Motown Spotlight, June 2020
Our Motown historian and scribe Sharon Davis talks Lionel Richie, Bonnie Pointer, Martha Reeves and more in a month best described by Martha & The Vandellas as a 'Heatwave'!
Prince’s ‘Sign O’ the Times’ Deluxe Reissue Will Come with 63 Bonus Tracks
The Super Deluxe edition of the 1987 album features 63 previously unreleased tracks as well as a concert film from Prince's legendary vault.
Stevie Wonder: “Systemic Racism Can Have An Ending”
Stevie Wonder took to social media on Tuesday to call out President Donald Trump and encourage everyone to vote in a video supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
Listen to Aretha Franklin’s Solo Rendition of “Never Gonna Break My Faith”
Lyrics from the song include, “My Lord, won’t you help them to understand/That when someone takes the life of an innocent man/Well they’ve never really won, and all they’ve really done/Is set the soul free, where it’s supposed to be.”
PHILLIP BALLOU: Ain’t Nothing Like The Love (SoulMusic Records/Warner X)
The latest SoulMusic Records (SMR) Digital release, distributed by Warner X, features the soulful vocals of the late Phillip Ballou - known many years as a studio and touring vocalist with the legendary Luther Vandross... Originally planned as Phillip's first solo single back in 1979, this upbeat Philly soul-flavored groove is finally gaining its first digital release worldwide...
ESTHER PHILLIPS: BRAND NEW DAY 5CD (SoulMusic Records)
Produced by SoulMusic Records founder David Nathan (who first met Esther in 1965), “Brand New Day – The Lenox/Atlantic & Roulette Recordings” is a sumptuous first-of-its-kind 5-CD box set, consisting of (102) tracks of the legendary Esther Phillips' work in a variety of different musical settings, with a number of previously unreleased tracks and the first reconstruction of her 1970 live LP, "Burnin'"....
Song of Black Lives Matter: Nina Simone, “Backlash Blues”
Nina Simone captured the Civil Rights blues in this 1967 soulful number.
PAM SAWYER: SoulMusic Hall Of Fame – 2020 Inductee (Songwriter)
Renowned as a premier songwriter for such classics as "If Were Your Woman," "Love Hangover" and "Love Child" among a multitude of compositions, Pam Sawyer displays her certificate for May 2020 much-deserved induction into The SoulMusic Hall Of Fame by popular vote online via SoulMusic.com...
Song of Black Lives Matter: Sam Cooke, “A Change Is Gonna Come”
A lot has changed, and a lot hasn't.
Songs of Black Lives Matter: James Brown, “Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud”
Godfather of Soul James Brown redefined black pride in just five words with this Top 10 hit.
