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Various artists’ The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show, 1969-1971

American musicians always have, for the most part, understood that the various categories of American music are mostly imaginary. They’re marketing tools drawn up by those in the business of selling music to the public, and they cater mostly to … Continue reading

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Solomon Burke’s That’s Heavy Baby: the Best of the MGM Years 1971-1973; and Eddie Hinton’s A Mighty Field of Vision: the Anthology 1969-1993

Solomon Burke is enjoying a renaissance, with two highly acclaimed recent albums and a live DVD. Eddie Hinton (who passed away in 1995) is also being rediscovered; a new CD of unreleased material was just advertised in British rock magazines. … Continue reading

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Isaac Hayes’s Black Moses and Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak)

Isaac Hayes passed away August 10, 2008. Many people only know him as the composer of the “Theme From Shaft” or as the guy on South Park, but to some of us he was a lot more. In the Shaft … Continue reading

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Various artists’ Soulsville Sings Hitsville, and Stax Does the Beatles

Stax Records was Motown’s southern competition in the soul music race back in the ’60s and ’70s. Both companies had similar approaches to recording, featured singers backed by a house band, and sweetened with production values that proved to be … Continue reading

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