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News2 weeks agoThe Mavericks, Keb’ Mo’, Carla Thomas For Lifetime Americana Awards
The 2021 Americana Honors, on September 22 at the Ryman in Nashville, will open this year's Americanafest.
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Features2 weeks ago‘To Know You Is To Love You’: B.B. King Teams With Stevie Wonder
Remembering a great collaboration 1973 between giants of blues and soul.
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Features2 weeks ago
The 56 Best Gospel Songs Of All Time: Music’s Most Moving Spirituals
Spanning jazz, country, hip-hop and soul music, the best gospel songs of all time prove that the spirit can move you, no matter what your tastes.
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Features2 weeks ago
‘Can’t Get Enough’: Barry White’s Hard-Won Album Triumph
Barry's years of struggle made his bestselling album and single successes all the sweeter.
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Features2 weeks ago
‘Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud’: James Brown Speaks Volumes
‘Say It Loud (I'm Black And I’m Proud)’ became an R&B smash and an anthem of the Civil Rights era.
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Features2 weeks ago
Ollie And The Nightingales’ Self-Titled Album: A Landmark Stax Recording
Full of soul and songs of love, Ollie And The Nightingales’ self-titled album came at a time when soul music was changing fast, but it held its own.
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Features2 weeks ago
‘Upside Down’: When Diana Ross Got A Chic Makeover
The superstar vocalist's career was transformed by producers Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.
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Features2 weeks ago
‘I Want To Know’: Sugar Pie DeSanto Starts Her Soulful Mission
A treasured Chess Records artist made her R&B chart debut on September 5, 1960.
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News2 weeks ago
Motown’s Black Forum Label Reissues ‘Black Spirits Festival Of New Black Poets In America’
The album features contributions from Imamu Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), The Original Last Poets, Stanley Crouch, Norman Jordan and more.
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Features3 weeks ago
High Inergy Ring The Motown Bell With ‘You Can’t Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On)’
High Inergy were billed for a moment as ‘the next female supergroup,’ but achieved only one major hit, in 1977.
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News3 weeks ago
Rick James’ Deluxe Edition Of 1995 ‘Glow’ Album Makes Its Digital Debut
The extended album was previously available only as part of James’ Complete Motown Albums digital collection.
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News3 weeks ago
New Eric Kupper Remix Of Mary Wilson’s ‘Red Hot’ Set To Fill Dancefloors
The version is inspired by the original on Motown/UMe’s recently-released ‘Mary Wilson: Expanded Edition.’
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News3 weeks ago
Diana Ross Keeps The Party Going With ‘If The World Just Danced’ Single
The suitably club-flavored dance floor track is the follow-up to the equally ebullient ‘Thank You.’
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Features3 weeks ago
Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell: All You Need For A Perfect Pairing
Remembering when Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell made beautiful music and topped the R&B chart for August 31, 1968 with ‘You’re All I Need To Get By.’
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News3 weeks ago
Watch Bobbie Gentry Cover The Jackson 5 On ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
The charismatic Gentry, a familiar face on TV variety shows of the time, remakes the Motown quintet’s debut smash of a year earlier.
