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Inside The Last Charles Bradley Recording Session

May 21, 2019May 22, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments Charles Bradley, Daptone Records

A recently unearthed single before his tragic 2017 passing reveals the power of soul pitted against the ravages of cancer

Rock Soul

Something’s Coming On: The Rise of Joe Cocker & the Grease Band

May 20, 2019May 21, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, Fillmore East, Fillmore West, Grease Band, Joe Cocker, Woodstock 1969

In honor of his 75th birthday, we look back at the late singer’s pivotal 1969

Pop Rock Soul

N Exhibition Fit 4 A Prince

May 14, 2019May 15, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Museum of Pop Culture, Prince, Purple Rain

An exclusive look at the all-encompassing salute to the Purple One on display at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle

Disco Pop Records Soul

Donna Summer’s Bad Girls at 40

May 6, 2019May 7, 2019 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Casablanca Records, Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder

Still “Hot Stuff” after all these years

Funk Soul Spoken Word

He’s The Boss: Bernard Fowler Reinvents The Stones

April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 j. poet 1 Comment Bernard Fowler, Chuck D, Spoken Word, The Rolling Stones

The longtime backup singer for The World’s Greatest Rock & Roll Band pays tribute to his bosses by turning their songs Inside Out

Soul

VIDEO PREMIERE: Jericho by Naturally 7

April 6, 2019April 12, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Acapella, Bronx, Naturally 7, NY, Vocal Play

New York City’s premier vocal play group break the walls down with new single

Electronics Soul World

Guess We Found A Way

April 4, 2019April 12, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Africa, Eno Williams, Ibibio Sound Machine

Ibibio Sound Machine is the modern sound of Urban Africa

Pop Soul

Soul of a Woman

April 1, 2019April 11, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, Atlantic Records, Dusty Springfield

“Dusty In Memphis” at 50

Soul

Sam Cooke and The Crossover Dream

March 23, 2019March 23, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1964, RCA, Sam Cooke

March 1964 was a crucial month in the all-too-short life of the soul giant

Soul

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

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