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All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
Redding is backed by Booker T. and the MGs featuring Steve Cropper and the Mar-Keys. Tom Dowd supervised the recording. LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Otis Redding was at the peak of his stardom in March, 1967 when he crossed the Atlantic to perform for his growing European fan base. As part of the traveling Stax/Volt Revue that is credited with spreading the sound of Memphis across the world, Redding played...
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
ISAAC Hayes, the legendary singer, and songwriter who composed the award-winning theme for the film Shaft was found dead at his home yesterday, aged 65.
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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
ISAAC Hayes, the legendary singer, and songwriter who composed the award-winning theme for the film Shaft was found dead at his home yesterday, aged 65.
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Ain't it Cool News (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Isaac Hayes is one of those guys whose life and career touched so many fans and covered so many different parts of the industry that it’s almost daunting to try and write an obit for him. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. He was an Oscar winner. He was a great songwriter, an actor of considerable presence, and a dedicated philanthropist. I’ve always had a particular affinity...
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VH1 (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Isaac Hayes - a legendary soul singer, songwriter, musician and producer whose career spanned four decades and who achieved unexpected fame later in life as the voice of "South Park" character Chef - died early Sunday.
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Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
After a year in the works and countless debates over what albums and tracks should make the cut, Universal Music Catalog has launched Lost Tunes, a U.K. download store with a seemingly bottomless catalog and rare, exclusive and “overlooked” tracks (one caveat: people in the U.S. won’t be able to purchase anything until later 2008). [...]
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prefixmag.com (Free subscription) | 20/06/2008
The Stax/Volt Revue, the legendary package tour through Europe of the label's artists, has been well documented since its occurrence in 1967 through five live albums, notably Otis Reddings' own Live in Europe LP. But these albums captured the tour at its outset, before many of the artists had proverbially warmed up. Furthermore, they only captured the sonic dimension. Scattered video clips, bootleg...
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The Daily Docket (Free subscription) | 01/06/2008
OK, maybe you woke up this morning thinking about "Last Night" and how great the Mar-Keys were. But sinners, it's Sunday and it's time to pray with the Staple Singers so you can "Respect Yourself." That's better. Now "I'll Take You There." God, I love the way Mavis sings. Watch as the Staple Singers help The Band carry "The Weight." Wintermute now returns you to your regularly
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nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 23/05/2008
A two-for-one disc combining a couple strange releases, neither of which were truly the Mar-Keys. Damifiknow! was played by Booker T. & the MG's, supplemented by a horn section that would become the Memphis Horns; Memphis Experience combined Mar-Keys outtakes with instrumentals by Memphis musicians with no connection to prior Mar-Keys lineups. It's a convenient way for major Stax/soul collectors to...
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Diddy Wah (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Well it's been quite some time since I threw together a mixtape proper. My last effort, 1977, was almost a year ago and I wouldn't really even count it if the chips were down. I had had it in my head that I wanted to record a live mix using just 45rpm vinyls for quite some time, so that was how I originally planned to make this mix. After a few feeble attempts I scrapped that idea, realising that I...
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Explore : Barrett Strong, Blues, Bob Dylan, Entertainment, Folk and Folk-Rock, Howlin' Wolf, Jazz, Music, Rhythm and Blues, Rock and Pop, Soul, Steve Miller, Tommy Dorsey
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Mainstream Isn't So Bad...Is It? (Free subscription) | 03/02/2008
From my jukebox to yours...here are some instrumentals to help you put some pep in your step. The Mar-Keys - Last Night : Last Night 7" The Mar-Keys - Night Before : Last Night 7" B-side Booker T. & The MG's - Something (Beatles cover) : Something 7" Booker T. & The MG's - Sunday Sermon : Something 7" B-side James Brown - Soul Pride Part 1 : Soul Pride 7" James Brown - Soul Pride Part 2 : Soul Pride...
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HiphopRnSoul.com (Free subscription) | 13/10/2007
Dubbed as a prodigy, rising star Kevin Michael drops his debut featuring guests such as Wyclef Jean, Lupe Fiasco, and...
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 05/10/2007
Mick Jagger's retrospective isn't the only flashback hitting shelves this week. The Rolling Stone singer's solo set coincides ...
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