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  News3 years ago

  James Ingram, Grammy-Winning R&B Singer Dies Aged 66

  "With that soulful, whisky sounding voice, James Ingram was simply magical."

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  News3 years ago

  BET To Air ‘Soul Train’ Inspired Original Series ‘American Soul’

  The “hippest trip in America” is returning to the small screen with the new drama series American Soul for BET, inspired by the life and times of Soul Train creator and host,...

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  News3 years ago

  Grammy-Winning Bassist Marcus Miller Returns With ‘Laid Black’

  Set features collaborations with Trombone Shorty, Take 6 and more.

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  News3 years ago

  Octogenarian Funk Master Bobby Rush Guests With Queens Of The Stone Age

  It was the 84-year-old's second New Orleans gig of the day, after an appearance at JazzFest.

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  News3 years ago

  Horn Legend Charles Neville Of Neville Brothers Dies Aged 79

  Charles Neville, legendary saxophonist of the New Orleans funk outfit the Neville Brothers has died at the age of 79 after battling pancreatic cancer.

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  Features5 years ago

  Bar-Kays Back In The Groove In ’69

  In the summer of 1969, the reconfigured Bar-Kays were seeing their first US chart action, albeit modestly, with the album Gotta Groove.

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  News5 years ago

  Bobby Rush Brings The Funk To Rounder

  Bobby Rush, now 82 and one of the great names in southern funk-blues, has signed to Rounder and will release the album Porcupine Meat on 16 September.

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  Features6 years ago

  Weller’s Band Form Collective, And Paul Boxes Clever

  The members of Paul Weller's band are to tour as Songbook Collective, and Paul Weller himself is to score the boxing movie Jawbone, starring Ray Winstone.

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  Features6 years ago

  Solo Album From James Brown’s Right-Hand-Woman, Martha High

  Martha High, who sang on stage with James Brown for 30 years and was his longest-running female vocalist, is back in the spotlight for a new solo album.

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  In-Depth6 years ago

  All Funked Up… And How We Got That Way

  What is funk? Some say it’s all about the groove, for others it’s the attitude, the glide in your stride, the dip in yo’ hip. Time to immerse yourself...