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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

A Gentle Genius

March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments Curtis Mayfield, Rhino Records, The Impressions

A new box set chronicles the crucial quadrant of studio albums comprising Curtis Mayfield’s first five years as a solo artist

Blues Psychedelics Soul

The Excellence of Music City USA

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 James Porter 0 Comments Excello Records, Lightnin' Slim, Nashville, RPM Books, Slim Harpo

An in-depth new book explores the catalog of Nashville’s premier R&B imprint Excello Records

Blues Rock Soul

A Modern Bluesman’s Political Awakening

March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Eric Clapton, Gary Clark Jr., Warner Bros.

Gary Clark Jr. holds nothing back on his third album This Land

Hard Rock Punk Rock Soul

Brothers, Sisters and Motherf&#kers

February 24, 2019February 25, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Detroit, MC5

Kick Out The Jams, the debut call-to-arms by Detroit’s MC5, made the case for revolution 50 years ago this month

Electronic Pop Soul

Can’t Stop the Way They Feel

February 20, 2019February 25, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Fine Young Cannibals

The Raw & The Cooked, the smash second album by Fine Young Cannibals, turns 30

Gospel Soul

The Gospel According to Mavis

February 16, 2019February 18, 2019 Bobby Moore 0 Comments Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples, The Staples Singers

As she plans her 80th birthday blowout at the Apollo, soul and gospel icon Mavis Staples celebrated the last year of her seventies in London, documented on this beguiling new live album

Country and/or Western Electronic Glam Gospel Hip Hop Pop Rock Soul

Couldn’t Get It Right: 2019 Grammys Post-Mortem

February 12, 2019February 13, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment Ariana Grande, Cardi B, Dolly Parton, Grammys, Kasey Musgraves, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus

“Music’s Biggest Night”? More like music’s longest night

Country and/or Western Hard Rock Hip Hop New Wave Pop Rock Soul

5 Cool Things About Last Night

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Brandi Carlile, Grammys, Janelle Monae, Kacey Musgraves, Post Malone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, St. Vincent, Travis Scott

A quick rundown of what made the 61st Grammy Awards special a worthwhile watch

Pop Soul

The 2019 Grammys

February 8, 2019February 13, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Ariana Grande, Cardi B, Grammys, Janelle Monae, Lady Gaga

What Will Win, and What Should Win

Pop Rock Soul

Soul Magic in the Heart of Texas

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments Akina Adderley, Austin, BettySoo, Charlie Faye, Charlie Faye and the Fayettes, TX

Austin’s Charlie Faye & The Fayettes are truly the whole shebang

Blues Soul

Soul ’69 at 50

January 29, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic Records

Aretha swings the blues

jazz Soul

The “One Night Only” You Can Savor on Repeat

January 24, 2019January 25, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Blue Note, Gregory Porter, Nat "King" Cole, Royal Albert Hall

The physical release of Gregory Porter’s first live album shows the jazz vocals master celebrating his roots and staking his claim in the genre.

Hip Hop jazz Soul

Sade Is 60

January 16, 2019January 17, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments MF Doom, Sade, Sweetback

Happy Birthday to the Godmother of Sophisti-Pop

Rock Soul

A Half Century of Chooglin’

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 Bobby Moore 0 Comments 1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty

A look back at Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Bayou Country

Alternative Rock Electronic Experimental Glam Pop Progressive Rock Rock Soul

The Real 1975, Part 1: Roxy Music

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1975, Brian Ferry, Roxy Music

Two distinct and historic tours bookend a crucial year in rock and roll

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