Cutouts Gone Wild!: Bunny Sigler, “The Best of Bunny Sigler: Sweeter Than the Berry” (1996)

Kenny Gamble »

Soul Serenade: Jerry Butler, “Mr. Dream Merchant”

Ken Shane December 22, 2011 2

Jerry Butler has had a lot of hits over the course of his illustrious career, but it was a lesser-known 1967 single that found a place in Ken Shane's heart

Soul Serenade: Joe Simon, “Drowning In The Sea of Love”

Ken Shane November 3, 2011 1

When the conversation turns to great soul singers, Joe Simon's name is not mentioned nearly enough. Ken Shane makes the case for the legendary hit maker

Jheri Curl Fridays 15: “Living All Alone”

Mike Heyliger September 9, 2011 5

Phyllis Hyman's 1986 hit "Living All Alone" is the subject of this week's Jheri Curl Fridays column

Soul Serenade: Teddy Pendergrass, “Live In ’82″ (Win the DVD!)

Ken Shane March 31, 2011 2

In 1982, Teddy Pendergrass was on top of the music world when he performed in London. A few weeks later, a tragic car accident changed everything

CD Review: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, “I Learned the Hard Way”

Ken Shane April 5, 2010 5

Retro-soul is a musical style in which contemporary artists attempt to recapture the sound and feel of the great soul music of the ’60s and early ’70s. Musical touchstones include the sounds of Motown,

CD Review: The Revelations featuring Tre Williams, “Deep Soul”

Ken Shane February 18, 2009 6

I love soul music in each and every one of its glorious permutations, so it’s been gratifying for me to listen as a new generation of soul masters has taken the spotlight in the

Hall of Fame Week: Todd Rundgren

Robert Cass March 16, 2008 42

“All the lies, all the truth, all the things that I offer you / All the sights, all the sounds, all the times that you turned me down / Is it my name? /