SoulTrackin’ for 2007-04-24…
Here a few interesting posts from some of the ‘SoulSites’ we’re trackin’ here on NetInfoWeb. And remember, for an easy way to follow lots of different soul music sites check out our new SoulSites Aggregator Page!
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My dog, or some other being I have absolutely no control over, has apparently eaten that “official” post I made reference to last time. It doesn’t even matter that I don’t have a dog…or a post—I’m sticking to that as my pathetic excuse.
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I first heard today’s selection a while back courtesy of the late, lamented blog Number One Songs In Heaven*. While I certainly knew who Lorraine Ellison was, I had never heard ‘Call Me Anytime You Need Some Lovin’’, and the song quickly became a
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I’ve read several times over the past few years that Dyke & the Blazers had the first record with “funky” in the title, “Funky Broadway” to be exact, in 1967. Then just a few weeks ago, I got a surprise, when online I stumbled across this promo
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This week’s Soul 2 Soul includes some Canadian soul from Wade O. Brown, Janelle and Jaffa, some old favorites from Dave Hollister, Aaliyah and Outkast plus new artists Sun Singleton and Brown Hill.
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A down South boy, Charles Wright was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. His family relocated to Los Angeles, CA when he was a boy, which one can assume shaped his musical future. A country boy in the city, taking those traditional country Gospel, Blues, Sou
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I was exposed to today’s selection by Oliver Wang (DJ O-Dub)’s excellent Soul Sides comp (if you haven’t already, go to the links section and check out the Soul Sides blog, which is a fantastic, well-written music blog featuring lots of soul and its offsh
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April has become the month for BendingCorner’s annual feature of the standout “jazzatronic” tunes from the past year. Like previous years, this set showcases BC’s favorite examples of the continual use and merging of electronics, jazz instrumentation, and
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