Isaac Hayes
‘Put Me In Your Mix’: Barry White Glides Into The 1990s
A star who defined R&B in the 1970s moved into the 1990s with ‘Put Me In Your Mix.’
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Features3 weeks agoThe Complete Package: How Album Packaging Amplified Music
Album packaging has evolved over six decades. Excellent artwork still matters, and the future promises many advances for digital music and new media.
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Features4 weeks ago
The Greatest Film Scores Of All Time
Since the advent of sound in cinema, music has become an integral part of the movie experience.
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Features1 month ago‘Hot Buttered Soul’: How Isaac Hayes Invented Symphonic Soul
Released on September 23, 1969, Isaac Hayes’ 'Hot Buttered Soul' is a masterpiece that single-handedly invented symphonic soul.
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Features2 months ago
‘Soul Man’: Sam & Dave, Comin’ To Ya In 1967
The irresistible Isaac Hayes-David Porter composition and production ‘Soul Man’ became another Stax classic.
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Features2 months ago
Best Isaac Hayes Songs: 20 Tracks By A Soul Legend
The best Isaac Hayes songs revolutionized soul music, spearheaded symphonic soul and helped to invent the Blaxploitation genre.
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Features2 months ago
The Wattstax Concert: More Than Soul’s Woodstock
The Wattstax concert was a snapshot of the Black-is-Beautiful movement; an early 70s salve for the wounds caused by the 60s.
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Features2 months ago
Jimmy Webb And The Great Americana Songbook
One of the world’s pre-eminent songwriters, Jimmy Webb can be said to have spearheaded an Americana equivalent of The Great American Songbook.
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Features3 months ago
‘I Take What I Want’: James & Bobby Purify Call On Sam & Dave
One soul duo covered another in 1967, when James and Bobby remade the Sam & Dave song of two years earlier.
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Features3 months ago
‘Fever’ Pitch: The Best Cover Versions Of The Classic Peggy Lee Song
The history of ‘Fever’ includes some strange tales and unlikely artists. Here are some of the best cover versions of the song made famous by Peggy Lee.
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Features4 months ago
Best Stax Vocal Groups: 11 Essential Acts You Need To Hear
Among the best Stax vocal groups, you’ll find some of the finest soul singers of the 60s and 70s, letting you know how it felt to be young, gifted and black.
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In-Depth4 months ago
Pop Music: The World’s Most Important Art Form
Many people mistake pop music as disposable. But from the blues to The Beatles, some of the most important artistic statements have been wrapped up in the world’s most popular songs.
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Music Quizzes5 months ago
Isaac Hayes’ ‘Shaft’ Quiz
How well do you know Isaac Hayes’ 1971 album, ‘Shaft’?
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Features6 months ago
‘Mezzanine’: Massive Attack Go Up A Level With First No. 1
The Bristol collective hit the UK summit for the first time with the 1998 album.
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In-Depth6 months ago
The Great American Soulbook: An Awe-Inspiring Collection Of Songs
Motown’s great songwriters were the foundations of the Great American Soulbook, an imaginary, but nonetheless awe-inspiring collection of songs written in the name of soul. But it did not come easy.
