Craft Recordings has remastered and reissued three of the seminal albums in soul music history on vinyl. It’s a veritable Holy Trinity of the genre.
Booker T. Jones
Judy Clay was known for her duet hits but she had much more to offer
The world lost a musical giant when Maurice White died last week at 74
A new collection celebrates the resurgence of a legendary soul label
It isn’t often you get to see a true musical giant up so close and personal. Seeing Booker T. Jones, the man whose name is (to me) most synonymous with…
Indeed – Sound The Alarm is an apt title for an artist with the legend and magnitude of the great Booker T. Jones. Back on Stax Records, the label whose…
“Big Bird” wasn’t a hit for Eddie Floyd but it made a lasting impression
Wilson Pickett had a storied career with Atlantic Records in the ’60s.
William Bell was one of the pioneers of the Stax sound
Booker T & The MG’s never equaled the success of their first record
The outstanding career of Bill Withers is finally getting some overdue recognition
Rock Court is back in session, and this time, the fate of God — a.k.a. Eric Clapton — hangs in the balance. Take your seat in the jury box!
I said I wouldn’t do it. I was called out, however, and if there’s one thing I’m not, that’s a punk. All my neon green hair fell out a long…
Full disclosure: I’m a Hammond B-3 soul and soul-jazz freak, so I’m a homer here. My universe aligns around the likes of great players like Billy Preston, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy…