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Soul Serenade: Candy & The Kisses, “The 81″
Even in an era of dance crazes not every one took off
Read More »Soul Serenade: Maxine Brown, “Oh No Not My Baby”
Maxine Brown was one of the most respected soul singers of the '60s. Then a fateful decision by her label left her in the lurch
Read More »Jheri Curl Fridays 13 : “Street Corner”
When Nick Ashford passed away on Tuesday, the music world was robbed of a true legend. Nick, along with his partner (and later wife) Valerie Simpson, had a quarter-century run as one of the
Read More »Soul Serenade: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, “If I Could Build My Whole World Around You”
The story of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell is one that ends tragically, but begins in glory. Together they stormed the charts in 1967 with a series of indelible soul pop classics that retain
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