Jerry Wexler
‘They All Learned From Ahms’: Atlantic Records’ Visionary Ahmet Ertegun
Ertegun died at 83 in December 2006, but to this day, the standards he set are aspired to by the modern generation of label heads.
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Features5 months ago‘If You Need Me’: Wilson Pickett And Solomon Burke’s Soulful Battle
Two great soul men were in friendly competition on the R&B charts with rival versions of 'If You Need Me.'
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Features7 months ago‘Dusty In Memphis’: The Strange Story Of Springfield’s Indisputable Classic
Surprisingly unsuccessful at the time, the album has thankfully become a monument to the unique soulfulness of one of Britain’s finest-ever voices.
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Features9 months ago
Clapton Meets The Queen Of Soul: When Eric Played For Aretha Franklin
In December 1967, a "nervous" British guitarist was drafted in as a guest on the 'Lady Soul' album.
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Features10 months ago
The Rhythm & The Blues: A Salute To Jerry Wexler
The erudite individual from the Bronx devised the very term rhythm and blues, before going on to help define it at Atlantic Records and far beyond.
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Features10 months ago
‘You Don’t Know Like I Know’: Sam & Dave’s Soul Starter
In the first week of 1966, the duo arrived on the national US scene with the first in a series of classic singles for Stax.
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News2 years ago
Dusty Springfield’s Landmark ‘Dusty In Memphis’ For Half-Speed Reissue
Recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Features2 years ago
Warm And Tender: Percy Sledge, Of ‘When A Man Loves A Woman’
The Alabama soul man recorded a host of other great material in his long career.
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In-Depth6 years ago
Know Your Writes – How Music Writers Inspire Us To Listen
While music journalism can be biased, disposable or sink to self-indulgent waffle, it’s served as a fertile breeding ground for incisive, informed writers.
