On this date in 1988, Uptown Records R&B favorite Al B. Sure dropped his debut album In Effect Mode under the Uptown imprint and distributed it on Warner Bros. A little-known fact about Al B. Sure is ...

If you were a tween or teen in the 1990s, you were probably playing songs by Al B. Sure! in heavy rotation. The sexy singer from “Money-Earning Mount Vernon” gave up a chance to play college football ...

When it comes to the pioneers of late '80s R&B, few names carry the same mix of nostalgia and vocal smoothness as Al B. Sure! From slow jams that defined an era to radio waves that still carry his ...