Latimore scored with his Miami soul hit in 1974
Ken Shane
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Ken Shane lives in Narragansett, R.I. He is a freelance writer and far and away the oldest Popdose writer. In fact, he may be the oldest writer, period. He wants you to know that he generally does not share his colleagues' love for the music of the '80s, and he does not forgive them for loving it. (Ken passed away in November 2022. R.I.P. —Ed.)
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Billy Paul’s career was not limited to one hit single
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Natalie Cole emerged from a large shadow to become a star in her own right
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The Fantastic Johnny C scored with a funky hit in ’67
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The world lost a musical giant when Maurice White died last week at 74
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Young-Holt Unlimited scored with a ’68 hit … but was it them?
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Maxine Nightingale delivered a British soul smash in 1976
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Stevie Wonder broke new artistic ground with a trio of classic albums
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Happy New Year! In 1967, Aretha Franklin released “A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)” on Atlantic Records. The song was written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, with…
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It’s New Year’s Eve! Everybody’s waiting for The Midnight Hour
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Donny Hathaway’s 1970 single has become a holiday standard
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Brook Benton scored a big comeback hit in 1960
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Ken Shane recommends some of the year’s best music books
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A funked up cover of an already funky Bill Withers tune scored in ’74
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Luther Ingram released his indelible soul classic in 1972
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Robert Parker and the legendary Wardell Quezergue collaborated on a ’65 smash
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The world lost a musical giant when Allen Toussaint died this week
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A rare foray into the ’80s for a neo-soul smash with a classic soul pedigree
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The stars aligned in Muscle Shoals and produced a big hit for R.B. Greaves
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JJ Jackson scored big with his classic dance hit in 1966 and again in 1969
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Lee Dorsey had a string of classic Crescent City hits in the ’60s
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Leon Haywood has had more than 20 R&B hits in a long and varied career.
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A career of brilliant variety came to an end when Wilton Felder died this week
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New York City had one big hit and a history of legendary connections
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The Zombies were the second English group to have a #1 single in the US, trailing only the Beatles for that distinction, when their 1964 debut single “She’s Not There”…
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In the beginning, there was doo-wop … even at Stax.
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James & Bobby Purify launched their career with a Muscle Shoals classic