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Friday | The Globe and Mail

A raw journey to the heart of soul

"I've been singing," Charles Bradley tells me, over a crackling phone connection, his soul shouter's voice raspy and weathered.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul

Friday Feb 10 | Examiner.com

The 50 Grammy Performances You Need to Watch, Day 10

Viewers can expect to see great performances from Adele, Chris Brown, Diana Krall and the Beach Boys.

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Related Topix: Grammy Awards, Music!, Music, Janis Joplin, Pop/Rock, Joss Stone, Soul, The Voice, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment

Friday Feb 10 | All About Jazz

FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Kongsberg Jazz Festival Unveils First Shows

On February 1, 2012, Norway's Kongsberg Jazz Festival unveiled the first series of shows scheduled for its 2012 edition, running from July 4-7, 2012.

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Related Topix: Norway, World News, Marketing, Black Entertainment, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin & Otis Redding, Soul, The Flaming Lips, Pop/Rock

Friday Feb 10 | All About Jazz

European Jazz, Electronic Beats, Worlds...

Chris M. Slawecki has been published in music industry and related publications for more than thirty years and has served AllAboutJazz.com as Senior Editor since 1997.

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Related Topix: Quantic, Electronic, Black Entertainment, Soul

Thu Feb 09, 2012

Nashville Scene

TSU celebrates its first 100 years with a new album

Before the late Hank Crawford went on to a stellar career as a hard-bop saxophonist and revered Ray Charles sideman, he started out as a student at what would become Tennessee State University.

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Related Topix: Jazz, Hank Crawford, Ray Charles, Blues, Black Entertainment, Tennessee State University, Carla Thomas, Soul, Fred Wesley, Funk

Wed Feb 08, 2012

The Skanner

Why a Soul Traina Will Never Leave Americaa s Station

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New American Media A few days before the release of "The Best of Soul Train" DVD set "Soul Train" founder, creator and impresario Don Cornelius was asked what it was that made "Soul Train"the hit that was.

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Related Topix: Soul Train, Entertainment, Television, Soul, Curtis Mayfield, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Black Entertainment

Examiner.com

The 50 Grammy Performances You Need To Watch, Day Eight

Before you read this article, visit jacobelyacharjournalist.com to catch up on my day seven write-up on jacobelyacharjournalist.com: http://jacobelyacharjournalist.com/2012/02/07/the-50-grammy-peformances-that-you-need-to-watch-day-seven/ The Grammys are in five days! On Sunday, music lovers will tune in to see which artist will win awards and also ... (more)

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Related Topix: Music, Grammy Awards, Music!, Black Entertainment, Soul

Tue Feb 07, 2012

Dallas Observer

King Khan & the Shrines Land Their Freak at Sons of Hermann Hall

It's hard to tell who King Khan is channeling when he gets on stage. James Brown comes to mind first, as does Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Blues, Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Mon Feb 06, 2012

WBAB-FM West Babylon

James Brown vs Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Sex Machine

That being said I felt compelled to share this video mash up of my favorite James Brown song "Get Up Sex Machine" and Led Zeppelins "Whole lotta Love" great job on the audio and video with a little bonus snip of Aerosmith & Run DMC.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Dance, DMC

Chicago Reader

The greatest Soul Train performance?

Though I possess a vague knowledge of Soul Train and Don Cornelius, I had never quite realized the massive impact that both had on soul music, music television, and on soul music, music, and television.

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Related Topix: Soul Train, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment, Soul, Chicago, IL

Sun Feb 05, 2012

WSRZ

Please, Please, Please

Soul Brother Number One, "the Godfather of Soul," "the Hardest Working Man in Show Business," "Mr. Dynamite" -- those are mighty titles, but no one can question that James Brown earned them more than any other performer.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul

Sat Feb 04, 2012

Boston.com

Soul man Charles Bradley sounds better late than ever

Few late bloomers bloom as late as Charles Bradley. The singer, who headlines the Brighton Music Hall tonight, spent most of his life working odd jobs as an institutional cook and a handyman, in outposts from Bar Harbor, Maine, to Alaska.

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Related Topix: Bar Harbor, ME, Soul, Black Entertainment

Fri Feb 03, 2012

WMBX-FM West Palm Beach

Respect The Architects - James Brown

Let's go back. Way back. The most important musician of the 20th century didn't just change all forms of popular music.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, The J.B.'S, Funk

Tulsa World

'Soul Train' creator remembered

Don Cornelius conducted us on the "hippest trip in America" for more than two decades on Soul Train, and in the process shone a light on R&B stars that mostly performed in the shadows of the mainstream.

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Related Topix: Soul Train, Entertainment, Television, Aretha Franklin, Black Entertainment, Soul, Gladys Knight, Jerry Butler, The o'jays

Thu Feb 02, 2012

WHZT-FM Greenville

Murph Dawg and CJ: "What it is" 02-02-2012 7AM

Don Cornelius, the creator of "Soul Train," is dead. Police say it was suicide. His body was found at his home in Los Angeles with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Aretha Franklin, Philadelphia, PA

Wed Feb 01, 2012

KWNN-FM Stockton

Report: "Soul Train" Creator Don Cornelius Found Dead in Apparent Suicide

Don Cornelius , the man who created Soul Train, was reportedly found dead Wednesday morning at his Los Angeles home, reports KABC.

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Related Topix: Soul Train, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment, Soul

WCBS-FM New York

Don Cornelius Dead in Apparent Suicide

TMZ reports that the body was discovered around 4am this morning, and after being rushed to a hospital, was pronounced dead.

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Related Topix: Soul Train, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment, Soul

Minnesota Public Radio

Today In Music History: The Beatles Score Their First #1

1964 - The governor of Indiana declared the song "Louie, Louie" by The Kingsmen to be pornographic, even though the average listener wasn't able to decipher the lyrics.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Beatles, The Kingsmen, Gospel, Black Entertainment, Soul, North Carolina, Drama Movies, Renaldo and Clara

The Epoch Times

James Brown Band Alumni: 'The music is fantastic!'

Mr. Collier still plays R & B and church music, but he also became an educator and a civic leader.A AUGUSTA-Joseph Collier shared a big laugh with a friend in the lobby of the William Bell Auditorium during Shen Yun 's intermission on Jan.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, The 80'S, Pop/Rock

Tue Jan 31, 2012

Live Science

Why We Chicken Out

People often overestimate their willingness to face future or hypothetical embarrassment.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, University of Colorado Boulder

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