Even though I’m considered a music writer, expert or whatever the hell you wanna call me, I much rather consider myself a student of music. No matter how much I think I know, I’m always discovering and learning new things from music. So in digging around for a post, I stumbled across this interesting find. Now the wonderful thing about music is it’s incredible ability to cross the boundaries of nationality, language and time. This is definitely shown through one of my favorite songs, “I (Who Have Nothing)”. Though this song has traveled from it’s Italian roots through actor and singer, Mr. Joe Sentieri, it has continued to move through the voices of Ben E. King, Linda Jones, Tom Jones, Donnie Hathaway with Roberta Flack, Sylvester, Shirley Bassey and many more. For this particular post, it was hard for me to chose which version I loved the most so I did a threesome. Ya’ll keep yo mind out the gutter – I ain’t talkin’ ’bout that kind of “threesome” 🙂 . I wanted to stack the original version with the timeless voice of Luther Vandross and Martha Wash then bring it back with a live version with Ms. Gladys Knight. Hope you enjoy!!!
Hope West is a music enthusiast and music photographer who has captured artists like B.B. King, Janet Jackson, Teddy Riley and many others. A life long lover of music, Hope is a graduate of Full Sail University where she studied music engineering. She’s also a proud “Florida Girl” born and raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. and currently resides in Atlanta, GA as a “Georgia Peach”. Hope is known for her creativity, sense of humor and quirky perfectionism. Artist(s) that make her freak out as a music fan: Sheila E., Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Quincy Jones.
