Prosecutor Wes Nance described their relationship as little more than a crush Marcy Shepherd had on Jocelyn. Wesley Earnest is appealing his conviction. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Jocelyn Brown, Licensed Professional Counselor, Shreveport, LA, 71134, (318) 310-8370, Trauma creates changes that you don't choose. In 2015, Brown was recognized as one of the top 40 Under 40 Black Professionals in Miami, Florida. "But as we continue to investigate the fire, certain things start to emergeWesley Earnest is due a huge insurance payoff and plus retains the land. A special hearing was called and the jury admitted to reading the journals. ", It was no joke to Wesley Earnest. Then, 15 months after Jocelyn's death, there was another bizarre twist. Brown had practiced at Perfect Sound Studio for more than two decades; it still felt like home, albeit much emptier in Browns absence. Love, Jocelyn.'". Prosecutors Wes Nance and Randy Krantz believe the murder scene was set up to deflect attention away from the killer. On the disco chart, "Somebody Else's Guy" peaked at number 13. He was still married and living with Jocelyn. What inspires you to make such timeless music? "That's a Wesley Earnest going through mid-life crisis," she replied, "but he did have a lot of money. "My parents divorced when I was 2 and my sister was 6," Laura Rogers said. "The one thing that I do know for sure in this case is that while there are many people that have many beliefs, that nothing is iron clad, and nothin' is 100-percent certain in this case.". Smith asked Earnest. The guilty verdict was a victory for prosecutors, but it wouldn't last long. / CBS News. She still featured on worldwide hits 'Something's Going On' and 'Keep On Jumpin' by Todd Terry (the latter covered her own song of the same name). Earnest and Shameka Wright have ended their relationship. Wesley killed me and he probably shot me,'" Investigator Gary Babb said, reciting a journal entry. A year later, one group is getting on better than the other. In 1984, Brown released a number of singles in her own name, including the smash dance floor anthem Somebodys else Guy (which she co-wrote and was later re-recorded in 1997 by CeCe Peniston), which reached #2 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart (#75 on the Hot 100) and became the title track of her first album (a compilation of tracks from her career to date). 2012 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. She was just her own woman. She let herself inside with Jocelyn's spare key, discovered her body, and called police. And then a simple human errorcreated that situation," said Krantz. "Thousands," he replied. The newlyweds moved to Bedford County, Va. Jocelyn began working at Genworth Financial in Lynchburg. It was fun! Its like James Browns band without James Brown. Earnest would get a second chance and Jocelyn's family would have to face their nightmare all over again. The evening was also a chance to celebrate the landmark 10th anniversary of the restaurant group, D&D London. In my opinion, there is a lack of awareness about what goes into the law field compared to the medical field. Aside from the practice of law, Brown has served the Miami-Dade community as the President of the Willkie D. Ferguson Jr. Bar Association, a member of the Dade-County Bar Association, and an advocate for womens sports. He doesn't care about how you feel about something. Although she has only one Billboard Hot 100 chart entry in her name, she has an extensive background in the music industry and is well-known in the world of dance music. My sister and I had both been in a relationship like that, although we weren't aware of it being like that. "Later on it was kinda the standard excuse, 'I love him' type of thingI never understood it. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. But, according to prosecutors, Earnest's behavior that day was suspicious. You're not sitting there trying to recreate the original song, because that song's already been created. Since 1990 she has lived in London, a move which made her available to work with a host of European producers including the UK's Incognito, with whom she scored another hit with their version of 'Always There'. Im inspiredbecause music is a part of me and I have always loved it, and want to share that with as many people as I can for as long as I can. I live in north London and what I like about it here is that it's more country or town orientated. Oddly enough, he borrowed it again two weeks after her death. It was the title track of Brown's debut solo album, released the same year. And if my sister was happy, she deserved to be happyand Lord knows she spent the last three years unhappy.". What have been some challenges that you have faced in your life andwhat accomplishment are you most proud of? She also enjoys watching reality television, creating art, and going to the ends of the Internet. She is licensed to practice in Florida and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. After having been both an educator and Principal, I very much enjoy getting to be an instructional leader in a role that is focused on supporting and encouraging teachers as they grow and work to meet the needs of their students. As was commonplace at the time, the Snap! We thank you very much for your patience. Well there's only one way they got there. "And said, 'Hey you wanna go out sometime' or what?" It was discovered inside her home and prosecutors were certain Wesley Earnest had altered it. As Wesley and Jocelyn started divorce proceedings, it was the lake house -- his prized possession -- they fought over. But he doesn't stop loving you. To do a cover version of a well known track is always a brave move to cover a track that is considered to have not one but two definitive versions could be considered foolhardy. "Is there any chance that he's put one over on you? Yes, I have an undergraduate degree in engineering, but when I was working as an engineer I felt unfulfilled. If you could work again with one person who you've worked with before, who would it be? "It's like a two-edged sword," Joyce Young said. Earnest was shunning your affection. For a minute in which her voice is accompanied only by the subtlest of piano motifs, Jocelyn demonstrates her full vocal range, from virtual whisper to lung-busting holler, as she lives out the words mix of yearning and pain in one of