Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson’s influence extended well beyond his hit records
Etta James
This oft-covered Christmas hit had its origins in the late 1940s
Richard Berry wrote and recorded the original version of rock’s most legendary song
Inez and Charlie Foxx scored a big hit in ’63 but never fully broke out of the novelty box
Celebrating the joys of the season with Otis Redding
Tony Clarke wrote two hits for Etta James and had a hit of his own in 1965
Barbara Acklin wrote some massive hits and scored one of her own in ’68
The world lost a musical giant when Maurice White died last week at 74
“I’d Rather Go Blind” was a B-side that practically defined the R&B genre
Joe Tex was famous for his moves, great records, and his feud with James Brown
Paying tribute to a recently departed soul legend
A new album sheds light on a forgotten soul label
1961 was a big year for the Shirelles, and many other artists
Clarence Carter kicked off his solo career with the classic “Slip Away”
The world of soul, R&B, and funk lost three of its greatest artists last week. Ken Shane remembers Etta James, Johnny Otis, and Jimmy Castor.
Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date Tonight is dedicated to the memory of a soul legend, Ms. Etta James. The queen of date songs has died. RIP.
Get your Friday night date night songs here. Two songs for the soundtrack of your date tonight are served fresh and hot out of the oven each week for your pleasure. For all you lucky lovebirds, there’s a song to get your mood headed to hot and heavy. For the date deprived, there’s a song to soothe you, too.
Soul Serenade continues the Bob Dylan 70th birthday celebration with covers of Dylan songs by legendary soul artists Etta James, and the Persuasions.
Rob Smith provides some soulful sides to get us through winter’s last throes, in this week’s Popdose.com Friday Mixtape.
To the hardcore fan of 1950s blues, R&B, and soul, Etta James can be vexing. To anyone following the news lately, her calling out of Beyonce for singing “At Last”…
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE My copy of Paste magazine came in the mail a couple of weeks ago, and if you don’t know about Paste, they provide readers with…