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Legendary blues singer Ray Charles dead at 73
Baltimore Sun Pop Music CriticRay Charles may have been one of the most influential singer-musicians ever to grace American pop music. He may have laid the foundation for soul - an earthy blend of the secular and the spiritual, and one of the country's greatest cultural achievements....Tags: Folklore and Mythology, Recording Studios, Quincy Jones, Apollo Theater, Recreational Substance Use
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Maxwell review
Tribune rock criticThe unbearable lightness of being Maxwell can be deceptive. The voice, so delicate and effeminate in its upper register, doesn't sound like it was designed to hold up under stress. But that fagade of fragility makes the 28-year-old Brooklynite, with the...Tags: Sexual Assault, Soul (genre), Maxwell, Al Green, Marvin Gaye
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Universal soul music
His voice smolders with a passion reminiscent of silky soul singers of yesteryear. But make no mistake, Marshall Titus -- who goes by the professional name "Titus" -- is not just another artist trying to capitalize on the retro R&B trend. With "Titus...Tags: Soul (genre), Maxwell, Gladys Knight, Marvin Gaye, Prince (music artist)
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R&B review, Jill Scott at the House of Blues
Special to the TribuneEven though Jill Scott contributed the haunting hook that helped her fellow Philadelphian friends The Roots land their first hit, "You Got Me," it was Erykah Badu who sang it and appeared in the video, leaving Scott's contribution invisible to all but the...Tags: Soul (genre), Music Theater, Theater, Music Industry, Entertainment
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Soul Train nominations announced
Associated PressSoul songstresses Alicia Keys, Aaliyah and India.Arie, who have dominated the music awards season, each had three nominations for the 16th annual Soul Train Music Awards. Veteran R&B singers the Isley Brothers, making a comeback more than 42 years...Tags: Aaliyah, Busta Rhymes, Brian McKnight, Jay-Z, The Isley Brothers (music group)
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Tony Rich is 'Resurrected'
Sun Pop Music CriticYou expected to hear more from Tony Rich. In 1995, he broke onto the pop scene with thoughtful, nothing-to-hide "acoustic soul." (After overhearing the singer-musician describe his music that way in an interview, India.Arie, a friend of Rich's, used the...Tags: Michael Bolton, Soul (genre), Music Industry, Lenny Kravitz, Toni Braxton
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The Coral invades America
NoneThe Coral's self-titled album became one of the biggest selling rock releases of last year in the U.K., and singer James Skelly still isn't sure why. "We get called weirdos," he says in an interview before crossing the Atlantic for the sextet's...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Clear Channel Communications Inc., Bars and Clubs, Music Industry, England
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'Only the Strong Survive'
Times Staff WriterChris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker's rousing documentary "Only the Strong Survive" takes its title from one of rhythm-and-blues pioneer Jerry Butler's most enduring hits, and it serves as an apt anthem not only for Butler but also for all of the other...Tags: Elvis Presley, Cinema Industry, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Disc Jockeys, Documentary (genre)
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Music legend Ray Charles dies at 73
Los AngelesTimes Staff WritersRay Charles, the musical innovator whose bold, effortless fusions left an indelible mark on the rock, soul and country music of the past half-century, died Thursday at his Beverly Hills home. He was 73. The cause of death was complications of liver...Tags: Willie Nelson, Chuck Berry, Music Theater, Recording Studios, Quincy Jones
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