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Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date (No Date) Tonight

5375 days ago
Popdose — Tonight's date song tips the hat to a Tom Moulton remix of little known soul singer Patti Jo. Ms. Jo's "Make Me Believe in You" was also covered by Curtis Mayfield a year after its release date in 1973. more info

The Impressions played one of Southpaw's final shows w/ Binky Griptite & the Dee-Kays (pics & video)

5393 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — photos by David Andrako The history of The Impressions is a timeline that spans almost the entire course of rock & soul music. As most of you already know the group counted both Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield within their... more info

Say 'How Do You Do' to singer Mayer Hawthorne

5403 days ago
USA Today Music — "Barry White, Smokey Robinson and Curtis Mayfield are big influences for me. But I'm also a metal head." more info

Readers recommend: songs about losers – results

5411 days ago
Guardian Music — Stuck in Lonesome Town? Stranded on the Lost Highway? You're in good company, as our losers playlist showsMusic seems populated by losers. That's the impression you gave last week, when I asked you to nominate your favourite songs about losers. It se... more info

Funk songs from Vietnam GIs

5446 days ago
Guardian Music — Draftees were at a loose end as the US prepared to pull out of Vietnam – and expressed their frustrations in raucous funk bands performing covers of songs such as Backstabbers and Smiling Faces SometimesIn 1971 the US was pulling troops out of Viet... more info

The Impressions :: This Is My Country

5473 days ago
Aquarium Drunkard — “People Get Ready” was a vessel for the zeitgeist of the Civil Rights Movement. The Impressions’ earnest, glowing harmonizer made a perfect anthem, thanks to a sing-a-long chorus and a positive, be-gospeled message: a fair shake is on it’s wa... more info

Old music: Darondo – Didn't I

5496 days ago
Guardian Music — You don't have to be a crate-digger to appreciate the soul brilliance of DarondoEven those suspicious of soul fans' thirst for obscure tracks should hear this one. Didn't I is transcendent, up there with the best of Curtis Mayfield or Al Green.It's a... more info

Three New Mixes From Beady Eye

5498 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.com — We were expecting two new mixes from Andy to lead up to the UK tour in November. However he has been in touch over the weekend to give us this brand new mix - 'What The World Is Waiting For...' - and asked that it be uploaded first.The other two mixe... more info

My favourite album: Aquemini by OutKast

5510 days ago
Guardian Music — Our writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, Emma Warren bounces along to OutKastAquemini was the album that turned me into a raving OutKast fan, a position consolidated by subsequent albums Stankonia and Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. I consi... more info

We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue

5517 days ago
Aquarium Drunkard — Darker Than Blue: Soul From Jamdown 1973-1980: Not unlike Studio One Soul, the (excellent) compilation released by Soul Jazz Records, this 2001 Blood & Fire collection focuses on the American soul and R&B impact/influence on Jamaican music. While per... more info

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