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Soul Serenade: Anniversary MegaMix 1

Ken Shane October 7, 2010 8

Ken Shane celebrates the six-month anniversary of his Soul Serenade column with an awesome mix that includes every song that has appeared in his column so far

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The Friday Mixtape: 9/10/10

Kelly Stitzel September 10, 2010 7

El Ten Eleven – Hotcakes from Every Direction Is North (2007) Ben Folds Five – She Don’t Use Jelly from Lounge-A-Palooza (1997) Rosemary Clooney – Black Coffee from Music from the Television Series Crossing

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Soul Serenade: “Do What You Gotta Do” (Three Covers)

Ken Shane July 1, 2010 12

On Tuesday, my review of the new Jimmy Webb album, Just Across the River, ran on Popdose. If you read it, you know that I am a huge fan of Mr. Webb. The mp3

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Bootleg City: Jethro Tull, 11/25/87

Robert Cass October 9, 2009 8

As election day approaches, it’s important for a political candidate like myself to line up celebrity endorsements. One of my opponents, David Byrne, has the support of famous people-slash-political activists like Jane Fonda and

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Listening Booth: Nina Simone, “To Be Free”

Jeff Giles October 1, 2008 8

Nina Simone – To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story (Legacy, 2008) purchase this album (Amazon) Nina Simone made her concert debut in the early ’40s, as a 10-year-old girl named Eunice Kathleen Waymon.

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