Real Lyrics to Great Songs

Teena Marie's last album, "Congo Square," was titled after a historical meeting place for slaves in New Orleans, featured a tribute to Martin Luther King's widow and also song "Black Cool," written for President Barack Obama.

FILE - In this 2005 file image originally released by Universal Music, musician Teena Marie is shown. Marie, who made history as Motown's first white act but developed a lasting legacy with her silky soul pipes and with hits like "Lovergirl," "Square Biz," and "Fire and Desire" with mentor Rick James, has died. She was 54. (AP Photo/Universal Music, Tracy Jones, file) NO SALES

FILE - In this July 5, 2009 file photo, Teena Marie performs during the Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Marie, who made history as Motown's first white act but developed a lasting legacy with her silky soul pipes and with hits like "Lovergirl," "Square Biz," and "Fire and Desire" with mentor Rick James, has died. She was 54.

FILE - In this July 5, 2009 file photo, Teena Marie performs during the Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Marie, who made history as Motown's first white female act but developed a lasting legacy with her silky soul pipes and with hits like "Lovergirl," "Square Biz," and "Fire and Desire" with mentor Rick James, has died. She was 54.

FILE - In this 2005 file image originally released by Universal Music, musician Teena Marie is shown. Marie, who made history as Motown's first white female act but developed a lasting legacy with her silky soul pipes and with hits like "Lovergirl," "Square Biz," and "Fire and Desire" with mentor Rick James, has died. She was 54. (AP Photo/Universal Music, Tracy Jones, file) NO SALES

-- DELETES THAT SHE WAS THE FIRST WHITE FEMALE ACT-- FILE - In this July 5, 2009 file photo, Teena Marie performs during the Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Marie developed a lasting legacy with her silky soul pipes and with hits like "Lovergirl," "Square Biz," and "Fire and Desire" with mentor Rick James, has died. She was 54.

FILE - In this 2005 file image originally released by Universal Music, musician Teena Marie is shown. Marie developed a lasting legacy with her silky soul pipes and with hits like "Lovergirl," "Square Biz," and "Fire and Desire" with mentor Rick James, has died. She was 54. (AP Photo/Universal Music, Tracy Jones, file) NO SALES

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MAY 30

• Heart and Sammy Hagar

What: The Walk 'N' Rock for Kids concert featuring Heart and Sammy Hagar benefits Hope Productions.

When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Raley Field, 400 Ballpark Drive, West Sacramento

Cost: $75-$250

Information: (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com

DON'T MISS

SATURDAY-JAN. 29

• "World Vision Experience: AIDS – Step Into Africa"

What: Explore the multimedia, interactive exhibit focusing on the lives of children affected by HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Walk through the 2,500-square-foot replica of an African village while listening to one of four children's personal stories about the effects of the pandemic.

When: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily

Where: First Baptist Church of Elk Grove, 8939 E. Stockton Blvd., Elk Grove

Cost: Free

Information: (916) 685-4821 or www.worldvisionexperience.org

SATURDAY

• Maria Muldaur

What: Enjoy a night of New Orleans blues with Maria Muldaur and her Red Hot Bluesiana Band.

When: 8 p.m.

Where: Sutter Creek Theatre, 44 Main St., Sutter Creek

Cost: $23 in advance, $26 at the door

Information: (209) 267-1070 or www.suttercreektheatre.com

LAST CHANCE

TODAY

• "The Meeting"

What: What would have happened during the civil rights movement if Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had had a discussion about their different approaches to gaining equal rights for African Americans? Jeff Stetson's play, presented by Theatre3 Productions, explores that very question.

When: 7 p.m.

Where: Fred K. Robinson Administrative Center, 670 Dixieanne Ave., Sacramento

Cost: $10

Information: (916) 256-9212

Tupac Shakur's mother has donated a collection of the rapper's writing to the Robert W. Woodruff Library at Atlanta University Center.

Afeni Shakur has handed over more than 150 of her son's items, ranging from rough drafts of lyrics and poems to a photocopy of his contract with Suge Knight and Death Row Records.

The rapper's collection will be part of the archives at the library on the campus of the Atlanta University Center, which comprises the historically black universities of Morehouse College, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University and the Morehouse School of Medicine.

The library also houses The Martin Luther King Jr. Collection. Shakur's records are expected to be available for research in the fall of 2010.

"We need to read history from the source," Afeni Shakur said. "It gives people the opportunity to judge him objectively. What we want to do is educate."

Other items include the rapper's handwritten playlists of "All Eyez on Me" and "The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory"; letters he wrote to his family when he in prison in 1994; and some of his personal items returned to the family after his death.

Afeni Shakur says she has never read any of her son's notes.

"I haven't touched them one bit," she said. "I have not been able to. But I think when the library makes them available, I think I can go with my family and might able to do it for the first time."

Shakur was one of rap's best-selling artists, becoming an even bigger star after his release from prison in 1995 with his multi-platinum selling album "All Eyez on Me." He was shot to death while riding in a car with Knight in Las Vegas a year later.

"Tupac's collection provides this generation to see primary documents," said Loretta Parham, CEO and library director. "It's the opportunity for them to relate something from the past to now."