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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

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Soul Serenade: Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, “Wake Up Everybody”

Ken Shane June 10, 2010 1

Last weekend I attended a Triple-A radio conference in Philadelphia. The event is called Non-Comm (as in noncommercial radio), and I’ll be writing more about it soon. One of the highlights of the conference,

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Bootleg City: Daryl Hall & John Oates

Robert Cass September 25, 2009 14

The career-spanning, four-disc box set Do What You Want, Be What You Are: The Music of Daryl Hall & John Oates comes out October 13, and in anticipation of its release, the 1980s pop

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

Robert Cass June 28, 2007 1

Note: My brother’s visiting from out of town this week, so I’ve got less time than I normally do for blog-type stuff; fortunately, our friend Robert, of the always entertaining Mulberry Panda 96, has

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