Guardian Music — Though not as well-known as Marvin Gaye or James Brown, Solomon Burke, who died on Sunday aged 70, is perhaps the greatest soul singer of all timeSome things we can all agree on. The greatest footballer of all time? Pele. The greatest movie actor? Br... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... HARRY NILSSON "Non Sei Un Giocattola" ("Cuddly Toy" in Italian) 1968 FIRST TIME ONLINE! MEGA-RARE version of Harry Nilsson singing "Cuddly Toy" in Italian. From an ancient RCA Italian only 45. We'd never even heard of it existing, yet... more info

Totally Fuzzy — -nits- said... el debarge-heart, mind & soul (1994) per request from 1 of my readers, i'm adding el debarge's 'heart, mind & soul' from 1994. el is featured in the october issue of ebony magazine and he has quite a story to tell: prison, heavy drug u... more info

Guardian Music — Redundancy, resourcefulness and the sound of sneezing have made Aloe Blacc the recession's soul voice of reason. Martin Horsfield buys inSoul music thrives in hard times. After the murder of Martin Luther King in 1968 and the riots that led to a deca... more info

All About Jazz — By Pico When we last visited the music of the brilliant bassist and composer William Parker three years ago, he was putting his poetry to his music on Corn Meal Dance. Yesterday, he introduced a new album that again revolves around poetry but this t... more info

MTV.com News — Black Eyed Peas, Lil Wayne and Polow Da Don also receive awards at the annual event.By Jayson Rodriguez Will.I.Am at the 2010 BMI Awards Photo: David Livingston/ Getty Images LOS ANGELES — Will.i.am was the man of the hour at the 2010 BMI... more info

All About Jazz — On September 9 and 10, Ars Nova Workshop will present two back-to-back nights of performances at Philadelphia Art Alliance to celebrate the 70th birthday of legendary jazz pianist Dave Burrell. For this very special occasion, Philadelphia-based Burre... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — John Legend with the Roots on September 7, 2010I've never been much of a John Legend fan. To my ears, he's too damned polite; decent Sunday brunch music perhaps, but entirely middle of the road. Safe. Nice. Harmless. He's clearly in the tradition of ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Blog Stoned said... Bootlegs: -Fleetwood Mac - New Orleans 1970 -Supertramp - Queen Mary's College And more: http://blogstoned.blogspot.com Mr. Jones said... 30 Days Out's Labor Day rock-a-thon goes into its final day with more 45 rpm singles, digit... more info

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