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WATCH: “Tell Me” by Devin B Thompson

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Blues, Chicago, Chicago Blues, Curtis Mayfield, Devin B Thompson, Luther Allison, Robben Ford, Tales of the Soul, Tell Me

The Rock & Roll Globe is proud to premiere the latest video from the Chicago soul blues luminary

Rock Soul

Happy Birthday Tina Turner

November 25, 2020November 26, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1989, birthday, Foreign Affair, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, Roger Davies, Tina Turner, Tony Joe White

As she approaches 81, Jim Sullivan reflects on an enlightening 1989 interview with the Soul Queen of Rock & Roll

Soul

Analog Girl In A Digital World: Mama’s Gun at 20

November 19, 2020November 21, 2020 Marcus K. Dowling 0 Comments 2000, Aaliyah, Andre 3000, Andre Benjamin, Bag Lady, Destiny’s Child, Doesn’t Really Matter, Dr. Dre, Erykah Badu, He Wasn’t Man Enough, Hot Boyz, J. Dilla, Janet Jackson, Jumpin’ Jumpin’, Mama’s Gun, Missy Elliott, Ms. Jackson, Toni Braxton, Try Again

Erykah Badu’s eternal soul classic still grounds us two decades later

Funk Hip Hop Rap Soul

Youth Full of Fire Ain’t Got Nowhere to Go: OutKast’s Stankonia Turns 20

November 2, 2020 Ted Miller 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, Andre 3000, Andre Benjamin, Antwan Patton, Aquemini, Big Boi, Billy Ocean, Dungeon Family, Goodie Mob, OutKast, Sir Lucius Leftfoot, Stankonia

The Atlanta duo’s career-definining fourth LP was the sweet sound of gasoline poured on the American Dream

Funk Reggae Soul

As If You Read My Mind: Hotter Than July at 40

September 29, 2020September 30, 2020 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 1980, Happy Birthday, Hotter Than July, Jammin (Master Blaster), Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants, Lately, Songs In The Key Of Life, Stevie Wonder, Tamla

The 19th studio album from Stevie Wonder kicked off the most successful decade of his career

Beatle Soul

All Things (Must) Pass: Encouraging Words Turns 50

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1970, 50th anniversary, All Things Must Pass, Apple Corps, Apple Records, Apple+, Billy Preston, Bobby Keys, Delaney Bramlett, Encouraging Words, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jim Price, John Lennon, My Sweet Lord, Neil Diamond, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sam and Dave, Sly Stone, The Band, The Beatles, the Edwin Hawkins Singers, the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Originally released on September 11, 1970, Billy Preston’s second Apple LP is a soulful paean to his status as “The 5th Beatle”

Soul

Earth Wind & Fire: Do You Remember the 21st Night of September?

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Allee Willis, Arthur Baker, David Morales, Earth Wind & Fire, Eric Kupper, Frankie Knuckles, Maurice White, September, TikTok

New remix EP and upcoming DJ Spinna marathon live set celebrate EWF’s most enduring hit

Soul

Dig the Slowness: Roberta Flack’s Chapter Two at 50

September 11, 2020September 13, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 3 Comments 1970, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic Records, Bernard Purdie, Brothers Four, Chad Mitchell Trio, Chapter Two, Chuck Rainey, Donny Hathaway, Eumir Deodato, Harry Belafonte, Hugh McCracken, King Curtis, Kingston Trio, LaVern Baker, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Paul & Mary, Quiet Fire, Richard Tee, Roberta Flack, The Smothers Brothers

The portrait of an artist looking for an audience at the intersection of enlightened soul and contemporary singer-songwriter pop

Pop Soul

Down Crossover Road: Ray Charles and Sam Cooke in 1960

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment 1960, Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records, Copacabana, Jerry Wexler, Leiber and Stoller, Ray Charles, RCA Victor, Sam Cooke, Tom Dowd

How two soul giants set the stage for pop music at the cusp of the Civil Rights era

Pop Punk Soul

ALBUMS: The Sun Never Sets For Paul Weller

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Jim Slusarek 1 Comment 2020, David Bowie, On Sunset, Paul Weller, Polydor, The Jam, The Style Council

The former Jam man’s latest solo album is his most soulful set since The Style Council days

Electronic jazz Soul

Good Co: Seattle’s Finest Party Band Keeps Swingin’ While Sheltered

July 30, 2020August 3, 2020 j. poet 1 Comment Duke Ellington, Electro-Swing, Good Co, Quarantine, Seattle

America’s best Electro-Swing band keeps expanding its musical horizons on fourth album, So Pretty

Folk Pop Soul

ALBUMS: The Many Flavours of Italian Ice

July 12, 2020July 16, 2020 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 2020, Britt Daniel, David Hood, Erin Rae, Italian Ice, McKenzie Smith, Midlake, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Nicole Atkins, Phil Spector, Seth Avett, Single Lock Records, Spoon, Spooner Oldham, St. Vincent, The Avett Brothers

As usual, Nicole Atkins and crew mix and match styles to spark retro yet fresh magic

Remembrance Soul

LISTEN: Heaven Must Have Sent Bonnie Pointer

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, Boz Scaggs, Elvin Bishop, Grace Slick, June Pointer, RIP, Ruth Pointer, Sesame Street, Sylvester James, The Pointer Sisters

We put together a career spanning mixtape in memory of the original Pointer Sister

Soul

The New National Anthem

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments A Change Is Gonna Come, George Floyd, Malcolm X, Minneapolis, RCA Victor, Sam Cooke, Soul, Spike Lee

How the enduring message of Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” still brings us light in our darkest hour

Funk Soul

LISTEN: Stevie Wonder at 70

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Detroit, funk, Happy Birthday, Motown, Soul, Stevie Wonder, Tamla

Wishing the Original Master Blaster a Happy Birthday with a joyride through his last 40 years on wax

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