All About Jazz — STAX NUMBER ONES COMPILATION COLLECTS CHART-TOPPING SONGS FROM THE FIRST NAME IN AMERICAN SOUL MUSIC Included are #1 hits by Booker T. and the MGs, Sam and Dave, Eddie Floyd, Otis Redding, Johnnie Taylor, Rufus Thomas, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singer... more info

Pop Candy — Turner Classic Movies just unveiled its list of the "15 Most Influential Film Soundtracks." It's full of great choices; I can't disagree with Ennio Morricone or Isaac Hayes or friggin' Star Wars. However, despite its merits, it does appear this list ... more info

Guardian Music — The big-voiced titan of silky soul, who died yesterday aged 59, deserves his place alongside the all-time greatsTeddy Pendergrass, the singer who inspired modern R&B lovermen from R Kelly to Raphael Siddiq, died yesterday, 13 January, at a hospital i... more info

Guardian Music — A towering example of Paul MacInnes' abilities, the pick of this week looks at beginnings with distinct elements and main riffsIf there is any one quality I have brought to the game of Readers Recommend since becoming its steward, it's the following:... more info

All About Jazz — Two discs feature the artists' greatest love songs, just in time for Christmas,New Year's Eve, and Valentine's Day! LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Concord Music Group's For Lovers series will continue on December 22, 2009 with CDs from both Ray Charles an... more info

MVSW — Here’s the Old School for the week: Geto Boys ~ “Mind Playing Tricks On Me” dirty version: This year Halloween fell on a weekend Me and Geto Boyz are trick-or-treating Geto Boys classic from 1991. Such a great song for Halloween. Samples: Isa... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Star & Micey are a Memphis band that sound like vintage folk soul group of the early Seventies. Geoff Smith had written a song about his ex (called Micey), ran into Joshua Cosby and the seeds for a band were sown. They became a trio after enlisting... more info

!tashed — Mayer Hawthorne has such a smooth, soulful voice, and it is no surprise given that he counts Isaac Hayes, Leroy Hutson, Mike Terry, and Barry White among his influences. Few expect such heartfelt sentiment to come from a ‘29-year-old white kid’ f... more info

All About Jazz — Pivotal 1971 soundtrack was one of soul music’s best sellers of all time and earned Isaac Hayes a Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe. LOS ANGELES, Calif. — In 1971, the song was everywhere. “Who is the man who would risk his neck for... more info

All About Jazz — Al Bell, who led Stax Records in Memphis during the labels 1960s and 70s heyday, has returned to the city as chairman of the Memphis Music Foundation to resuscitate its entertainment stature. AS the peacock-blue Cadillac with the gold trim and fur... more info