Dusty Springfield
In 1969 two of Motown’s greatest groups teamed up for a smash single
Inez and Charlie Foxx scored a big hit in ’63 but never fully broke out of the novelty box
Baby Washington had one crossover hit, but she was a presence on the R&B charts
Bobby Hebb wrote “Sunny” in response to personal and national tragedy
Young-Holt Unlimited scored with a ’68 hit … but was it them?
Even the best laid plans never quite work out as expected. When David McAlmont first met Bernard Butler in London’s Jazz CafÁ© in 1994, both were still reeling following acrimonious…
A hit for Madeline Bell that was a bigger hit by a Motown supergroup
One great song, three great versions. Which is your favorite?
Shelby Lynne gave another powerful performance in MA
Shelby Lynne has been out on the road promoting last year’s fine album “Revelation Road.” Ken Shane was there when the tour hit Fall River, MA.
The AM Gold express has reached the last station of the 1960s. Take a good look around, because we move on to the ’70s next week!
When duos split up, there’s usually only one breakout star who goes on to any semblance of a successful solo career, with the public casting its vote with its dollars…
All of this week’s AM Gold tunes but one were Top 10 hits in 1966. But only one of them was covered and surpassed by one Mr. Phil Collins.
The acclaimed British Invasion DVD series returns with a definitive look at the Hollies, a band that did nothing less than produce hits for more than a decade.
As our Time-Life “AM Gold” series rolls on with the next batch of tunes from 1964, let’s all take a moment to recognize the genius of the Bacharach/David team.
And just like that, 1963 is in our rear-view mirrors. But before we speed ahead to ’64 let’s fire up the old transistor radio and check out the final group of tunes from 1963.
Engineer and producer Phill Brown reflects on more than four decades in the music business with “Are We Still Rolling?” Chris Holmes weighs in with his review.
Ken Shane reflects on the first birthday of his weekly Soul Serenade column and gifts another classic soul megamix to our readers.
By 1968 Dusty Springfield’s career had stalled. Then she signed with Atlantic Records and released the classic Dusty in Memphis.
If you’re holding your breath for the day MTV starts playing music videos, let it go. It’s never going to happen, not while there’s still a young, rich nobody out…
Ken Shane celebrates the six-month anniversary of his Soul Serenade column with an awesome mix that includes every song that has appeared in his column so far.
In 1962, Dionne Warwick began her historic collaboration with Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Two years later she had the first in a long string of Top Ten hits.
On February 7, 1964, the Beatles arrived in America, and everything changed. When I say everything, I don’t just mean music. The world was never the same. The societal upheaval…
Kristina Train’s debut album for Blue Note Records, Spilt Milk, acquired its title honestly: As the final recording sessions were about to begin, a once in a lifetime computer glitch…