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"A soul icon and the southern music he helped popularize come to life in this moving requiem,"--Amazon.com.
A soul icon and the southern music he helped popularize come to life in this moving requiem. When he died in one of rock's string of tragic plane crashes, Otis Redding was only twenty-six, yet already the avatar of a new kind of soul music. The beating heart of Memphis-based Stax Records, he had risen to fame belting out gospel-flecked blues...
3) Soul and R&B
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c2006
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Traces the history and development of soul and rhythm and blues music in America, discusses the social, economic, and regional influences, and includes a look at characteristic instruments, sounds, principle artists, and more.
4) Get on up
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2015
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Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
6) 21
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Grammy Award-winning singer Adele presents her eagerly awaited sophomore album, which includes the single Rolling in the Deep, a bluesy-gospel-disco tune. This CD is the follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut release, 19; both albums were named after her age at the time they were written. Adele, along with British producer Paul Epworth, wrote and produced this release.
"3 out of 4...Heartache and pain fuel her songs, but this scorned woman has...
9) 25
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2015.
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After four years, Adele returns to the music scene with a highly anticipated third album, which features her first new songs since the Oscar winning single Skyfall. Her latest includes the single Hello.
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[2015]
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It's fitting that the self-titled album will bear the iconic logo of Stax Records, because at certain moments Rateliff seems to be channeling soul greats like Otis Redding and Sam & Dave. But as this gifted multi-instrumentalist honors the legacy of the legendary Memphis label, he's also setting out into audacious new territory.
15) Staying power
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1. Staying power 2. Don't play games 3. The longer we make love (duet with Chaka Khan) 4. I get off on you 5. Which way is up 6. Get up 7. Sometimes 8. Low rider 9. Thank you 10. Slow your roll 11. The longer we make love (duet with Lisa Stansfield.).