In the event that it slipped your mind, the Prince of Sophisticated Soul is still a force in the music world. Will Downing‘s 19th album ‘Black Pears’ reminds fans of the sweet sound they know all too well. His latest project pays homage to some of music’s greatest vocalist. He talks to the Tom Joyner […]

Artist, Will Downing stopped by the WTLC Studios to chat with “Loverman” Jerry Wade, to talk about his new album Black Pearls.  Downing sings 10 different hits from some of the greatest musical inspirations, legendary Divas. Will and Jerry discuss friendships, music, and more in this exclusive interview. He even treated us with a special surprise […]

Tonight‘s Summer Mini Concert Series features music by an artist that has stood the test of time and he’s living proof that true talent will always have a home in R&B! Ladies and gents tonight we’ll hear the sounds by one smoothest brothers in the game Will Downing. We’ll also catch up with Will to […]

Will Downing is well known for his distinct style of smooth R&B and lucky for us it looks like we’ll get some new music by the end of the summer. Back with the lead single from his first full album in over six years, Will Downing just released the video “Everything I Miss At Home” […]

Will Downing certainly has come far by grace. The crooner, whose latest release is Euphoria, was diagnosed with polymyositis in 2007 a debilitating chronic inflammatory…

If there wasn’t a Donald Byrd, there would be no Will Downing. Plain and simple. The legendary trumpeter may have passed away in February, but his influence flows alive and well in Downing, who clearly remembers how Byrd’s appearance with his 125th Street band at a music class he took at Virginia Union University put him on the […]

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Will Downing’s remake of the Angela Bofill 1979 classic