Dinah Washington and Brook Benton teamed up for two smash hits in 1960
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Ken Shane
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Inez and Charlie Foxx scored a big hit in ’63 but never fully broke out of the novelty box
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Ken Shane
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Otis Redding turned a B-side ballad into a soul classic
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Ken Shane
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By the time a 24 year-old Otis Redding arrived in Los Angeles in 1966 for appearances that included a Hollywood Bowl show with Donovan, Sonny & Cher, and the Mamas…
Ken Shane
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Just a week or so after tackling Rhino’s massive Big Star release, Keep An Eye on the Sky, I’m back writing about another huge effort from Rhino, Where the Action…
Kelly Stitzel
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In our new series, Kelly Stitzel and the Popdose staff bring you 27 — count ’em! — versions of the great blues-folk song “Stagger Lee.”
Jeff Giles
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Taj Mahal – Maestro (Heads Up, 2008) purchase this album (Amazon) Maestro celebrates Taj Mahal’s 40th anniversary as a recording artist, and true to contrarian form, Mr. Mahal has elected…
Jeff Giles
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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…
Jeff Giles
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Various Artists – Largo (1998) purchase this album Before telling you how much I love this album, and how I’ve hung onto it since stumbling across it in a used…
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