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12 hrs ago | Atlantic Monthly

A More Open Music Thread

After my post on Mos Def, my book editor, the brilliant Chris Jackson, sends along the following note.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul

Mon Jul 06, 2009

KBCO.com

Sugarf... - Black Joe Lewis & Th...

Austin-based Black Joe Lewis is a contemporary singer and guitarist with a bent toward vintage blues, soul, and R&B. Backed by his band the Honeybears, Lewis draws inspiration from such legendary "shouters" as Howlin' Wolf, Wilson Pickett, and James Brown, as well as smoother crooners including Sam Cooke and others.

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Related Topix: Austin Metro, Blues, Howlin' Wolf, Wilson Pickett, Soul, Black Entertainment, James Brown

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

Lifting up the soul

NORTH MYRTLE BEACHThe sanctuary was cool, but The Soul Lifters were about to heat up Macedonia AME Church.

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Related Topix: Gospel, Black Entertainment, Soul, The Soul Stirrers, Business News

Sun Jun 28, 2009

New York Post

So Much Soul Gone but Forever Young

WEEKS before the final curtain fell on Michael Jackson's remarkable life, I noticed a startling similarity among some of my favorite artists that went far beyond the musical genre.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Soul, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Barry White, Opinion

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Modesto Bee

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The Peaches & Herb coming to the Gallo Center for the Arts tonight aren't exactly the same hit-making duo from years past.

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Related Topix: R-N-B, Peaches & Herb, Motown, Soul, Black Entertainment, The Temptations

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Standard-Examiner

Foster delivers soul, 'Truth' to Utah event

AUDIO: Ruthie Foster performs "Stone Love" Ruthie Foster brings her band as a headlining act to the Utah Arts Festival on June 28.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, US Military, US Navy, Texas, Gospel, Black Entertainment, Soul, The Soul Stirrers, Otis Redding

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Time Out Chicago

Soul Fest for less

Though known for its blues roots, Chicago has also been home to some of soul music's biggest names.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Black Entertainment, Soul, Roy Ayers, Jazz

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Colorado Springs Independent

Young heart, old soul

Three things I know about Laura Gibson: She wrote all the songs on her new album, Beasts of Seasons , while living next to a graveyard.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Decemberists, Black Entertainment, Soul, Folk, Alan Lomax, Peter, Paul & Mary

Sat Jun 13, 2009

StarTribune

Review: LaVette reigns in Dakota appearance

"A change is gonna come," Bettye LaVette famously sang on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in January.

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Related Topix: Bettye Lavette, Soul, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, R&B, R-N-B, Black Entertainment, Entertainment

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Toledo Blade

Toledo soul singer celebrates new CD

Toledo soul singer Tracy Haynes' influences are pretty much what you'd expect. Marvin Gaye, R. Kelly, Sam Cooke, Stevie Wonder... the usual who's who of rhythm and blues vocalists.

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Related Topix: Toledo Metro, Toledo, OH, Marvin Gaye, Soul, Black Entertainment, Stevie Wonder

Mon Jun 08, 2009

The Austrailian

Seal of approval for soulful album

WHILE the professional moniker Seal sounds like a contrivance, in the manner of Sting or The Edge, it is in fact the first name of Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel.

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Related Topix: Seal, Pop/Rock, Black Entertainment, Soul, James Brown

Thu Jun 04, 2009

Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal News

Celebrating Black Music Month :

American music defines African American culture. It is as broad as, the legacy of its people and as of Marian Anderson at the Metropolitan Opera, W.C. Handy's blues on Memphis' Basin Street, Mahalia Jackson's Gospel, Count Basie's blues, Sam Cooke, Duke Ellington, Lady Day, Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller, Miles Davis, Lightning Hopkins, Nat King ...

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Related Topix: African-American, Mahalia Jackson, Gospel, Jazz, Count Basie, Black Entertainment, Soul, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller

Sun May 31, 2009

98.1 KVET

Oh Happy Day - Aaron Neville

Genres: Soul, Early R&B, Urban, Adult Contemporary, Pop/Rock, New Orleans R&B, Country-Soul, Contemporary Gospel, Pop-Soul, Smooth Soul Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Born: January 24, 1941 in New Orleans, LA Influences Similar Artists Followers Johnny Adams Biography Although Aaron Neville is often compared to singer Sam Cooke in terms of ...

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Related Topix: Aaron Neville, Soul, New Orleans, LA, Pop/Rock, January, Black Entertainment, The Neville Brothers

Sat May 23, 2009

The WAVE 92.1

Doctor's Orders - Carol Douglas

There's more to Carol Douglas than what meets the eye. On the surface she seems like your typical one-hit wonder disco star, but dig deeper and you'll find a beautiful diva with show business in her blood.

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Related Topix: Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Cab Calloway, Jazz, Black Entertainment, Soul

The Baltimore Sun

'Idol' finale

Nothing else matters about Tuesday night's competition final except what Adam Lambert did with Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come .

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Entertainment

Thu May 21, 2009

St. Cloud Times Online

Concerts & shows

Willie Walker & The Butanes. 7:30 p.m. June 19, Pioneer Place on Fifth. Walker and his band pay tribute to the late Sam Cooke.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, The Bellamy Brothers, Country, Pop/Rock, The Byrds, Minneapolis Metro

Wed May 20, 2009

VH1 News

Adam Lambert's 'A Change Is Gonna Come': The Story Behind The Cover

Adam Lambert has had ample opportunity to show off his rocker edge, his crooner side and his theatrical chops this season on "American Idol." But thanks to show co-creator Simon Fuller, on Tuesday night's final performance episode , the Los Angeles native got to dip his toes into some old-fashioned soul on a night when he was making his final bid ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Marvin Gaye, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Bettye Lavette, Raleigh Metro

Tue May 19, 2009

MTV News

Adam Lambert And Kris Allen Have Final 'American Idol' Showdown

Ryan Seacrest said it best at the top of the show: Tuesday night's final "American Idol" performance episode was the decisive showdown between "the acoustic rocker versus the glam rocker ... Conway versus California ... the guy next door versus the guyliner." And when Adam Lambert and Kris Allen came down the center stairs, the difference couldn't ...

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Related Topix: Game Show, American Idol, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, Theater, Arts, Musical Theater, Soul, Black Entertainment

Fri May 15, 2009

Online Scene

VAGABOND

Amongst the chaos of a touring band's dressing room, Jemma Davies interviews Alex Vargas, lead singer of Vagabond.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Aretha Franklin

Tue May 12, 2009

Cincinnati CityBeat

Music: Teenage Prayers

When New York's Teenage Prayers blew into town for 2007's MidPoint festivities, their incendiary set at The Exchange was easily a highlight of the whole shooting match.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Cincinnati, OH

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