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Gainesville’s nine-piece retro-soul and blues amalgam The Savants of Soul have been pinpointing of their sound to the city of Muscle Shoals, where they recorded their forthcoming record at Rick … Read more
On its second full-length release, soul rock combo Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats crafts a mature follow-up to a successful debut. Where the band’s self-titled record introduced audiences to … Read more
By Annie Dinerman [T]asha Taylor’s new R&B/soul songwriter CD, Honey For The Biscuit, was recently reviewed by Elmore staffer and R&B songwriter Annie Dinerman. Annie was so taken with … Read more
John Fry, the founder of Ardent Studios and producer who worked frequently with power-pop cult heroes Big Star, has died, according to a report in Memphis Commercial Appeal. He was 69 … Read more
Stax/Volt are coming into the 21st century. The venerated soul and R&B label will be releasing two new singles collections featuring music that has never been available digitally before. The … Read more
On a warm summer evening, singer Paul Rodgers gave a one-night-only performance at NYC’s Town Hall. Rodgers played classics from his latest album The Royal Sessions, including “Born Under a … Read more
Stax Records, the Memphis soul label that came to rise amid the civil rights era distributing hits from legendary artists such as Otis Redding, Booker T. & the MGs, Isaac Hayes, … Read more
FEATURES Applaud Americana Art Ames tracks Americana music’s trajectory across the Home of the Brave and up the charts Bluegrass Like “Orange Blossom Special,” bluegrass picks up steam. Young bands … Read more
2013 is an exciting year for Booker T. Jones, who helped shape soul music as organist of the tight, laid-back ‘60s combo Booker T. & the MGs. In April, he was honored … Read more
