Insights: Nina Simone “I Put A Spell On You” Review
The great jazz and soul singer Nina Simone sang the song Jalacy Hawkins wrote, not the one that Screaming Jay murdered.
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Insights: Elvis Presley “Trying To Get To You”
Elvis Presley was the greatest cultural force of the 20th century. Here is a brilliant example of his early work.
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Insights: The Legacy of Johnny Cash
The music of Johnny Cash is as about as powerful a country music experience as you could wish for.
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Covers Uncovered: Cream ‘Crossroads’
‘Crossroads’ is a blistering bravado live performance from the power trio Cream.
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José Feliciano ‘Feliciano!’ Album Review
A soulful classic 1968 release from a masterful performer, Feliciano! defies categorization.
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Essential: Joan Armatrading’s Eponymous Breakout Album
Joan Armatrading’s self-titled third album, released in 1976 and produced by Glyn Johns, was an album far ahead of its[…]
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Essentials: Oscar Peterson ‘Night Train’ Album Review
This classic jazz piano album belongs in every collection; here are three reasons to listen to this record for the next ten or twenty years.
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35 Years On: The Legacy of Roy Orbison
No one else has ever done with pop music what Roy Orbison did; he touches the hearts of listeners and created a timeless legacy.
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Essentials: Aretha Franklin ‘I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You’
This is the album that made Aretha Franklin the undisputed Queen of Soul back in 1967, a title she never relinquished throughout her stellar career.
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