Soul News & Features
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News1 month agoStevie Wonder’s House Full of Toys Benefit Concert Returns To Los Angeles
The event will be held at the Microsoft Theater on December 18.
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News1 month ago
Ronnie Wilson, Founding Member Of R&B Pioneers The Gap Band, Dead At 73
The Oklahoman multi-instrumentalist's passing was confirmed by his wife in a Facebook post published today.
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Features1 month ago‘Come Get To This’: Marvin Gaye’s Joyful Follow-Up To ‘Let’s Get It On’
The song opened with the doo-wop harmonies of Marvin's youth, before blossoming into a fingersnapping, joyful ode to a returning lover.
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News1 month ago
Diana Ross Shares New Photo And Video Teaser For ‘All Is Well’ From ‘Thank You’
Ms. Ross' first video in over a decade, it was directed by Amanda Demme in collaboration with her sons Evan Ross and Ross Naess.
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Features1 month ago
The Best Funk Albums Ever: 40 Classic Records
From iconic records by Parliament-Funkadelic and James Brown to Betty Davis and the Isaac Hayes, these are the best funk albums ever.
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Features1 month ago
‘Black Moses’: Why You Should Devote Yourself To Isaac Hayes’ Classic Album
Released in 1971, ‘Black Moses’ was Isaac Hayes’ fifth album to be released in a little over two years, and is arguably his crowning achievement.
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Features1 month ago
‘A Tribute To The Great Nat King Cole’: Marvin Gaye Honors Jazz Royalty
With ‘A Tribute To The Great Nat King Cole,’ Marvin Gaye proved that he was as capable of crooning jazz standards as he was turning out soul hits.
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In-Depth1 month ago
Say It Loud: How Music Changes Society
A song doesn’t have to have a message in order to change society. Race relations, gender equality and identity politics have all been shaped by music.
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Features1 month ago
‘Soul Explosion’: A Dynamite Compilation From Stax Records
Stax’s motto for 1969 was 'getting it all together' – and they did, on ‘Soul Explosion,’ one of the great soul music compilations of all time.
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Features1 month ago
25 Best Musician Halloween Costumes of All Time
While stage costumes are an integral part of performances and personas, Halloween calls for a different kind of dress-up, and these artists were up for the challenge.
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Features1 month ago
‘Motown Chartbusters’: The UK’s Winning Series Of Hits From Hitsville
The 1970 compilation was not only another collection of big hits from the label, it became the latest No.1 in the series itself.
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Features1 month ago
‘Baby Love’: Holland-Dozier-Holland Classic Reigns Supreme For Motown
The Holland-Dozier-Holland classic was released in the US just three weeks after ‘Where Did Our Love Go’ had finished its two-week reign.
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News1 month ago
Step Inside The Temptations’ Otis Williams Home In Exclusive ‘Digs’ Tour
Otis Williams is celebrating his 80th birthday and 60 years of The Temptations in style, by taking fans inside his home on an episode of ‘Digs.’
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Features1 month ago
‘Stevie Wonder’s Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants’: Further Flowerings Of Genius
Both baffling and astounding, ‘Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants’ found Stevie Wonder branching out into soundtrack work for the first time.
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Features1 month ago
‘Sexual Healing’: Grammy Glory For Marvin Gaye’s New Groove
If there was any initial hesitancy among pop radio programmers about the raunchy nature of the song, it was soon dispersed.
