Al Sharpton on what Donald Trump could learn from James Brown
In a sitdown with Washington Post reporters and editors Tuesday, the Rev. Al Sharpton offered his assessment of the GOP's leading candidate for president, Donald Trump.
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The young Joss Stone, left, broke into the big time at the tender age of 14 but says she felt 'abused' by her record company, EMI. She went on to sing with the likes of James Brown, Ringo Starr and...
View ArticleBradley's dazzling showmanship closes Interstellar Rodeo's most soulful day
The Screaming Eagle of Soul, Charles Bradley, closes the Interstellar Rodeo at Hawrelak Park on July 26, 2015 in Edmonton. EDMONTON - For his Sunday night headlining slot on Interstellar Rodeo's final...
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If Colorado Springs has ever been criticized for a lack of soul, we'll get a chance to prove otherwise come September. Bristol Brewing Company has announced the headliners for its Freewheelin' Music...
View ArticleRock Hall Anniversary: James Brown's Sex Machine
Almost eight years after his historical appearance at the Apollo Theater, resulting in one of the greatest live albums of all time, James Brown released what would be his greatest live album of the...
View ArticleJoss Stone explains the worldly influences on 'Water for Your Soul,' her new...
After breaking out a dozen years ago as a teenage soul sensation, the big-voiced English singer is painting broader genre strokes with her latest release, "Water for Your Soul," which arrived Friday....
View ArticleMeet Glaswegian megastar Ray Harris who's mobbed by fans overseas but ...
He is mobbed by fans at airports and plays to crowds of more than 20,000 at huge music festivals in Southeast Asia - but most people in Ray Harris's hometown of Glasgow have never heard of him. The...
View ArticleMusic History: James Brown at the Apollo Theater
Summer is concert season, and as part of the National Trust's own summer concert series , we're putting the spotlight on places that have witnessed some of the most memorable musical performances in...
View ArticleFunk Legend Maceo Parker Headlines the Fox Tonight
Maceo Parker: His name is synonymous with funky music, his pedigree impeccable; his band: the tightest little funk orchestra on earth. Maceo has played with every leader of funk from James Brown and...
View ArticleGloria Ann Taylor collection due on Luv N' Haight
Ubiquity Records sublabel Luv N' Haight will release a Gloria Ann Taylor collection called Love Is A Hurtin' Thing on November 27th. The West Virginia-born Taylor learned to sing in church while...
View ArticleBest Music Biopic Performances
O'Shea Jackson, Jr. plays his dad O'Shea, Sr. and looks like a clone. The Epoch Times took a look at 10 of the Boseman brought James Brown to life and killed it, performing all of The Godfather of...
View ArticleMIFF 2015 critics campus review: Mr Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Alex Gibney's portrait of the Godfather of Soul captures his energy and influence but steers well clear of the murkier moments of James Brown's life. The prolific documentarian Alex Gibney's eclectic...
View ArticleBackstage Pass: Soul Transit
Soul Transit was prepared to bring the sound of decades past to Fridays After Five, and Kelsey Summer met with them to find out more about why those songs are so important. James Brown, Wilson Pickett,...
View ArticleJoss Stone explores influences
After breaking out a dozen years ago as a teenage soul sensation, the big-voiced English singer is painting broader genre strokes with her latest release, "Water for Your Soul," which arrived Friday....
View ArticleNorthern Soul Night, Jazzie B and other great club nights this week in...
We've got our favourite five as usual for you to run your eyes over as you plan your next weekend. Think you can keep the pace at this Northern Soul all night party? They'll keep you dancing right...
View ArticleLive Review: Maceo Parker @ City Winery
As a solo artist, Maceo Parker never ascended nearly as high as James Brown, Prince or George Clinton, but as a sidekick sax man, he was an integral element to each of those funk titans' tunes . With...
View ArticleFischer's Fab Five
To say that saxophonist Maceo Parker's career has traced the history of funk is no hyperbole. The cat started out with James Brown, and, alongside his subsequent solo career, he's been part of George...
View ArticleArtWorks' murals around Cincinnati and NKY
Welcome back to Cincinnati, James Brown A mural honoring James Brown is up now in Over-the-Rhine. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: http://cin.ci/1TBUK3Z The ArtWorks mural, "Mr Dynamite," is...
View ArticleNew Birmingham-Southern College president, family will live on campus
The Birmingham-Southern College band staked out a shady spot on the quadrangle and played a series of songs, including James Brown's "I Feel Good." The college's new president, Ed Leonard, came out of...
View ArticleThe Evening Blues - 8/15/15 James Brown
Weekend Edition" is a casual community diary where we hang out, share and talk about news, music, photography and other things of interest to the community. Just about anything goes, but attacks and...
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