Ray Charles

Dylan Music Journalism 

Bob Dylan’s Infinite Playlist

November 24, 2022November 23, 2022 Craig Peters 1 Comment Bob Dylan, Bobby Bare, Dean Martin, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash and Uncle Dave Macon, Judy Garland, Little Richard, Perry Como, Ray Charles, Rosemary Clooney, Santana and The Eagles, Stephen Foster, The Clash, The Fugs, The Philosophy of Modern Song, Vic Damone, Warren Zevon

Inside his new book The Philosophy of Modern Song

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adblock Soul 

Swamp Dogg: Janis Joplin, Dionne Warwick and Me

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Williams, Joyful Noise, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Patti LaBelle, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Sly Stone, Smokey Robinson, Sorry You Couldn't Make It, Sorry You Couldn’t Make It Demos, Stevie Wonder, Swamp Dogg

Soul great also known as Jerry Williams tells all: “Ask me anything you want. I had a good night sleep.”

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Folk Pop 

Joan Baez, Judy Collins & the Female Folk-Pop Rebellion of 1965

October 1, 2020September 30, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1965, Bo Diddley, Cher, Donovan, Ike & Tina Turner, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Phil Spector, Ray Charles, Roger Miller, Sonny Bono, The Byrds, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Ronettes

For singers like Baez and Collins, the revolution happened at an opportune time

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Pop Soul 

Down Crossover Road: Ray Charles and Sam Cooke in 1960

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 2 Comments 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

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North Americana 

ALBUMS: Agriculture and Morality

July 9, 2020July 11, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments AC/DC, Agricultural Tragic, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Corb Lund, Don Edwards, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Ian Tyson, Marty Robbins, Michael Martin Murphy, Nancy Sinatra, New West, Ray Charles, Red Steagall, The Eagles, Tom Russell, Willie Nelson

On his new album, Corb Lund surveys Heartland happenstance with honesty and integrity 

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Hip Hop jazz Soul 

Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Bebop and Hip-Hop: Back on the Block at 30

December 10, 2019March 14, 2023 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments 1989, Back On The Block, Big Daddy Kane, Chaka Khan, George Benson, George Duke, Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Siedah Garrett

Quincy Jones’s Grammy-laden 1989 album was an unqualified triumph 

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Blues Soul 

Soul Men

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Aretha Franklin, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Ray Charles, Steve Cropper, The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers’ Briefcase Full of Blues at 40

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