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  News4 years ago

  Joni Sledge, Of Disco Figureheads Sister Sledge, Dies At 60

  Joni was the second oldest of the sisters from Philadelphia who will forever be associated with their role in the “Chic sound” of the late 1970s.

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  News4 years ago

  Leon Ware, Eminent Soul Man & Marvin Gaye Collaborator, Dies At 77

  Ware also wrote for many of the leading names in the R&B world, including the Isley Brothers and Quincy Jones, and made many fine records in his own name.

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  News4 years ago

  Death Of Hit Writer & Status Quo Producer John Schroeder

  Schroeder played significant roles in the early development of many UK artists and in the formative story of the Motown label in the UK.

• News5 years ago

  Remembering Buddy Bregman: Arranger, Composer And Music Producer

  Buddy Bregman, born in Chicago 1950 went on to play a key role in the formation of Verve Records in 1950, working with Ella, Louis, and Bing among others.

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  Features5 years ago

  ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’: Snoop And Pharrell Go No. 1 Pop

  The dream-team combination of Snoop Dogg and Pharrell weighed in with the final Hot 100 chart-topper of 2004.

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  Features5 years ago

  reDiscover The John Coltrane Quartet’s ‘Africa/Brass’

  This is quintessential Coltrane.

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  Features5 years ago

  ‘Hold On I’m Comin”: Sam & Dave Make Soul’s Top Table

  The duo were holding on for their first R&B No. 1 with a gem from the Isaac Hayes/David Porter songbook.

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  Features5 years ago

  A Soul-Jazz Rendezvous: When Jackie Wilson Met Count Basie

  An unexpected pairing brought a new Hot 100 entry in 1968.

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  Features6 years ago

  ‘My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It’: Hank Williams, Ricky Nelson And More

  In late November 1949, Hank hit the chart with 'My Bucket's Got A Hole In It,' a song from well before World War II.

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  Features7 years ago

  reDiscover Rod Stewart’s ‘An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down’

  The debut LP was released when the Faces frontman was in the unusual situation of trying to launch solo and band careers at the same time.