Shemekia Copeland–Done Come Too Far

Tim Dillinger2022-08-23T21:20:44-04:00August 23, 2022|Categories: Features, News, Reviews|Tags: Alligator Records, John Hahn, Johnny Copeland, Shemekia Copeland, Susan Werner, Will Kimbrough|

  Since her 1998 debut, Turn The Heat Up, Shemekia Copeland has [...]

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Brenda Russell, Àngela Winbush, Regina Belle Live: ‘Soul Explosion’ Concert Review (London, July 31, 2022)

dnathan2022-08-13T07:08:30-04:00August 12, 2022|Categories: News, Reviews|Tags: Angela Winbush, Brenda Russell, Darrell Hill, David Nathan, Regina Belle|

Starting back in the late 1950's when Sarah and Ella first traveled [...]

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Darlene Love: The Many Sides of Love

Tim Dillinger2022-07-09T04:18:13-04:00July 8, 2022|Categories: News, Reviews|Tags: Bette Midler, Darlene Love, Jackie DeShannon, Joe Marchese, Phil Spector, Stevie Van Zandt, The Blossoms, The Second Disc|

Darlene Love's story–one of the first of a long line of female [...]

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Prince & The Revolution: Live, The Podcast & The Beautiful Ones

Tim Dillinger2022-06-17T17:08:47-04:00June 16, 2022|Categories: Artist Spotlight, Features, News, Reviews|Tags: Andrea Swennson, Prince & The Revolution, Purple Rain, The Prince Estate, Wendy & Lisa|

Prince’s abrupt April 21, 2016 passing has proven to be both a [...]

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Mavis Staples & Levon Helm: Carry Me Home

Tim Dillinger2022-06-17T17:10:04-04:00June 12, 2022|Categories: Artist Spotlight, News, Reviews|Tags: Amy Helm, Anti Records, Dottie Peoples, Levon Helm, Mavis Staples, Pops Staples, The Band, The Staple Singers, The Staples, Vicki Randle|

Mavis Staples’ career is a patchwork quilt of the varied forms of [...]

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Digital Spotlight: Smokey Robinson – Smokey (Tamla)

dnathan2022-04-06T17:17:44-04:00April 6, 2022|Categories: Digital Soul Spotlight, Latest Products, Reviews|Tags: Marv Tarplin, Motown, Smokey Robinson, The Miracles|

Our resident Motown expert, Sharon Davis focuses attention on the debut solo [...]

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Classic Soul Album Review: Rufus & Chaka Khan – Masterjam (1979)

dnathan2022-03-24T00:47:11-04:00March 24, 2022|Categories: News, Reviews|Tags: Bobby Watson, Chaka Khan, Hawk Wolinski, John Robinson, Kevin Murphy, Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Rufus, Tony Maiden|

SoulMusic.com's Michael Lewis takes us back to the 1979 classic album, "Masterjam," [...]

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Digital Spotlight: Syreeta (MoWest)

dnathan2022-03-21T10:21:26-04:00March 12, 2022|Categories: Digital Soul Spotlight, Reviews, The SoulMusic Store|Tags: Motown, MoWest, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta|

Motown Spotlight contributor and author Sharon Davis reviews the much-acclaimed 1972 MoWest [...]

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Mary Wilson: The Motown Anthology (+ CD Review)

nyafleron2022-04-02T04:29:26-04:00March 4, 2022|Categories: Motown, Reviews, The SoulMusic Store|Tags: Darrell Hill, Mary Wilson, Motown|

In our 2022 music world of digital downloads and social media DJ [...]

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Digital Spotlight: Clara Ward – Soul And Inspiration (Capitol)

dnathan2022-04-06T17:13:30-04:00February 1, 2022|Categories: Digital Soul Spotlight, Reviews|Tags: Aretha Franklin, The Clara Ward Singers|

Tim Dillinger reviews "Soul And Inspiration" the 1969 album by one of the true icons in the world of gospel music...

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