ROBERTA FLACK: Classic Soul 1978 Interview
2021 intro: Celebrating SoulMusic Hall Of Fame inductee Roberta Flack on her 84th birthday (February 10), David Nathan remembers his first in person interview with the iconic musical pioneer…
MARY WILSON: Classic Soul 1979 Interview + David Nathan’s 2021 Personal Reflections
2021 intro: With the sudden passing of the legendary Mary Wilson (inducted into The SoulMusic Hall Of Fame in August 2018 with a Lifetime Achievement Award), David Nathan revisits his interview with her in 1979 at the time her first solo album was released, followed by his 2021 personal reflections…
CURTIS MAYFIELD: Classic Soul 1976 Interview
2021 intro: In November 1976, the legendary Curtis Mayfield (whose "There's No Place Like America Today" album is part of the 2021 Black History Month campaign at Warner Music Group) sat down with David Nathan at the Chicago headquarters of Curtom Records studios to talk about his work at the time with other artists as well as the formation of Curtom and more…
CANDI STATON: Classic Soul 1979 Interview
2021 intro: In 1979, Candi Staton – a 2020 ‘Lifetime Achievement’ inductee into The SoulMusic Hall Of Fame - was enjoying a new level of international recognition in the wake of her 1976 mega mainstream hit, “Young Hearts Run Free” prompting some of her expanded audience to think her recording career had only just begun….
THE THREE DEGREES: Classic Soul 1976 Interview
2021 Introduction: Recipients of a much-deserved SoulMusic Hall Of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award by popular vote online, The Three Degrees remain one of the most enduring female groups in contemporary music. In 1976, after major hits such as “When Will I See You Again” and “TSOP,” the trio (at the time, Sheila, Fayette & Valerie) switched record labels and shared with SoulMusic.com founder David Nathan about their growing international audience…
THE EMOTIONS: Classic Soul 1976 Interview
2021 introduction: The Emotions had spent a few years away from the limelight after the demise of Stax Records. Working with Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire, the family group was back in business in 1976...
Dionne Warwick & Thom Bell: Classic 1975 Interview
2020 Introduction: In celebration of the iconic Dionne Warwick’s 80th birthday, SoulMusic.com founder David Nathan revisits a December 1975 interview with Dionne and legendary producer Thom Bell for the brilliant “Track Of The Cat” LP, considered by the artist herself as one of her personal favourites…
BRASS CONSTRUCTION: Classic Soul 1976 Interview
2020 introduction: Brass Construction, recent inductees into The SoulMusic Hall Of Fame in the ‘Funk Group’ category, hit the ground running in 1976 when their first self-titled LP became a platinum-certified million-selling R&B and pop success. By the end of the same year, “Brass Construction II” was on its way to gold status...
LABELLE: Classic Soul 1974 Interview
2020 introduction: Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash - as the group Labelle (2020 inductees into The SoulMusic Hall Of Fame) - were very much trendsetters and pioneers in the early ‘70s, finally breaking through to mainstream audiences in 1974 with the now-classic “Lady Marmalade” global hit…
ALLEN TOUSSAINT: Classic Soul 1975 Interview
2020 introduction: New Orleans’ prolific music man Allen Toussaint had been experiencing a new level of success as the producer of the group Labelle’s 1974 album “Nighbirds” as well as the release of his own first LP as an artist in his own right. British music journalist (and future SoulMusic.com founder) David Nathan interviewed Allen (inducted posthumously into The SoulMusic Hall Of Fame in 2020) on his first visit to New Orleans in 1975…
