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Soul Serenade: Barry White, “Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe”
Barry White was a big star in every way in the '70s. His songs remain part of our lives to this day
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Fuck You Friday: “I Want You to Hurt Like I Do”
Randy Newman helps out in the first in a series of weekly middle fingers to the world
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Here’s Something Else!: Kicking It Old School, Sam Cooke Edition
America's first soul singer was lost in 1964 before his abilities as a writer, arranger and defacto producer could become more widely appreciated
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Parlour to Parlour, Episode 33: Quinn DeVeaux
Hailing from Oakland, California, Quinn DeVeaux talks about the hybrid of gospel, blues and R&B that he calls blue beat in this month's Parlour to Parlour
Read More »TV Review: “Sam Cooke: Crossing Over” American Masters (PBS)
Maybe it’s because I’ve read Peter Guralnick’s comprehensive 2005 Sam Cooke biography Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke that the newest entry in the generally wonderful PBS series American Masters, Sam Cooke –
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