R&B

It's been said that no man before or since can sing soul music with as much passion as Otis Redding and this 16 track collection proves it! This 2007 compilation gathers the best of Redding's Atlantic years and assembles them on one conclusive collection...

It's been part of the UK's musical DNA for so many years that it's hard to imagine a time when Motown was struggling to make an initial impact here. Incredibly, not one of the forty 45s issued from their catalogue, across an assortment of labels,...

It's been hot news in funk/soul circles: The recent discovery of Darondo's Music City master tapes. Here are 16 slices of Bay Area funk and idiosyncratic soul ballads from 1972-74 (also available on vinyl LP, though that tops out at 10 cuts). Both...

It's about (ouch) Tyme we saw a collection of this great Philly Soul group's Parkway sides! Includes So Much in Love; Wonderful! Wonderful!; Somewhere; to Each His Own; the Magic of Our Summer Love; Here She Comes; Come with Me to the Sea; Stranger in...

It's a rare find when an artist revisits a trail of memorable masterworks, remixing the original multi-track reels and creating a reverent rhythmic rebirth. "Kenny Dope Presents Randy Muller's Best" is such a rare find. This latest collaboration between...

It's a Pleasure, "You'll be Dancing All Night", "Got to Get Away" and "Get Down, I'm So Bad" - just a few of the songs we remember byone of soul music's shining lights, Sheree Brown and "Messages From The Heart" is her first new album for 30 years. At...

Itn./adv. Level with booklet. ISBN: 978-1-56224-130-8.1. Tuning Notes 2. Magic Morning 3. Five 8-Bar Phrases 4. Agitation 5. Scooter 6. Once Remembered 7. Ballad Waltz 8. Quickie 9. All Things Unfinished 10. 7/4-3/4

It was not long ago when Tramp Records founder Tobias Kirmayer discovered his love for Jazz and it's colorful varieties. His general affection for the analog recording technique is as evident here as it is on the compilations predecessor, "Contemporary...

It still pains the heart that this LP was a posthumous one, it's singer dead at 26. This is essential soul: The immortal title smash; Tramp (his hit with Carla Thomas); the stunning I Love You More Than Words Can Say; Let Me Come on Home, and more.1...

Isaac Hayes - "Stax Classics" The new Stax Classics series celebrates the iconic label's greatest stars, offering new liner notes, label discographies and 12 choice cuts from the artists' Stax catalog. This collection highlights the music of GRAMMY½ and...

Irresistible Southern boy Ruben Studdard proved he's got what it takes to win the hearts of millio ns of Americans when the 25-year-old Birmingham, Ala, was voted this year's American Idol by over 20 million people. His first single is "Fyling Wit hout...

Irma Thomas, the reigning Soul Queen of New Orleans, celebrates 50 years as a recording artist, fully half of them spent as one of the most significant names on the Rounder Records roster. This collection brings together many of the best songs from her...