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“Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul” Album

Posted by on Apr 5, 2012 in Featured, Music | Comments Off on “Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul” Album

I think the honor of America’s greatest R&B singer probably belongs to Marvin Gaye. But who’s the runner-up? Maybe Sam...

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Song: "Let's Stay Together"

Posted by on Aug 19, 2010 in Songs | 1 comment

We’re going to call him Rev. Al Green, because that’s who he is today. He was still just Al in 1972, when he recorded...

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Song: "Respect"

Posted by on Mar 10, 2010 in Songs | Comments Off on Song: "Respect"

Aretha Franklin (Great American Things, July 18, 2009) was already a star before she released “Respect.” But this went all the...

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