Curtis Mayfield
‘Hello Nasty’: How Three MCs And One DJ Created The Beastie Boys’ Classic
Beastie Boys always seemed to be pushing their music forward, while simultaneously borrowing heavily from their past.
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Features3 weeks agoThese Patriotic Songs Are Celebrations Of America
This collection of patriotic songs about America mixes buried treasures along with some must-hear standards.
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Features3 months ago
The Great American Songbook: Soul Covers
Soul covers of The Great American Songbook have added a gospel-derived power and dancefloor-driven sexiness to these timeless standards.
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News5 months ago
Soul Singer James Burke Of The Five Stairsteps, The Invisible Man’s Band Dies At 70
The artist’s vocals can be heard on such hits as 1970’s ‘O-o-h Child’ and 1980’s ‘All Night Thing.’
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Features6 months ago‘Voodoo’: D’Angelo’s Neo-Soul Masterpiece
Released in 2000, 'Voodoo' still stands as a wildly innovative, forward-thinking, and challenging record.
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Features6 months ago
‘The Second Album’: The Spencer Davis Group Keep On Running
The UK charts of January 20, 1966 made good reading for the SDG.
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Features7 months ago
‘We’re A Winner’: The People’s Soul Of Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
The inspiring and infectious song became the fourth of the Impressions' six R&B No.1s.
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Features7 months ago
‘…To Be Continued’: America’s Lovin’ Feelin’ For Isaac Hayes
At the end of 1970, '...To Be Continued' further enhanced a solo career path that made Hayes an R&B superstar.
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Features8 months ago
‘Let’s Do It Again’: The Staple Singers’ Big-Screen Soul Smash
The score album combined two great American talents, performed by the Staples and written and produced almost entirely by Curtis Mayfield.
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Features9 months ago
‘Snap!’: The Jam Crackle On First Hits Retrospective
Ten months after Paul Weller announced that the trend-setting band were splitting up, their name was back in the bestsellers with their first hits retrospective, 'Snap!'
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Features2 years ago
From Stage To Screen: A History Of Musicians-Turned-Film Composers
From the Issac Hayes’ funky instrumental scores to Trent Reznor’s dark genius, here are just a few of the growing ranks of musicians-turned-film composers.
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Features2 years ago
If You like Curtis Mayfield… You’ll Love Kendrick Lamar
Unafraid to tackle the big subjects, artists like Curtis Mayfield and Kendrick Lamar are as brave in their music as they are in their politics.
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News2 years ago
Earth Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey Announces New Solo Album, ‘Love Will Find A Way’
Trailed by the single, 'Billy Jack', Bailey's new album is due out on Verve on 21 June.
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News2 years ago
Nina Simone, Neil Diamond And Jay-Z Added To Library Of Congress
“The National Recording Registry honours the music that enriches our souls, the voices that tell our stories and the sounds that mirror our lives.”
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Features3 years ago
11 Singer-Songwriters Who Deserve The Nobel Prize
After Bob Dylan won the Nobel and pop songs are the new poetry, what other songwriters and artists are worthy of the award?
