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King Coleman obituary

5543 days ago
Guardian Music — Pioneer of the Mashed Potatoes dance crazeIn America, the late 1950s and early 1960s was an era of dance crazes, with the Twist followed in quick succession by the Hully Gully, the Hitch-Hike and numerous others. Among them was the Mashed Potatoes, w... more info
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friday morning updates

5547 days ago
Totally Fuzzy — Ishkabibliophile said... A 70s Blaxploitation mixtape: Easin' In Edwin Starr The World We Live In McKinley Jackson Shaft In Africa Johnny Pate Truck Turner (Main Title) Isaac Hayes Ain't no Such Thing As Superman Gil Scott-Heron Cleveland Now/Booker ... more info
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The muse who changed Miles Davis

5552 days ago
Guardian Music — Forty years ago, Miles Davis rewrote the jazz rulebook with his album Bitches Brew – but he never would have made it without the inspiration of the amazing Betty Mabry, as she now reveals in a rare interviewAs the incendiary year of 1968 dawned, Mi... more info
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Don Cornelius and the 'Soul Train' still grooving 40 years later

5553 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Approximately 35 years after their creative apogees, names like James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Sly Stone, Barry White and Aretha Franklin exist as almost afterthoughts. Their legendary status is so secure as to be taken for granted. Their... more info
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After the Party: Music and the Black Panthers

5554 days ago
Guardian Music — Musicians don't often end up on FBI watch lists, but the Last Poets did, thanks to their links with the Black Panthers. Dorian Lynskey looks back at a time when pop and politics collided as never beforeOne day last December, Umar Bin Hassan of the La... more info
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An unexpected Prom date with Beyoncé and her Single Ladies

5555 days ago
Guardian Music — What happened when Mark-Anthony Turnage brought R&B to the conservative hallows of the BBC Proms?It began with a bang: skirling woodwind and dissonant brass fury. Nothing that unusual for a BBC Proms world premiere. But then audience members at the R... more info
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monday evening updates

5558 days ago
Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... DRIVE-IN MOVIES AT THE BOAT This week watch "Blacula" (1972) and grab some great music... * IKE TURNER Rhythm Rockin' Blues (1954-56) * UTOPIA Oblivion (1983) CD rip! * LONG JOHN BALDRY It Ain't Easy (1971) * JOHN HIATT Since His Peni... more info
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sunday evening updates

5559 days ago
Totally Fuzzy — jofel said... The Lovetones : Where The City Meets The Stars http://pulsatta.blogspot.com a r n e l said... Count Basie AFRS Jubilee 245 - V Disc, Count Basie & Jubilee Dinah Shore - V Disc, Dinah Shore Frank Sinatra - V Disc, Frank Sinatra (2CD) G... more info
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Cheikh Lô: Jamm | CD review

5561 days ago
Guardian Music — (World Circuit)Five years on from the overproduced, unfocused Lamp Fall, Cheikh Lô is back with an album that reconfirms his position as one of the finest, most soulful singers in west Africa. He may be based in Senegal, but his influences are not ... more info
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Janelle Monáe: sister from another planet

5562 days ago
Guardian Music — Inspired by sci-fi novels and Afro-futurists, Janelle Monáe is a cyber diva taking R&B into far-out places. Dorian Lynskey meets the most compelling new character in popOver the last four years, Prince, Sean "Diddy" Combs and Big Boi from Outkast ha... more info
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