Saying goodbye to the Queen of Soul with a prayer from 1968
Columbia Records
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Ken Shane
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The dog days of summer are upon us. I’m feeling lazy these days and I’ve even considered suspending the column for the rest of the summer and coming back fresh…
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Ken Shane
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When funk was in its ascendency BT Express set the charts on fire with their first two singles
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Ken Shane
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Peaches #1 (of 7) & Herb had their first hit with an American Songbook classic
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Ken Shane
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Lenny Welch was on his way to a big career until fate intervened
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Ken Shane
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O.C. Smith had a long and distinguished career but he is best known for his ’68 hit
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Keith Creighton
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In this new series, Injustice League, Popdose looks at some long-standing wrongs in the world of rock and roll that will thankfully not live on for another year. Mike Watt…
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Ken Shane
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Johnny Bristol had already had an amazing career when he scored his biggest hit
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Ken Shane
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Ronnie Dyson was a star of stage, screen, and the music charts who was lost too soon
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Ken Shane
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Shirley Ellis emerged as a three-hit wonder at a dark time in the nation’s history
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Rob Ross
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There are few people I can think of who come close to the sheer/unadulterated musical genius, skill and chops of Jaco Pastorius – the nearest that comes to mind is…
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Ken Shane
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Leon Haywood has had more than 20 R&B hits in a long and varied career.
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Ken Shane
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A new compilation from Omnivore shines a light on an unjustly forgotten soul singer
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Ken Shane
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Paying tribute to a recently departed soul legend
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Ken Shane
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The Intruders weren’t the biggest but they were the first for Gamble & Huff
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Ken Shane
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Johnnie Taylor covered Jimmy Hughes and made it his own
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Ken Shane
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The outstanding career of Bill Withers is finally getting some overdue recognition
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Ken Shane
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Walter Jackson overcame a childhood tragedy to become a star on the R&B charts
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Ken Shane
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Chuck Willis died while at the top of his game, but he left behind some classic records.
Dw. Dunphy
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Popdose speaks with singer-songwriter Nicole Atkins on the arrival of her new release, Mondo Amore.
Ken Shane
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The classic lineup of the Blues Project, led by Al Kooper and Steve Katz, made just one studio album. Fortunately, that album was the ’60s classic “Projections.”
Ken Shane
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Occasionally there is an event in the music world that transcends the mundane. The release of Bob Dylan’s publishing demos from the early ’60s is such an event.
Tom Werman
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In this week’s column, Tom Werman recounts the strange new world of the mid-’90s, and his struggles to prove his worth after hair metal fell out of fashion.
Tom Werman
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In his latest installment of The Producers, Tom Werman revisits 1979 and 1980, taking us through projects with Blue Oyster Cult, Molly Hatchet, and Cheap Trick — and up to the eve of a meeting with a certain pair of soul siblings.
Tom Werman
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[Editor’s Note: Earlier this week, a large chunk of this installment was lost in one of the Internet’s many tubes. We’ve since expanded it to its intended length, and are…
Matthew Bolin
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Our first installment of the new Popdose Lost Classics series is an album from earlier this decade by none other than our own Popmeister, Jeff Giles! What was supposed to…
Tom Werman
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Epic Records was located on the 13th floor of the imposing Eero Saarinen-designed CBS Building, dubbed “Black Rock” due to its black granite exterior. The interior was furnished with fine…
Tom Werman
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(Editor’s Note: Since Popdose’s earliest days, we’ve been blessed with some of the smartest and most music-savvy readers on the Web — and so, when we unexpectedly made the acquaintance…
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