Candi Staton’s 32nd album, is a heartfelt homage to her musical origins, blending gospel, blues, and soul with contemporary nuances. At 85,...
Showing posts with label Soul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Soul. Show all posts
Leon Bridges - "Leon" : Texan singer's 4th album
Following 2021’s future-facing R&B set Gold-Diggers Sound and recent years collaborations with Khruangbin that ventured into left-field...
Rhonda Ross Kendrick, η κόρη της Diana Ross - Το μήλο κάτω από τη μηλιά!
H Rhonda Ross Kendrick είναι η μεγαλύτερη κόρη της Diana Ross γεννημένη το 1971. Πατέρας της είναι ο Berry Gordy, o γνωστός ιδρυτής της Mot...
Doris Duke - "I’m A Loser" : One of the great soul voices
The album was publicly stated to be a soul fans' all time favourite when it was released on 1969, and that fact alone will demand attent...
Aaron Frazer - "Into the blue": Soul traditionalist employs samples and hip-hop beats...
...to fine modern retro effect Great singing drummers rarely stay behind the kit forever. Such was the case with Aaron Frazer, the stick...
"Falling or Flying", the new release of Jorja Smith, the promising voice of the british soul
When JORJA SMITH released her debut album Lost & Found in 2018, it was near universally accepted that hers was a voice that could defin...
Funkadelic - "Maggot Brain"
To 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣 ήταν το τρίτο album των 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰 και ήταν το πιο επιδραστικό τους χάρη στους πετυχημένους πειραματι...
Donny Hathaway, a soul legend from the 70s
Donny Hathaway, born in 1945, was a prodigy. Aged three, he played piano and sang his first solo How Much I Owe Love Divine at his local Ch...
"Only The Strong Survive": Bruse Springsteen's new cover album
By making 15 old soul songs on his new album, Bruce Springsteen is setting himself quite a challenge. In strictly musical terms, he does a d...
THE STORY OF A SONG: Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
(written by Otis Redding & Steve Cropper) Recorded in Memphis on Dec. 7, 1967; chart debut Jan. 27. 1968 (4 weeks at #1 on Billboard cha...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS: (#19) : Stevie Wonder - "Songs in the key of life" (1976)
On August 15,1975, Stevie Wonder signed a $13 million contract with Motown, guaranteeing complete artistic freedom. He had stockpiled hundr...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS: (#11) : Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
Chicago native Curtis Mayfield became a fixture on the U.S. soul scene in 1961, when his vocal harmony group The Impressions began their ru...
“I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” : Otis Redding cries out loud...
Otis Redding began his career in the early Sixties as an R&B bawler in the Little Richard mold. But he defined himself and the burgeonin...
Merry Clayton, the voice behind many great voices
"I started with Bobby Darin. He signed me to Capital when I was 14, getting ready to be 15. And then the next encounter I had was with ...
"A Change Is Gonna Come" : Sam Cook's masterpiece
Sam Cooke first found success in the early Fifties, both with gospel group The Soul Stirrers and as a solo singer; “ You Send Me ” was a U.S...
"Gold-Diggers Sound", the return of Leon Bridges
Texas soul believer builds bridges With forays into funk-pop and disco, soul revivalist Leon Bridges nurtured retro-fetishism into new bloom...
Otis Redding ..I've Been Loving You Too Long
Otis Redding began his career in the early Sixties as an R&B bawler in the Little Richard mold. But he defined himself and the burgeonin...
The most expensive soul 45 in the world
The story that surrounds "the most expensive soul 45 in the world" is an intriguing one and with only two original copies known...
Black Pumas' self-titled debut album
Austin duo set off a soul explosion A mainstay of Austin’s music scene and co-founder of the much-treasured Latin rock-soul-funk ensemble...
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