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The Story Behind The Song: Dusty Springfield’s classic track ‘Son of a Preacher Man’
faroutmagazine.co.uk - Atreyi Banerji
Before the rising genre of psychedelia became the sine qua non of the 1960s music industry, there was soul music. One such talent was a female singer …
Mar 2
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Bunny Wailer, Reggae Pioneer With the Wailers, Dies at 73
The New York Times - Ben Sisario
Bunny Wailer, the last surviving original member of the Wailers, the Jamaican trio that helped establish and popularize reggae music — its other founders were Bob Marley and Peter Tosh — died on Tuesday...
Mar 2
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Questlove to Direct Sly Stone Documentary
Pitchfork - Allison Hussey
Questlove is set to direct a forthcoming documentary about funk titan Sly Stone, MRC Non-Fiction today has announced. Common will serve as an executive producer on the film. The project does not yet have...
Feb 19
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Bootsy Collins on the Genius of Fela Kuti: 'What He Brought Was Just So Powerful'
Rolling Stone - Kory Grow
In “Viva Nigeria,” one of Fela Kuti’s earliest 45s, the Afrobeat pioneer proclaims, “Men are born, kings are made.” Kuti, who was born a man in 1938 …
Feb 17
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Music at Home: Behind the British Invasion
Rolling Stone - Angie Martoccio
When the British Invasion arrived in America in the mid-1960s, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and other bands introduced songs like “Little Red …
Feb 19
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Tower of Power: 50 Years of Funk and Soul | PBS
PBS NewsHour
Tower of Power has been delivering their unique brand of soul music to fans since 1968. Tower of Power has been delivering their unique brand of soul …
Feb 19
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Bootsy Collins Shares Recordings From His Personal Archives
NPR - Raina Douris , Kimberly Junod
How's your day going? I hope you're having a good one so far, but if you're not... that may be about to change. Because today we are joined by the one and only Bootsy Collins. The funk legend's latest...
Feb 12
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James Brown's Emcee Gets Funeral Sendoff With Shiny Cape
U.S. News & World Report - Associated Press
Danny Ray spent years as the emcee for James Brown, and part of his job was draping capes on the Godfather of Soul. AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Danny Ray …
Feb 14
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Chick Corea: his 10 greatest recordings
The Guardian - John Fordham
The jazz pioneer Chick Corea died last week at the age of 79, leaving behind one of the most garlanded and wide-ranging catalogues in the genre’s history. He played with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock;...
Feb 15
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A look at Florida's soul music tradition
Axios - Selene San Felice
Florida might not be known for its music history as much as neighbors to the north, like Tennessee, but we’ve got soul. In honor of Black History …
Feb 5
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Northern soul singer Nolan Porter has died
NME - Sam Moore
Nolan Porter, the acclaimed singer whose music rose to prominence as part of the UK’s northern soul movement in the 1970s, has died. Porter’s death …
Feb 5