Archive for the ‘Soul’ Category
Musicians we lost in 2011
Written by admin on December 31, 2011 – 8:50 am -As 2011 comes to an end, we remember the singers, songwriters and others who the music industry lost this year.
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VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
Written by admin on December 9, 2011 – 9:26 am -The “VH1 Divas” franchise continues on December 19 with “VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul.”
A host of veteran and modern singers will gather at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom to pay classic soul music recorded in Chicago, Detroit, London, Memphis and Philadelphia.
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Dobie Gray dies aged 71
Written by admin on December 7, 2011 – 3:39 pm - |
The great soul singer Dobie Gray has sadly died at the age of 71. A cause of death has not yet been released. |
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New releases update – December
Written by admin on December 4, 2011 – 10:27 am -The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for December.
It’s a quieter month than usual as many top titles were released last month to coincide with the start of the Christmas shopping spree. Check the November 2011 releases page for those titles.
Highlights for December include:
- Paul McCartney’s “Love We Make” on DVD and Blu-ray – Dec 6 (US/CA), Nov 28 (UK)
- “The Very Best Of Neil Diamond” – Dec 6 (US/CA)
- the Queen “Live at Wembley Roadie Box Set” and “Orb Gift Box” – Dec 13 (US/CA)
- The Yardbirds 5-CD “Glimpses – 1963-1968” box set – Dec 27 (US), Dec 6 (CA), Dec 5 (UK)
- the “Kinks in Mono” box set – Dec 27 (US), Nov 29 (CA), Nov 21 (UK).
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Song of the Week #82 – “Midnight Train to Georgia”
Written by admin on November 28, 2011 – 2:33 pm -| Gladys Knight and the Pips’ “Midnight Train to Georgia” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“Midnight Train to Georgia” was released on single in August 1973, backed with “Window Raisin’ Granny” and also appeared on the group’s album “Imagination” released two months later. |
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