dance musics most memorable opening refrains. Smith asked. It was a nasty split. He did not kill her. "I'm a little uncomfortable talking about the negative things 'cause she's a wonderful personand I don't wanna talk negatively about somebody.". But I've known her for years. "She was a like a second mothershe'd get me off the school bus and walk me homemake sure I did my homework, cook me some ravioli (laughs). "If it's not you, do you want to find who did this?" R&B, Funk, Soul, Acid jazz, Nujazz, Dance, House, Disco, gospel, pop, New jack swing, nu jazz, House, Disco, Urban, Club/Dance, Electronic, Contemporary R&B, Passionate, Energetic, Exuberant, Bittersweet, Dramatic, Cathartic, Spiritual, Romantic, U.L.M., 4th & Broadway, Vinyl Dreams, Salsoul Records, Malaco, Warner Bros., Arista, Inner Life, Jammers, Kym Mazelle, Incognito, Martha Wash, Harlettes, Incognito: Live in London - the 30th Anniversary Concert, Motiv8 Feat. [1][5] In 1990, the line "I've got the power" was sampled from her 1985 dance hit, "Love's Gonna Get You" by electronica group Snap! My first and most influential role model is my mother. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. On Friday, March 4, 2022, the When Hope Calls actress took to Instagram to share the exciting news amongst her friends and well-wishers, posting a . Brown sang on 23 hit singles from the Official UK Singles Chart, 8 of which have reached the Top 20. Prosecutors were confident Wesley Earnest was the trigger man, but, without the journals and without the fire, could they prove it? Brown further developed her musical career in the late 1970s singing on records by studio-created bands like Revanche, Musique, Inner Life, Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes, Cerrone, Bad Girls, Chic, and Change, later singing with the Salsoul Orchestra, Soiree or Dazzle in 1979. LM: Describe a Jocelyn Brown performance in one word? As Brothers In Rhythm started the sample clearance process, Gilles Petersons fledgling Talkin Loud label was determined to bring long overdue commercial success to the always critically acclaimed Incognito, and had identified Always There as the song that could do it and Jocelyn Brown as the vocalist who could provide the necessary magic touch. Releases such as Moment of My Life and I Like It Like That connected with the dancefloor, but it was with their reimagining of a much-loved classic that Inner Life struck gold. "When you look at him now, what do you see?" "Mr. My favorite hangout spots are. View all concerts. Brown appeared on both seasons of BBC One's celebrity singing talent show Just the Two of Us;[6] first with TV presenter Matt Allwright (placing sixth), then with actor John Bardon from EastEnders (placing fourth). The grieving process takes time. Marvin Gaye and Tammie Terrell's version of 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' is such a popular, widely known interpretation of the song. Without mistakes, there are some things we will never know. LM: What luxurious item could you not live without? Unfortunately we haven't got to hear that many releases under her own name, but no one can have missed her 1984 classic "Somebody else's guy". There was a lot of dance music, from Keep On Jumpin, Aint No Mountain High Enough and Always There. In 1980, she appeared in Bette Midler's concert movie Divine Madness singing backup as a "Harlette" along with Ula Hedwig and Diva Gray. What are some main lessons you have learned in your lifetime? She is the daughter of Joe and Charlene Brown. "Do you think he's capable of burning down that house?". 103 posts. Jocelyn was born on October 25th, 1957 in Hartford to George Gordon and Dorothy Jones Payne. The music will be alive, even though he is gone, she said. IPS Legal Groups practice areas include patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, business startups, and complex business matters. Brown also appeared on Right Said Fred's smash hit "Don't Talk Just Kiss". "He told people that he was independently wealthy, he was unmarried. To be a good lawyer, you have to be responsive and pay attention to details. This is immediately evident in the intro to arguably her signature tune, 1984s Somebody Elses Guy. She managed to put sampling shenaningans to one side, and found a new generation entranced by her voice. The duo first gazed their eyes at the set of The Order. Chuck Brown, left, with sound engineer Tom McCarthy. Brothers In Rhythm cleared the sample, had a hit, made a further record with Charvoni, and went on to become one of the most gilded remix / production duos of the 90s; Charvoni, her profile suitably raised, was brought in to work with Black Box (to enable them to lose their reliance on samples); just 3 months after Such A Good Feeling charted, Incognitos version of Always There charted too it was not only the start of the bands most successful era, but it also catapulted Jocelyn Brown to the centre of the house scene: The dancefloor ley lines between disco and house are well documented, and having conquered the former, Jocelyn was to spend the next decade at the forefront of the latter, most notably garnering kudos through hook ups with New York house royalty. JB: Tokyo, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris there are so many its hard to write them all down. He was looking at the prosecution and he just kept talking," said Joyce Young. That's all. Marcy Shepherd: We kissed maybe three times. Where's his DNA?" The next morning, Shepherd drove over to Jocelyn's house. My new love will not leave the family. By closing, you're agreeing to cookies being used in line with our Cookie Policy. Defense attorney Joey Sanzone: And tell me who purchased this gun. You worked with and toured with Culture Club from 1985 1987. She is known for her powerful vocal range and emotional delivery. The singer is buried in an unmarked grave at Trinity Memorial Gardens in Waldorf. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. She is a woman of her word and she walks in faith. "I'm sure you've looked into what she was like in the days leading up to her death," Smith asked Sanzone. I have to walk off, get myself together and come back every time we perform.. "There's now been two major incidents, this man'swife has died a traumatic death the house burns down. He bought his own limousine, wore alligator shoes and tailored suits and sometimes draped fur coats over his shoulders.