Ken Shane first saw Tower of Power live back in the ’70s, and he’s seen them many times since. After 44 years as a band, they can still bring the soul thunder.
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When the conversation turns to great soul singers, Joe Simon’s name is not mentioned nearly enough. Ken Shane makes the case for the legendary hit maker.
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Last week Ken Shane had the opportunity to speak with Shelby Lynne about her new record Revelation Road, the most personal album of her career.
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Brenda Holloway isn’t often included in the discussion of great female Motown vocalists. Ken Shane tells us why she deserves to be.
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Ken Shane recently attended the Rhythm & Roots festival in RI for the first time. He reports on a day of great live music.
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Otis Redding would have turned 70 tomorrow. The great New Orleans musician Wardell Quezergue died this week. Ken Shane pays tribute to both artists.
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Jerry Leiber, a founding father of rock and roll, and one of the greatest songwriters in the history of popular music, died this week. Ken Shane pays tribute.
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Ken Shane was back at the Newport Folk Festival this year — but this time, he wasn’t just there as a journalist.
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Ken Shane will be covering the Newport Folk Festival for Popdose again this weekend. Among the artists he looks forward to seeing is soul legend Mavis Staples.
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Ken Shane celebrates the life and music of songwriter/producer Jerry Ragovoy who died this week at age 80.
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In which our own Ken Shane and Jim Fusilli of the Wall Street Journal debate the merits of Phil Spector’s work in light of his murder conviction.
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As part of a week of tributes to the late Clarence Clemons, Ken Shane features a musician who had a major impact on Clarence’s musical style.
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Ken Shane remembers his first Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band show and pays tribute to the band’s heart and soul, Clarence Clemons.
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Carl Gardner, the original lead singer of the Coasters died last week. He was the voice on a string of great singles for the group. Ken Shane pays tribute.
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A great new album from the LA band Dawes stirs some distant southern California memories for Ken Shane.
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Caught up in the HBO series Treme, Ken Shane is in a New Orleans mood this week. He delivers up a Crescent City classic from the Wild Tchoupitoulas.
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Inspired by the words of his Editor, Ken Shane launches a new column for Popdose with a declaration of principles and intent.
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May 21 marked the 40th anniversary of the release of Marvin Gaye’s landmark album What’s Going On. Ken Shane has an appreciation.
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Ken Shane reflects on the first birthday of his weekly Soul Serenade column and gifts another classic soul megamix to our readers.
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“Dedicated To The One I Love” is a song that has been covered many times over the years. Ken Shane thinks that a 1972 version by The Temprees was distinctive.
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Seeing the right Facebook post at the right time led Ken Shane to a very special Internet radio show. His Saturday nights have never been the same.
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We’ve come to expect great songwriting from Paul Simon. Ken Shane thinks that his new album is his best in a long time, and the finest album of the year so far.
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David Ackles released his masterpiece, “American Gothic,” in 1972. Critics loved it, but the public didn’t get it. Ken Shane remembers this lost classic.
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The great American songwriter Lucinda Williams has returned with her 10th studio album. Ken Shane thinks it’s one of the best of her storied career.
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In 1973 the legendary Bay Area funk band broke out with their third album, which included some of their best-known songs. Ken Shane recalls their biggest hit.
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It may be a bit too early to call them a supergroup, but according to Ken Shane, members of Dawes, Deer Tick, and Delta Spirit have made a fine debut album.
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This week Ken Shane brings us a non-disco hit from one of the dance genre’s most iconic bands.
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The Low Anthem’s 2009 album “Oh My God Charlie Darwin” was greeted with critical rapture. Ken Shane tells us if their new album lives up to expectations.
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The Civil Wars are two powerful voices with a handful of good songs. What more could you want? Ken Shane reviews their new album.