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Steve Cropper Stays 'Dedicated' to His Early Heroes

Legendary sessions guitarist Steve Cropper returns with 'Dedicated' -- an homage to his early heroes. ... Read More »

Amy Winehouse Was 'One of a Kind,' Say Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Sharon Jones, whose band the Dap-Kings backed Amy Winehouse on her Grammy-winning album 'Back to Black,' has released a statement about the singer's tragic death. ... Read More »

Sharon Jones Sings 'Too Good' for the Roots

Sharon Jones opens up musical collaborations, including one with the hip-hop band the Roots that failed to work out. ... Read More »

Sharon Jones, Now a Soul Star With the Dap-Kings, Got There the Hard Way

Sharon Jones, who was born in James Brown's hometown, Augusta, Ga., grew up singing and dancing to the city's Soul Brother Number One. ... Read More »

Best Songs of 2010: 50 Tracks That Blew Our Hair Back This Year

Some tracks on our list of the best songs of 2010 were so gorgeous they gave us goose ... Read More »

Budos Band 'Carve' Their Own Style of Afrobeat

With the arrival of 'Budos Band III' on Daptone Records, it'd be rather easy to peg the group Afrobeat leanings as a rather fashionable style choice. ... Read More »

Budos Band Bring 'Stronger' Songs to New Album -- Exclusive Stream

Kisha Bari The Budos Band, Staten Island, N.Y.'s finest purveyor's of the Afrobeat tradition, are ... Read More »

Newport Folk Festival 2010 Free MP3s

In a summer concert circuit crowded with large-scale music festivals, George Wein's ... Read More »

Sharon Jones Gets Back to Her Gospel Roots -- Exclusive Video

Though she's sold out the Apollo twice already, soul singer Sharon Jones was gracious enough to ... Read More »

Sharon Jones Felt 'Heavy Silence' After Michael Jackson's Death

When someone's death changes your life, you remember the moment you heard the bad news. For soul ... Read More »

Sharon Jones Seduces Fan at Nelsonville Music Fest

Two legends of very different genres faced off Saturday at the Nelsonville Music Festival -- or at ... Read More »

Man Man Serve Up Shock and Awe at Nelsonville Music Fest

When Philadelphia's Man Man took the stage last night for their headlining performance at the ... Read More »

Music Albums Out on April 6, 2010

Looking for a list of music albums out on April 6, 2010? Whether you're into glossy pop or country ... Read More »

Smokey Robinson Leads Spinner's SXSW Soul Revue

Soul music is hip again, if Spinner's SXSW Soul Revue at the Austin Music Hall on Friday night was ... Read More »

SXSW Keynote Speaker Smokey Robinson Leads a Soul Revival in Austin

Raphael Saadiq introduced himself to one of his idols, Smokey Robinson, a couple of months ago at a ... Read More »

SXSW 2010 Free MP3s

With South by Southwest rapidly approaching, it's time to start brushing up on your buzz bands. With ... Read More »