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Soul Serenade: Etta, Johnny, and Jimmy
The world of soul, R&B, and funk lost three of its greatest artists last week. Ken Shane remembers Etta James, Johnny Otis, and Jimmy Castor
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Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date (No Date) Tonight
Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date Tonight is dedicated to the memory of a soul legend, Ms. Etta James. The queen of date songs has died.
Read More »Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date (and No Date) Tonight
Get your Friday night date night songs here. Two songs for the soundtrack of your date tonight are served fresh and hot out of the oven each week for your pleasure. For all
Read More »Soul Serenade: Etta James, “Gotta Serve Somebody”
Soul Serenade continues the Bob Dylan 70th birthday celebration with covers of Dylan songs by legendary soul artists Etta James, and the Persuasions
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Setting the Record Straight on Etta James
To the hardcore fan of 1950s blues, R&B, and soul, Etta James can be vexing. To anyone following the news lately, her calling out of Beyonce for singing “At Last” at an Obama inaugural
Read More »Mix Six: “Musical DNA”
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE My copy of Paste magazine came in the mail a couple of weeks ago, and if you don’t know about Paste, they provide readers with a CD sampler in
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