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Jesper Lindell Releases Cover of Pops Staples’ “Whicha Way Did It Go”

Jesper Lindell Releases Cover of Pops Staples’ “Whicha Way Did It Go” On the heels of the recently released 3614 Jackson Highway, Swedish singer/songwriter Jesper Lindell has relea...

Jesper Lindell “Whicha Way Did It Go” – zipping up his boots

Jesper Lindell more than invokes a muscular Memphis sound on this latest single from the upcoming album Royal, he actually took his band on a road trip to the States, booking two d...

Soul Trio The Womack Sisters Refuse to Wait on Powerful New Single “You Went Away Too Long”

The Womack Sisters arrive with a single that hits like a memory you can’t shake. “You Went Away Too Long,” out now on Daptone Records, is a beautifully constructed R&B track th...

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embel...

A Father, A Son, and the Sound of North Mississippi – Trenton Ayers

"We Got Our Own Book. We Got Our Own Tree." The Hill Country guitarist discusses musical inheritance, the stories that forged him, and why no tradition survives by standing still.

The War and Treaty performs "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" at The Great American Block Party 250

The War and Treaty performs their cover of "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" at the historic Woolworth Theatre in Nashville.

Sam Cooke’s Granddaughters Preview Their Daptone Debut With ‘If I Let You’

The Womack Sisters will release their eponymous debut album later this summer

Sam Cooke Thought This Legendary 1960 Hit Was Just a Demo

Soul singer Sam Cooke poses for a portrait circa 1960,(Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Sam Cooks was switching labels and left "Wonderful World" behind. But it still...

Jake Xerxes Fussell Announces New Album The Old Beloved Path: Hear “Rock Island Line”

For over a decade now, Jake Xerxes Fussell's records have been making traditional folk music come alive for modern ears. Today he's announcing his latest, The Old Beloved Path, set...

Jake Xerxes Fussell Lines Up New Album The Old Beloved Path

Listen to the Southern folk songwriter’s version of “Rock Island Line”

“I started playing some of Steve Cropper's riffs to him and told him how much Soul Man influenced one of our songs. He g...

Jimmy James’ spartan approach and tone propel funk-instrumental powerhouse Parlor Greens into the stratosphere – minus any parlor tricks

On This Day in 1968, Glen Campbell Recorded an Unfinished Song That Became a Huge Crossover Hit

Exclusive Premiere: Chris Stamey & Jody Stephens Take on “Hey Bulldog” with Riff-Driven Punch

A Beatles deep cut revisited with riff-era blues force and power pop precision on 'Modernism.'

How Bad Weather and a Skipped Concert Paved the Way for This Iconic Soul One-Hit Wonder From 1973

Ann Peebles, studio portrait, USA, 1970. (Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns) How Ann Peebles' "I Can't Stand The Rain" turned a lousy summer night into a Top 40 hit in a matter of we...

This 1964 Folk Standard-Turned-Pop Hit Was Originally an Attempt to Stand Out at Chuck Berry Concerts

They wanted to stand out, and they certainly did. The post This 1964 Folk Standard-Turned-Pop Hit Was...

REVIEW: Albert King “I’ll Play The Blues For You”

Albert King – I’ll Play The Blues For You With a distinctive guitar sound, the soulful blues of Grammy-nominated Albert King (guitar/vocals) were the Mississippi native’s signature...

Earl “Guitar” Williams – The Soul King Of Bessemer, Al | Album Review

Earl “Guitar” Williams – The Soul King Of Bessemer, Al Music Maker Foundation www.musicmaker.org 10 songs – 31 minutes Well, this is a treat. The Soul King Of Bessemer, Al is Earl...

“We left the track and went back out on the road. Two weeks later I hear it on the radio. I said, ‘No, that was just a d...

Turns out, Otis Redding's rendition was the right one all along…

Sam Cooke's Granddaughters, The Womack Sisters, Release New Single for Upcoming Debut

A trio of sisters with legacy in their pumping in their bloodstream just announced the release of their debut album, with a nostalgic, soul pop hit single to promote it. In August,...

Now & Then: Swamp Dogg’s Swamp Dogg Contemplates The Afterlife and the reach of Solomon Burke’s Don’t Give Up on Me

Swamp Dogg’s Swamp Dogg Contemplates The Afterlife belongs in the long line of soul records where age sharpens the writing instead of softening it. The album looks at mortality, me...

Stevie Wonder’s Mother Helped Him Write This Hit Single in 1970

In 1970, Stevie Wonder released the song t...

Born 83 Years Ago in Louisiana, the Rocker-Turned-Country Crooner Who Scored a String of No. 1 Hits in the 70s

Country singer Joe Stampley, whose four No. 1 hits include "Soul Song" and All These Things", turns 83 years old. The post

On This Day in 1971, The Rolling Stones Were at No. 1 With a Raunchy Track Inspired by Ike Turner’s Backup Singer

“I asked my dad’s friend where guitarists like Mississippi John Hurt got the idea to play in this way, and he said, ‘I t...

The Blackberry Smoke frontman goes unplugged to give us a lesson in the fingerstyle techniques he applies in his day job