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Soul Serenade: The Stylistics, “Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)”
"Stop, Look, Listen" began a chart roll for the team of the Stylistics and producer Thom Bell
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Soul Serenade: The O’Jays, “I’ll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)”
The O'Jays are best known as a hit-making trio, but they started as a quintet, and had one of their earliest hits as a quartet
Read More »Soul Serenade: Year One
Ken Shane reflects on the first birthday of his weekly Soul Serenade column and gifts another classic soul megamix to our readers
Read More »CD Review: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, “I Learned the Hard Way”
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,
Read More »CD Review: The Revelations featuring Tre Williams, “Deep Soul”
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
Read More »Fall Music Preview: 21 New Releases to Listen For
Ah, the fourth quarter. It isn’t as much of an event as it used to be, but even as the music industry crumbles to dust before our very eyes, artists and labels continue to
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