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NEWS ABOUT: soul

soul stories: 8 news summaries
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 Where Bernie's Headed: 
 Dante's Ninth Circle 

Hell's worst area is frozen land ruled by Satan

Mar 15, 09 3:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - If 150 years in prison seems like meager penance for Bernie Madoff, consider where he would go in Dante's Inferno: the Ninth Circle of Hell. There, the world's worst sinners—betrayers—freeze in an iceworld kept cool by Satan himself. "Betrayal destroys the trust that binds humanity, and... More »

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literature • ice • Satan • soul • sin • trust • Bernard Madoff

 Four Tops Singer Dead At 72 

Stubbs' baritone was featured on many Motown hits

Oct 17, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Baritone Levi Stubbs, the heart of the Four Tops, died today in Detroit at age 72, the Detroit News reports. With Abdul Fakir, Lawrence Payton and Renaldo Benson, Stubbs recorded many iconic hits of the Motown era, including Bernadette, Reach Out (I’ll Be There), and Standing in the Shadows ... More »

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music • obituary • singer • soul • Motown • Levi Stubbs • Four Tops

 Memphis Bids Hayes 
 Soulful So-Long

Family, friends, stars and fans gather to honor Isaac Hayes' life

Aug 19, 08 6:22 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

(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... More »

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music • music industry • obituary • Aretha Franklin • soul • Ray Charles • rhythm and blues • Jerry Wexler • Wilson Pickett

OBITUARY

 Singer Isaac Hayes Dead at 65 

'Shaft' composer found unresponsive at home

Aug 10, 08 3:45 PM CDT
(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... More »

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obituary • South Park • soul • Isaac Hayes

 Medical Bracelet
 With Soul Sells for $32K 

James Brown's goods sell for $850K at controversial auction

Jul 18, 08 8:11 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Duffy Latest to Give
 Motown a UK Twist 

Welsh import, following Winehouse et al., makes US TV blitz this week

May 12, 08 12:56 PM CDT
(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... More »

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music • Amy Winehouse • Aretha Franklin • Wales • soul • Motown • Duffy • Apollo Theater • Rockferry

NEW RELEASE

Critics Split on Jukebox

Some love Cat Power's 2nd covers record; others dismiss it

Jan 22, 08 3:17 PM CST
(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... More »

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

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