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The Laura Lee Story, Part 1: The Meditation Singers (1938-1965)


Book Review: The First Johnnie Taylor Biography


Robert Finley: From Cotton Fields to Beverly Hills


More Magic from Thom Bell


Full Circle for the Spinners


Billy Price: Person of Interest


No Turning Back for the Blues Paddlers


Interview with Shayna Steele


Blues According to Mike and Sheryl


Deep 1/2024: All Platinum, Chazz Dixon


The Marcel Smith Story


Introducing Acantha Lang


Interview with Chazz Dixon


Interview with Robert Finley at the Rauma Blues Festival


Back to Class in Detroit: Interview with Drew Schultz


Mr. Smooth Is Back: Interview with Abraham Wilson


Interview with Ms. Jody


Interview with Bettye LaVette


Book Review: Funkiest Man Alive - Rufus Thomas and Memphis Soul



Introducing Natasha Watts



Interview with soul legend William Bell



Will Downing talks new album Pieces



Interview with Mary Cross, the Mother of Cool Smoke



Book Review: Soul Serenade - King Curtis and His Immortal Saxophone



Stan Mosley: Soul Man's Blues



Lee Fields: Interview and Album Review



Deep Soul October 2022: Luther Ingram Biopic, Charles Williams Reissue



Willie Clayton: New Album Review



Deep Soul August 2022: Three new books reviewed



The Frank-O Johnson Story, Part 2 (1990-2022)



The Frank-O Johnson Story, Part 1 (1950-1990)


Interview with Diunna Greenleaf, the People's Queen of Blues



Diunna Greenleaf - I Ain't Playin' - A Track-by-Track Review of Her New Album


Deep Soul April 2022: Doktu Rhute Muuzic aka Roy Hytower, The Temptations, Atlanta Entertainment History



The Willie Clayton Story, Part 3 (2002-2022)



The Willie Clayton Story, Part 2 (1993-2002)


The Willie Clayton Story, Part 1 (1956-1992)



Deep Soul October 2021: The Spinners, Preston Glass, Deniece Williams



Deep Soul July 2021: Wee Willie Walker, The Manhattans, Merry Clayton



Deep Soul May 2021: New CDs in review



Introducing Tia Carroll



Review: The Life of Jackie Wilson: The Legacy Continues



Review: Chips Moman: The Record Producer Whose Genius Changed American Music



Deep Soul Picks: The 10 Best Albums of 2020


The Checkmates Ltd. Story - part 3 (1976 - present)



Interview and album review:
Sonny Green




Deep Soul October 2020:
f. Autobiography book review by Eddie Floyd




Deep Soul August 2020:
f. Interview with Don Bryant and Bettye Lavette




The Checkmates Ltd. Story - part 2 (1968 - 1975)






Deep Soul June 2020:
f. Interview with Wendy Moten




The Checkmates Ltd. Story - part 1 (1959-1968)




A New Lead Singer for the Spinners:
CJ Jefferson




Deep Soul February 2020:
f. Interviews with Chazz Dixon and Lavel Jackson




Deep Soul February 2020:
f. Interview with Ruby Turner





Interview at Porretta Soul Festival 2019:
Willie West




Interview at Porretta Soul Festival 2019:
Annika Chambers





Our album of the season:
Durand Jones & the Indications
American Love Call (US Dead Oceans CD)





Interview at Porretta Soul Festival 2019:
Wendy Moten, part 1


And the follow-up:
Interview at Porretta Soul Festival 2019:
Wendy Moten, part 2






Porretta Soul Festival 2019 Review:
feat. Pee Wee Ellis, Don Bryant, Leon Beal, Wee Willie Walker etc.




The Emotions Story Part 2: The years on Columbia and later years

The Emotions Album Discography

The Emotions Story Part 1: The Early Days and the Stax/Volt Period




Blu Mitchell is back with a new CD - he debuted on Motown, 1995:
Blueyedsoul (US CD 2018)





Will Downing's first gospel / inspirational album:
The Promise (US Shanachie)





Willie Ford (Dramatics) Tribute
1950 - 2019




Brand New CD release & review:

Carlton Jumell Smith: 1634 Lexington Avenue:



Deep Soul Column May 2019:

Featuring Lee Fields, Willie Clayton, Rue Davis etc.:





Chuck Barksdale Tribute
1935 - 2019



Deep Soul Column March 2019:
featuring four CD reviews of the latest Ace/Kent CD compilations




The Undisputed Truth Album Discography

Spencer Wiggins
- in the company of his brother, Percy Wiggins


Teddy Pendergrass Story


Soul Resurrection:
- Stan Mosley's Best Work Ever!

Read also the full Album by Album bio of Stan Mosley - complete with an interview



Special CD reviews:
Various Artists: The Sound of Philadelphia
- Sounds from Society Hill 2018
Seven new releases all reviewed!




Interview with Lacee
- The Queen of Grown and Sexy


CD review and an interview with G.C. Cameron:

The Spinners: While the City Sleeps



Amazing 70s inspired new soul album:

Our album of the season: Cecily: Songs of Love and Freedom




Aretha Franklin 1942 - 2018
full album discography now on our site:


Carlton J. Smith:
From Harlem to Helsinki


Get yourself the complete stories of classic soul music vocal groups: The Spinners, The Dramatics and The Dells!
from our online CD shop!

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