Aaron Neville has had an impressive career with his brothers and as a solo artist but his biggest hit came in 1966
Aaron Neville
A minor hit for Soul Brothers Six became a huge hit for others
Johnny Ace was one of the biggest stars of the ’50s until one fateful Christmas Day in Houston
R&B pioneer Charles Brown released a Christmas classic in 1960
The Meters were well known as sidemen, but had hits of their own as well
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.
This week’s look at AM Gold (1967) showcases the man, the myth, the mole — Aaron Neville.
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.
Way Out Wednesday returns for a spell with a mixtape of songs commemorating the Scripps National Spelling Bee!
I never thought I’d be interested in listening to an Aaron Neville record. Yes, of course he’s done some stellar work with the Neville Brothers, but fellow children of the…
Hello again, everybody, and welcome to the final CHART ATTACK! of 2009! In case you haven’t noticed, Popdose has been pretty much taken over by horrible, horrible holiday music, and…
Mariah Carey shatters a 21-year record (and probably a few crystal glasses), Color Me Badd continues to suck, and Bryan Adams is told his album isn’t Canadian enough. It’s all part of Jason Hare’s CHART ATTACK! from 10/19/91!
Welcome to the second installment of an ongoing series celebrating songs that fell excruciatingly short of ascending to the top of BillboardÁ¢€â„¢s pop singles chart. In the course of compiling…
Rock ‘n’ roll and Gospel music have a long and contentious history, traditionally operating at odds to one another; and while it’s tempting to view that divide as entirely racial,…
Has this ever happened to you? You’ve bought a new album. You put it on and hit “play,” and as it’s playing, you find that you’re enjoying it well enough,…