Denise LaSalle earned the title “Queen of the Blues” with a series of legendary recordings and live performances
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No one brought the funk to the ’70s more than the originator of the “slap” bass, Larry Graham
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The Independents ran eight singles up the charts in their all-too-brief career
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Proving that soul knows no geographical bounds, this Canadian group raced up the charts in 1957.
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A multiracial British band gave us two of the most indelible hits of the ’60s
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Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson’s influence extended well beyond his hit records
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“The Godfather of G-Go” had his biggest hit in 1979
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The Ebonys had some chart success but never quite got the break they needed to really break through
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When Holland-Dozier-Holland left Motown in 1968 the team needed new hitmakers. They found them in 100 PROOF.
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A new box-set delves deeper into the Stax catalog than any previous reissue
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Craft Recordings has remastered and reissued three of the seminal albums in soul music history on vinyl. It’s a veritable Holy Trinity of the genre.
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Founded by two brothers of Solomon Burke, this Philadelphia group had to go overseas to find true success
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The group responsible for the original version of “Funky Broadway” didn’t stop there
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“The Payback” was the start of one of the best years in James Brown’s storied career
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When Dennis Edwards replaced David Ruffin in the Temptations their sound changed but the hits kept coming
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On February 2, Omnivore Recordings will release the third and fourth discs in their splendid compilation series The Ru-Jac Records story. Ru-Jac was a Baltimore-based soul and R&B label founded…
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Hugh Masekela topped the charts with his 1968 hit but had a life and career that reached far beyond that hit
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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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Bill Medley wrote a moderate hit for the Righteous Brothers in 1963. Three years later, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels made it a smash.
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Barbara Lynn’s debut single was a smash but she never managed to equal that success
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Bobby Womack encapsulates the New Year’s Eve spirit on his 1978 release
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This oft-covered Christmas hit had its origins in the late 1940s
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The Majors scored with a Jerry Ragavoy-produced hit in 1962
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Barbara George’s 1961 smash was her only hit but it was a monster
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The Detroit Emeralds ran a string of hits up the charts in the early ’70s
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Barbara Lewis scored some massive hits but her 1968 non-hit is right for today
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The Formations never had a hit but their records paved the way for the Sound of Philadelphia
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The Poets were classic one-hit wonders but what a hit it was
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Fats Domino’s storied career began with a 1950 hit
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In 1965 the Toys scored with a song that had an 18th-century melody