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Bootsy Collins: 'The freak show never ended'

5001 days ago
Guardian MusicBootsy Collins is one of the last men standing from the wild early days of funk. He tells Rob Fitzpatrick about his misadventures in LSD and orgies – and why Hendrix is still GodIf you have ever suspected that, just perhaps, modern popular music ha... more info

Ray Charles :: Live In Concert, 1964

5005 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardAn inherited copy, on wax, of Ray Charles’ Live In Concert has been in my regular rotation for years. Last month I read (via the LA Times) that the classic set was finally seeing a CD release. The following bit further grabbed my attention: “The ... more info

Meet Marcus Belgrave, jazz trumpeter

5013 days ago
Detroit Free PressThe patriarch of the Detroit jazz scene — “the epitome of soul and taste,” according to Wynton Marsalis — settled in Detroit in 1963 after five years with the Ray Charles band. His world-class musicianship, charisma, swing and commitment to m... more info

Album review: 'Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles' with Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis featuring Norah Jones

5018 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissTwo years after the Red Headed Stranger and one of the prime purveyors and chief defenders of New Orleans culture collaborated in 2007 at New York’s Lincoln Center for “Two Men With the Blues,” Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis reconvened... more info

Ray Charles Mistress — Marci Soto — Pens Tell-All Book

5022 days ago
Pop CrunchA woman who claims to have been the mistress of late music legend Ray Charles for more than 20 years has revealed that she secretly aborted his baby and even [...] more info

Ray Charles - Ray Charles' Alleged Mistress Admits To Stealing From Blind Star

5023 days ago
ContactMusicRay Charles' alleged mistress has revealed she once robbed the superstar blind - to pay off her house. In her new book, Ray & Me, Marci Soto claims she had a steamy affair with Charles when both were married to other people.... more info

2011 SXSW Guide: Benny Blanco’s Favorite Acts

5030 days ago
VH1 BlogThere are a whopping 2,000 or so acts performing at South By Southwest in Austin this year. A few are household names (Duran Duran, Erykah Badu, The Strokes), some are respected indie veterans (Low, Hieroglyphics) and others feel like they’re about... more info

Ray Charles live in L.A. in 1964 recording due April 5 in expanded reissue

5045 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissA recording of Ray Charles performing at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in 1964 will be issued on CD for the first time with the April 5 release of “Ray Charles Live in Concert.” The original 12-song LP, which... more info

WILLIE NELSON, WYNTON MARSALIS & NORAH JONES CELEBRATE THE GENIUS OF RAY CHARLES

5059 days ago
AltsoundsGiven the rousing artistic and commercial success of the first recorded collaboration of legendary country troubadour *Willie Nelson* and jazz statesman *Wynton Marsalis* on 2008's Blue Note album Two Men With the Blues, it's not surprising that... more info

Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise - review

5064 days ago
Guardian Music(Circus Company)Être, the opening track on 20-year-old Nicolas Jaar's debut album, is an alluring mix of disparate elements. From the sound of water lapping on a shore, it moves through extended quotes in French before warm organ chords play out ove... more info

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