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Soul Serenade: Sam & Dave, “When Something Is Wrong With My Baby”
Isaac Hayes and David Porter wrote a string of hits for Sam & Dave in the '60s. Ken Shane recalls perhaps the greatest of them all
Read More »Soul Serenade: Stax Remasters Series (Win the Set!)
The Stax label released many of the seminal records in soul music history. The Stax Remasters series launches next week. We have a set for one lucky reader
Read More »CD Review: Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere, “Midnight Flyer”
You know these guys, at least you know their work. Between them, Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere were complicit in the creation of dozens of hit records in the ’60s and early ’70s. Guitarist
Read More »Bootleg City: “Vin Scelsa’s Live at Lunch,” 6/28/00 (Pt. 2)
In part two of this flashback edition of Vin Scelsa’s Live at Lunch, singer-songwriter Jules Shear talks about the R&B inspiration for “If She Knew What She Wants,” how he feels about artists licensing
Read More »Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’60s
Welcome to the second installment of an ongoing series celebrating songs that fell excruciatingly short of ascending to the top of Billboard’s pop singles chart. In the course of compiling and monitoring responses to
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