Soul Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Celebrating 50 Years of Two Philly Soul Essentials

September 8, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Cameo-Parkway Records, Eddie Levert, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Motown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia International Records, Soul, Teddy Pendergrass, The O'Jays

Looking back at I Miss You by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes and The O’Jays’ Back Stabbers

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Isaac Hayes: The Soul Man at 80

August 20, 2022August 20, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 80th birthday, Burt Bacharach, Isaac Hayes, Sam & Dave, Soul, South Park, Stax, Stax Records, The Beatles, The Carpenters

Celebrating the life of the late, great Stax Records maestro

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Gladys Knight’s UK Summer Of Soul

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments Concert, England, Gladys Knight, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Liverpool, Soul, Summer of Soul, UK

The R&B legend pours her entire being into a career-spanning performance on her 2022 UK tour

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Swamp Dogg: Still A Soulful Maverick After All These Years

May 23, 2022May 30, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments Auto-Tune, Bakersfield, Bon Iver, Buck Owens, Charley Pride, I Need A Job, I Need A Job... So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune, Jerry Williams, Joe Tex, Justin Vernon, Merle Haggard, Nashville, Soul, Swamp Dogg

An exclusive chat with the modern day king of Auto-Tune

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LISTEN: Champagne Sunday Maintains “Balance”

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Balance, Champagne Sunday, Jared Fredeen, Jessi Fredeen, single, Soul, SoundCloud, Tacoma, Washington

The acclaimed Tacoma, WA duo premieres the title track off their introspective new album

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Blues Funk Remembrance Soul

It Wasn’t Because He’s Black, It Was Because He Was Great

February 9, 2022February 10, 2022 James Porter 3 Comments Al Green, Ann Peebles, Booker T. And the MG's, Booker T. Jones, Buddy Guy, Cypress Hill, funk, Hi Records, KRS One, Mavis Staples, Michael Jackson, R&B, RIP, Soul, Syl Johnson, Willie Hutch, Wu-Tang Clan

Remembering the art and artistry of sampled soul giant Syl Johnson

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Disco Funk Pop Soul

Pop Top 40: Hot Soul Singles For The Week Ending February 28, 1981

April 7, 2021April 8, 2021 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments A Taste of Honey, Disco, George Benson, Grover Washington Jr., Jermaine Jackson, Kool and the Gang, Pop, Pop Top 40, Smokey Robinson, Soul, The Gap Band, The Isley Brothers, The Jacksons, The Manhattans, The Sugar Hill Gang, Yarbrough & Peoples

40 years ago, post-disco R&B was on fire

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Swamp Dogg’s Valentine’s Day Advice On Love, Hate and Insanity

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments 2021, Bon Iver, Jerry Williams, Soul, Swamp Dogg, Valentine's Day

The soul legend fields relationship questions from our reader mailbag

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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

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Blues Remembrance

Blues Giant Lucky Peterson Gone at 55

May 19, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Blues, Coronavirus, Lucky Peterson, Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, PBS, Soul

Child prodigy turned renowned statesman kept the blues alive and well in the 21st century

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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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Folk Funk Remembrance Soul

LISTEN: Godspeed, Bill Withers

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ain't No Sunshine, Bill Withers, folk, funk, Grandma's Hands, Just The Two Of Us, Lean On Me, Lovely Day, RIP, Soul

Family announces the passing of the soul legend, who died on March 30 at age 81

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An Artist in Transition: Sam Cooke’s The Complete Keen Years (1957-1960)

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Billie Holiday, Keen Records, Sam Cooke, Soul, Summertime, The Complete Keen Years 1957-1960, Vaughn Monroe

A concise box set shines a most necessary light on the soul legend’s early secular days

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