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OLIVER CHEATHAM; REISSUE

The UK soul crowd has a soft spot for Detroit soul man, OLIVER CHEATHAM. Indeed for a time, the singer lived in the UK. He sadly died here in 2013. His reputation rests chiefly...

SPINNERS KEEP SPINNIN’

THE SPINNERS are rightly considered one of soul’s Premier League vocal groups, so it’s always good to have something new from the veteran outfit (whose last original member, Henry Fambrough died in February). The...

A FUNKY BREAK IN THE ROAD…

SIERRA GREEN is a mainstay of the New Orleans music circuit. She regularly packs out the Crescent City’s bars and club with her “for real” take on soul and funk. Working with her band,...

FADING AWAY…

US soul singer G. MACKEY made a name for himself as “the singing drummer” who went on to work with Holland-Dozier-Holland. After being part of several bands he’s now strking out on his own...

VINCENT BONHAM DIES…

Several US sources are reporting the death at age 67 of singer VINCENT BONHAM. No details are at hand save that he passed “sometime in March”. Bonham was an original member of the 70s...

WE KNOW JUST WHAT WE WANT!

Over the last few years we’ve tracked the musical trajectory of Detroit’s stellar soul and jazz vocalist KATHY KOSINS. She’s charmed us with albums and singles displaying her mastery of both genres. She’s also...

HOLD BACK THOSE YEARS….

CLASSIC TWIST is a cross-genre musical project marshalled by  R&B/jazz singer/songwriter GENE-O and based in Southern California, the team launched their debut single – a heartfelt plea for love, peace and harmony, ‘Time For Change’...

MORE SOUL NOSTALGIA…

For his latest outing, soul entrepreneur BEY BRIGHT  offers us another instalment in his ‘SOUL NOSTALGIA’ series. The new release is volume 5 and the EP delivers a selection of slow jams, funky workouts...

A SORT OF DOWN TO EARTH GIRL…

UK outfit DOWN TO EARTH’S February album, ‘Love, Life And Harmony’ (above) was acclaimed by both the soul crowd and the so called “experts and pundits”. No wonder – it was stuffed with classy...