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  • August 2008

    • Memphis Bids Hayes Soulful So-Long

      Commercial Appeal (Memphis)  |  Aug 19, 08 6:22 AM CDT

      Memphis Bids Hayes Soulful So-Long

      (Newser) - Thousands gathered at a Memphis-area mega-church to say a final farewell to Isaac Hayes, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports. Family members mixed with musicians from across the genres, as well as Hollywood stars, politicians, Scientologists, African royalty, and thousands of ordinary people paying tribute to the soul legend who died earlier this month of a stroke. More »

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      singer  • Memphis  • soul  • memorial service  • Isaac Hayes  • memorial

    • Music Giant Jerry Wexler Dead at 91

      New York Times  |  Aug 15, 08 3:11 PM CDT

      Music Giant Jerry Wexler Dead at 91

      (Newser) - Jerry Wexler, a music industry giant who coined the term "rhythm and blues" and worked to bring black popular music into the mainstream, died today at age 91, the New York Times reports. Wexler, a producer at Atlantic Records in its heyday, worked with new artists such as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and Wilson Pickett. Unusual for the time, he gave the artists great control in the studio, allowing them to forge singular sounds. More »

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      music  • obituary  • music industry  • Aretha Franklin  • soul  • Ray Charles

    • Singer Isaac Hayes Dead at 65

      WMC-TV  |  Aug 10, 08 3:45 PM CDT

      Singer Isaac Hayes Dead at 65

      (Newser) - Legendary singer/songwriter Isaac Hayes, whose "Theme from Shaft" claimed Academy Awards and Grammys alike, died early today at the age of 65, reports WMC-TV in Memphis. Hayes' wife found him lying unresponsive next to a still-running treadmill at their Memphis home; attempts to revive him failed and he was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Foul play is not suspected. More »

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      obituary  • soul  • Isaac Hayes

  • July 2008

    • Medical Bracelet With Soul Sells for $32K

      E! Online  |  Jul 18, 08 8:11 AM CDT

      Medical Bracelet With Soul Sells for $32K

      (Newser) - The personal belongings of James Brown sold for $850,000 at a bittersweet Christie's auction yesterday, E! Online reports. Letterman bandleader Paul Shaffer provided the day's surprise by shelling out $32,500 for the medical bracelet Brown was wearing before he died on Christmas Day in 2006; the estimate had been $200 to $300. A full-length, black satin cape drew $47,500, and a jumpsuit studded with the acronym GFOS  $25,000. More »

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      auction  • Christie's  • singer  • estate  • soul  • James Brown

  • May 2008

    • Duffy Latest to Give Motown a UK Twist

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 12, 08 12:56 PM CDT

      Duffy Latest to Give Motown a UK Twist

      (Newser) - A 23-year-old Welsh singer is the latest in a wave of pop artists—female, British ones—to channel 1960s Motown, the Wall Street Journal reports. Duffy, who storms the US this week with TV talk-show appearances and a performance at the Apollo tonight, is already a hit across Europe, her soul sound coming on the heels of fellow Brit Amy Winehouse’s multi-platinum success. More »

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      music  • Amy Winehouse  • Wales  • Aretha Franklin  • soul  • Motown  • Duffy

  • January 2008

    • Critics Split on Jukebox

      Pitchfork Media  |  Jan 22, 08 3:17 PM CST

      Critics Split on Jukebox

      (Newser) - Indie crooner Cat Power's second album of covers is dividing critics. Many agree that Jukebox is a state-of-the-career effort, but they part ways on where the musician (real name: Chan Marshall) stands. After transforming from blues folkie to soul singer and overcoming depression, the Marshall who “savored” her songs is gone, says Pitchfork’s Stephen Deusner. More »

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      depression  • music review  • Bob Dylan  • soul  • blues  • Hank Williams  • Chan Marshall  • Cat Power

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