rosanna also sang the amazing Georgy Porgy and I ain’t been right since. I’m still searching for the truth that the Reagan Administration murdered the Black man that sang “Never Gonna Give You Up” and Milli Vanilli’d his ass with Rick…

The hell you say! Foxy is white?!? That I never knew. I just had to go to YouTube to verify it. Wow.

Phoebe Snow confused me for a lot of years. Thank goodness for Google (yes, i research folk’s ethnicities)

I get thinking BC was a Black man; the people who confound me are the folks who thought Madonna was a Black woman. Rilly?!?

I just learned the Scottish part last year. I always thought they were American.

My friend told me in middle school on the bus. I remember bc I was traumatized and could not forgive her for destroying my early 80's phantom slow dragging in the mirror w/ a TeddyP-esque singer fantasies. Also I learned from same aforementioned friend about Phoebe Snow. Clearly outing blue eyed soul singers was her…

How does the band Toto fit into this subject? White folks LOVE their song “Africa” (I admit I really like it too; I know that might sound terrible) and also like “Rosanna”. But they also did the song “Georgy Porgy”, which I’ve only heard at Black parties/clubs and gatherings. Cheryl Lynn did backing vocals and the…

Around the same time I found out Boz Stagg’s wasn’t a Neville Brother...

when i looked up who was the sample in “the light” by common my freshman year of high school. it’s been a minute.

The all-time champion of “wait, this singer is white?” is still Taylor Dayne, although Rick Astley would win if there weren’t that subtle giveaway hint of a Scottish burr around the edges of some of his syllables.

The only thing that I didn’t know about Bobby Caldwell was that his song was sampled in Common’s “The Light” (one of my favs. If this suddenly is heard on a first date, then I am certain that I will marry that man. And don’t let us be chilling in Bklyn, if it does happen) . I listen to this song, every-damn-day as I…

At home reading this article around 4pm on Dec. 12th, 2017.

I found out around 25. My Mom and my Aunt found our in their mid 50s when we were watching an tribute or awards show and he came out on stage.

i learned his true identity as a teenager (mid to late 70s). the ones that really got me going were the average white band, not that they were white (duh) but that they were freakin’ scottish.

Sometime earlier this year, with my mom. We were really feeling this song one day, probably while cleaning, and I googled it. I told my mom he was white. She about fell out. She LOVES that song and never ever knew. And she wasn’t even shook by Hall and Oates back in the day. Every time we hear this song, I ask if…

I was somewhere hoping that I could use racism to keep people from ever playing that stupid song again. I absolutely hate that song. I hated it before I knew his race. I hate that it’s considered blue eyed soul. I hate that song.

Bobby Caldwell himself is popping into folks twitter mentions on the subject right now. Panama, you deserve a goddamn Presidential Medal of Freedom from Obama for what you, Bomani, and Wesley contributed to bring some much-needed sunshine and joy to this day. What Black folks do with social media continues to be…

Me after reading this article: “Who the hell is Bobby Caldwell??”

I remember it like it was yesterday. I was maybe 12, in the kitchen, sitting in that lone chair in the middle of the kitchen, getting my hair done when he came on the radio. My father walked in through the kitchen, stopped and said, “Bobby Caldwell, That’s a bad white dude.” I laughed at my father, and he looked at me…