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GENERAL: Gene Stout: It Has Been a Long and Winding -- And Totally Wonderful -- Road

6122 days ago
All About JazzFrom the final article by Gene Stout, Seattle PI Music Critic: My time on the music beat — from 1983 to the present — has been a wild ride, with hundreds of interviews with some pretty famous people and hundreds of concert reviews. It h... more info

Raphael Saadiq plays Fillmore New York

6127 days ago
NewsdayHe looks maaahvelous. The cover of Raphael Saadiq's 2008 album, "The Way I See It" (Columbia), evokes the dramatic portraits and color schemes of old-school jazz and soul albums. Think Ray Charles on Atlantic, Sonny Rollins on Blue Note, Sam an... more info

The Acapella White Soul Of The Belmonts

6130 days ago
A Deeper Shade of SoulI’ve always thought that 50’s rock has the short end of the critical stick. It's simplicity and unpretentiousness is often confused for lack of depth But the range of rock, r&b, and pop that emerged in the second half of the decade is ... more info

Esquire Wants You To Listen To These Albums (If You're A Dude) [Manly Music For Males]

6130 days ago
IdolatorHey, it's a list! Let's argue about it? Esquire has published an "unranked, incomplete, yet highly tasteful and informative" rundown of 75 long-players that "every man should own" with the usual bite-sized commentary the magazine devotes to these sor... more info

Dragon Smoke | 02.26.09 | Santa Cruz

6130 days ago
JamBaseWords by: Dennis Cook | Images by: Susan J. Weiand Dragon Smoke :: 02.26.09 :: Moe's Alley :: Santa Cruz, CA Ivan Neville - Dragon Smoke :: 02.26 :: Santa Cruz, CA Wet, nasty Hammond B-3 spilled into the night air as I walked up to the bouncing n... more info

The brilliance of Brother Ray

6137 days ago
Chicago TribuneHas anyone in American music brought us together more brilliantly than Ray Charles? more info

A Definition Of Soul

6142 days ago
A Deeper Shade of SoulRay Charles, 1968:"Soul is a force that can light up a room. The force radiates from a sense of selfhood, a sense of knowing where you've been and what it means. Soul is a way of life - but it's always the hard way." more info

GENERAL: Newman, Crawford and Cooper Remembered

6145 days ago
All About JazzIn today's Los Angeles Times, David Ritz writes from a personal standpoint about the nearly simultaneous loss of three important musicians. Ritz is the author or co-author of several books about blues and soul artists including Ray Charles. The headl... more info

Ray Charles' heavenly trio: Leroy 'Hog' Cooper, David 'Fathead' Newman and Hank Crawford

6146 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentRemembrance In summer 1957, I was a teenager who had just moved to Texas from the East Coast. One Sunday afternoon, I happened to walk into a large social hall in South Dallas where a ... more info

Sat Eye Candy: R.I.P. Snooks Eaglin

6147 days ago
JamBaseWE BID FAREWELL TO THE "HUMAN JUKEBOX" Justifiably legendary bluesman Snooks Eaglin died of a heart attack in his native New Orleans this past Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at the age of 72. The blind street musician rose to fame in the 1950s, picki... more info

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