Ken Shane lists his favorite albums of 2016
Ken Shane
Saying goodbye to a dreadful year with the ultimate party anthem
Celebrating the joys of the season with Otis Redding
2016 was a bad year for musicians, but a good year for music books
Baby Washington had one crossover hit, but she was a presence on the R&B charts
The exclusive premiere of the first track from Kate Ferber’s debut album, The Great Thaw
Legendary studio guitarist Dennis Coffey had a hit of his own in ’71
Bobby Hebb wrote “Sunny” in response to personal and national tragedy
Willie Hutch was a producer, songwriter, arranger, and hit-maker with 1975’s “Love Power”
Popdose hosts the exclusive premiere of the new video from Rick Barry
“The Twist” was the only 45 to reach #1 in two different years. But was the success a curse?
When the world was waiting for another Mary Wells hit Jackie Ross stepped up
You’ve heard it by Jackson Browne, but the original version topped the chart in 1960
Remembering the great songwriter Rod Temperton whose songs were the soundtrack of the ’80s
At one time or another Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd, and Sir Mack Rice were members of the Falcons
Chris Kenner hit it big in ’61. Covers of his songs were massive hits for others.
A splendid new visual history of the legendary soul label
A leading figure in the rise of Philly Soul, Bunny Sigler scored his own hit in ’67
Johnny Bristol had already had an amazing career when he scored his biggest hit
Acclaimed songwriter Keith Monacchio is back with a new album. Popdose has an exclusive track premiere.
Tony Clarke wrote two hits for Etta James and had a hit of his own in 1965
The O’Kaysions scored big in ’68 but there could have been many more
The funky People’s Choice scored big in ’71 and bigger in ’75
Barbara Acklin wrote some massive hits and scored one of her own in ’68
The Moments scored big hits before morphing into Ray, Goodman & Brown
In 1979 the songwriting and producing team stepped out for a smash of their own
The Silks are back with a new album and Popdose has the exclusive stream
The Chantels had two smash hits with two unrelated Smiths as lead singers
Mel & Tim went to Muscle Shoals to record their 1972 hit