The New Birth was an ever-shifting assemblage that scored a big hit in 1974
Harvey Fuqua
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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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New York City had one big hit and a history of legendary connections
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Ken Shane
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“I’d Rather Go Blind” was a B-side that practically defined the R&B genre
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Ken Shane
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Shorty Long’s should-have-been smash from 1966
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Ken Shane
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A Motown immortal is celebrated in recent reissues
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Ken Shane
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The Spinners had a remarkable run of hit singles with lead singer Philippe Wynne and producer Thom Bell.
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Ken Shane
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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.
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Leslie Liberatore
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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.
Ken Shane
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As part of a week of tributes to the late Clarence Clemons, Ken Shane features a musician who had a major impact on Clarence’s musical style.
Ken Shane
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The story of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell is one that ends tragically, but begins in glory. Together they stormed the charts in 1967 with a series of indelible soul…
Ken Shane
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Harvey Fuqua died on Tuesday. He was 80 years-old. Fuqua was from Louisville, KY, where in 1951 he founded a group called the Crazy Sounds. After the members of the…
Rob Smith
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Rob Smith provides some soulful sides to get us through winter’s last throes, in this week’s Popdose.com Friday Mixtape.
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