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Originally a funky instrumental soul combo in Stax/Volt, the Bar-Kays were almost destroyed when a lot of the band perished within the same plane crash that claimed Otis Redding. Amazingly, the Bar-Kays not merely regrouped but prospered, changing into a well-known funk ensemble during the period of the ’70s. They …

The founder of Motown Information, Berry Gordy did what many folks of his time believed could hardly ever be achieved: he brought Dark music into an incredible number of Light Americans’ homes, helping both Dark artists and their culture gain acceptance, and opening the entranceway for a variety of successful …

Veteran funk and spirit man Lee Areas continues to be actively saving and touring since 1969. He’s cut albums for 14 brands and it has been supported by a large number of music artists. In 2006, he authorized to Truth & Spirit Records. His 1st providing for the label, THE …

Whether celebrated being a sincere tribute or derided being a tongue-in-cheek put-on, the Blues Brothers — Joliet Jake and his silent sibling Elwood — was being among the most well-known sets of the later ’70s; what began like a skit within the strike NBC tv sketch humor series Saturday Night …

Diane Tyler led this feminine quartet who had a chorale audio like the Andantes. They documented several singles on some little upstart brands that hardly ever got off the bottom. Bill Seabrook maintained the group whose initial single, “Stage into My Globe” (Apr 1971) on Dark Falcon Information, was the …

Ray Charles was the musician most in charge of developing spirit music. Performers like Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson also do too much to pioneer the proper execution, but Charles do a lot more to devise a fresh form of dark pop by merging ’50s R&B with gospel-powered vocals, adding …

A rollicking vocalist and gifted harmonica participant, Syl Johnson has forged a profession both in blues and spirit. The sibling of bassist Macintosh Thompson and guitarist/vocalist Jimmy Johnson, Syl Johnson sang and used blues performers Magic Sam, Billy Boy Arnold, and Junior Wells within the ’50s before documenting with Jimmy …

French funk auteur Sinclair spearheaded the blue-eyed R&B revival that 1st gripped his homeland through the mid-’90s. Created Dominique Blanc-Francard, Jr., in 1971, he was the boy from the renowned audio engineer Dominique Blanc-Francard, Sr., along with the sibling of Hubert “Growth Bass” Blanc-Francard, a well known DJ and maker. …

Rightly revered for the storming protest classic “War,” Edwin Starr didn’t actually need another hit to accomplish legendary status in soul circles, therefore electrifying was that single performance. Starr 1st produced his name as “Agent Double-O-Soul,” so when his agreement was used in Motown, he immediately became among the roughest, …

Bob & Earl began as you of several aliases under which Bobby Day time (of “Small Bitty Pretty 1” and “Rockin’ Robin” popularity) and Earl Nelson (aka Jackie Lee) (given birth to Sept 8, 1928) recorded collectively for the Los Angeles-based Course Records label. Both harmonized beautifully, having a easy, …