The Funkiest Family
R&B, Blues, Soul & STAX - In 1972, The Staple Singers released perhaps their most definitive record, Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, a diverse reflection of their sound which traces the Staples...
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R&B, Blues, Soul & STAX - Warren Haynes comes to his latest solo album, Man In Motion (Stax), with an awe-inspiring musical resume. It makes perfect sense then that an artist as diverse as...
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R&B, Blues, Soul & STAX - From the opening track, "Strong Woman," and throughout Lalah Hathaway's 2011 Stax release, Where It All Begins (her second for the legendary label since her 2007 label...
View ArticleThe Best Concert I Never Saw
R&B, Blues, Soul & STAX - In 2008, I had tickets to see Isaac Hayes' Philadelphia performance, scheduled for August 15. I had been lucky enough to catch the Philly date during his previous...
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R&B, Blues, Soul & STAX - Pianist/vocalist James Booker was one of New Orleans' most notoriously flamboyant musical personalities (which is really saying something), yet he released only two...
View ArticleThe Book Of Isaac
R&B, Blues, Soul & STAX - Isaac Hayes' Essential Albums: Hot Buttered Soul/Black Moses/Shaft is a gorgeous four-CD box set, and because we're nearing the holidays perhaps it's fitting that...
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