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Friday, 14 August 2009 11:19 |
 One of the greatest performances at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 was by R&B stalwarts Sly & the Family Stone. Projected often on three screens by "Woodstock" film director Michael Wadleigh, Sly Stone and his Bay Area funk and soul band rev up the crowd with this favorite that segues into "Music Lover."
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 00:27 |
 In 1968, this soul song was a modest hit for the falsetto-voiced Taylor, whose Motown group the Vancouvers included Tommy Chong on guitar. Yes, that Tommy Chong! Watch Taylor sing "Mama" and listen to the Vancouvers' smokin'-hot cover of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine." Plus, cool band pic!
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Sunday, 14 December 2008 04:37 |
 Before he married Whitney Houston in 1992, Bobby Brown was one of America's top R&B singers. His solo career peaked in 1988 with "My Prerogative" - a new-jack soul classic produced by Teddy Riley.
Inside: Watch "My Prerogative"
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Sunday, 10 August 2008 16:18 |
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 The great Memphis soulman Isaac Hayes, who died from a stroke on Aug. 10, 2008 will be remembered mostly for "The Theme from Shaft," his Academy Award winning single in 1971 and for his role as Chef on South Park. He also co-wrote R&B classics "Soul Man" and "Hold On, I'm Comin'," and his extended versions of "Walk On By" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" on Hot Buttered Soul broke new ground.
Inside: Watch "Walk On By"
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 05:43 |
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 This track from British soul singer James Hunter's latest album, The Hard Way, is a fat slice of New Orleans-style boogaloo.
Inside: Watch "Don't Do Me No Favors"
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Tuesday, 03 June 2008 12:35 |
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 Recorded live at the 2008 Rock in Rio festival in Lisbon, Amy Winehouse gives Sam Cooke's "Cupid" the reggae treatment. Look for Wino's cuts and bandages, blank stares and little hop steps. She also fidgets with her dress a lot.
Inside: Watch "Cupid"
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Sunday, 04 May 2008 11:14 |
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 This live version of "American Boy" by British singing sensation Estelle is from a 2008 appearance on Late Show with David Letterman.
Inside: Watch "American Boy"
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