Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Eric M. Townsend Since the May 27 release of his chart-topping and critically lauded Blue Note Records album, Lay It Down, it has been a whirlwind year for legendary soul and R&B icon, Al Green. With Lay It... more info

Culture Bully — Al Green “Let’s Stay Together (11/04/2008)” (mp3) Al Green: (Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia) Al Green “Lay It Down” (album) Subscribe to Culture Bully Here Also: (Al Green on the Late Show with David Letterman) (Al Green on The Tonight Show... more info

Pitchfork — Bandleader, producer, studio owner, and Jamaican musical icon Byron Lee passed away November 4 after a battle with cancer, according to a post on his website. [Via Tiny Mix Tapes.] He was 73. Lee formed his famed band the Dragonaires in 1957 and kept... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Rock AlmanacSpinner.com: On This Date in 1974: Al Green suffers third-degree burns when a girlfriend pours scalding grits on him while he was bathing. The Almanac Advises for October 18: "Breakfast is often said to be the most important... more info

AngryApe — The singer covers classic soul songs on his sixth LP more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Spinner InterviewSpinner.com: Al Green's voice is a national treasure. His smooth, soulful singing has crafted more romance with songs like 'Let's Stay Together,' 'I'm Still in Love With You' and 'Tired of Being Alone' than Victoria's S... more info

All About Jazz — REHOBOTH BEACH -- When you consider taking in performances from Joe Piscopo, Charlie Thomas' Drifters and The Neville Brothers, you may anticipate quite a drive. But that's not the case. Every year, the Rehoboth Beach Autumn Jazz Festival, to be hel... more info

Paste Magazine — Eleven albums in, “Nashville’s
most *%$#’d up country band” 
remains as indefinable as ever I’ve long since given up attempting to label Lambchop; the exercise in futility hurts my head, and given that my ears are attached to ... more info

JamBase — ALL ABOARD!FORM A LINE AND MOVE WHAT MAMA GAVE YA! Happy birthday, Don Cornelius! As the host of the first nationally syndicated R&B focused TV show, Soul Train, for 25 years (1971-1996), he helped bring funk and soul into living rooms across the U... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Music, Beauty, 'Memba Them?! In the '70s, Al Green became famous with hit songs like "Let's Stay Together" and "I'm Still in Love with You." Guess what he looks like now!... Permalink more info