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A Stoned Soul Weekend: New York Pays Tribute to Laura Nyro, Gil Scott-Heron and R&B's Living Legends

Mon, August 13 2012 8:17pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Oyewole's declaration was also a solid summary of the truths and hopes always alive in classic R&B and expressed all weekend at Damrosch Park as part of Lincoln Center's 29th Annual Roots of American Music Festival.

Shorties (Kelly Hogan, Herta Mueller, and more)

Sat, May 19 2012 1:24pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

The Chicago Tribune profiles singer-songwriter Kelly Hogan.

Wayback Wednesday - The Fame Studios Story - 1961-1973

Thu, March 08 2012 3:29pm - Source: MOG

It was a full half-century ago that the recording studio, record label and publishing operation originally known as Florence Alabama Music Enterprises established itself and its trademark sound with the hit recording of 'You Better Move On' by Arthur Alexander.

Founding Fathers: Otis Clay

Wed, December 21 2011 12:20pm - Source: WNEW

A Founding Father of R&B who is still performing, Otis Clay 's best known for his soulful songs of the '60s and '70s.

The Bo-Keys – Got To Get Back (2011)

Sat, December 03 2011 1:39pm - Source: Something Else!

The Bo-Keys, with a spring-loaded, testifying Memphis vibe associated with Otis Redding, Rufus Thomas and Al Green, have put out an album that bubbles like a dark, spicy gumbo.

Song by Song Review: The Bo-Keys’ Got to Get Back

Fri, August 05 2011 6:54pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Only in Memphis, TN can anyone, from Germany to Japan, come to get this stuff on them when they hear this sound.

Bo-Keys' Ben Cauley Keeps Soul Alive After Otis Redding Crash and Stroke

Thu, July 07 2011 3:10pm - Source: Spinner

Ben Cauley was the sole survivor of the plane crash that took the lives of Otis Redding and four members of the Bar-Kays , the singer's backing band.

Lee Moses :: Time And Place

Mon, October 04 2010 3:35pm - Source: Aquarium Drunkard

As I mentioned last month, that early 70s Tony Owens collection I discovered in June inspired me to pull from the old soul and r&b stacks a bit more than usual.

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