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‘We crafted it from our hearts’: the Womack Sisters on continuing a great soul music dynasty

Their parents were Womack & Womack, Uncle Bobby was a superstar and so was their grandfather, Sam Cooke. The trio explain how, after driving Ubers and being told soul was dead, they joined the family business

The Guardian - UK

From Dylan to disco, Beyoncé to Bob Marley: the 30 best live albums ever – ranked!

Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive!, one of the bestselling live albums of all time, is turning 50. You won’t find that on this list, however: instead there’s metal, soul, and an ‘indecently exciting’ No 1 …

The Guardian - UK

6 Iconic Albums I'd Love To See Get The Biopic Treatment Next

Like the albums, these biopics would be instant hits!

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10 Male Celebrities Who Were Slain By Women

These rich and famous men had their lives cut short by women, some seeking revenge, some wanting payback, and some simply driven by the urge for destruction.

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“Van Halen were opening for us and they were killing us every night. But they were making us be a better band”: How Journey found Steve Perry and made Infinity, the album that set them on the road to superstardom

Journey were a noodling jazz-rock band with a cult following – until they discovered Steve Perry and made 1978’s Infinity

Louder

“A lot of people don’t think this fits with Pet Sounds. But really, what does fit with Pet Sounds?”: Carol Kaye on her 10 greatest recordings

As she celebrates her 90th birthday, we revisit our classic interview with the legendary bassist

MusicRadar

‘He said if I divorced him, he’d kill us all’: Candi Staton on abuse, alcohol and the story of Young Hearts Run Free

A star at 11, and still going strong 73 years later, the Queen of Southern Soul looks back on a life of hits, hurt and endless reinvention

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Soul singer Brenton Wood dead at 83

Soul singer Brenton Wood has died of natural causes at the age of 83, his manager confirmed to Variety.

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Sam Cooke’s shocking death left a lot of questions – but nothing can overshadow his music and message

PLAYBACK: The soulful Sixties crooner was 33 when he was shot by the manager of a $3-a-night motel in Los Angeles. The lingering conspiracies surrounding his death, writes Mark Beaumont, threaten to overshadow a life of music and civil rights activism – not to mention a voice that would go…

The Independent UK

"It's a bit traumatic if you wake up there's a story about a picture of your penis on ABC News": Think Neal Schon's year has been interesting? A decade ago it was even more so

Journey guitarist Neal Schon on his $50 million lawsuit, alleged photos of his penis, Michael Bolton's eccentricity and Steve Perry

Louder

‘I get misgendered all the time’: Elliot Page on his return to acting on the big screen

Page stars in new film Close to You as a trans man navigating his relationship with his family. He and director Dominic Savage explain how it all came together

The Guardian - UK

“A Whiter Shade Of Pale hit people’s ears and rang some sort of bell… it’s always been a great mystery why it did that”: The life and times of Gary Brooker

Procol Harum singer’s first-ever song was one of the biggest hits imaginable, but he enjoyed many more career highs with and without the band that made his name

Louder

Sananda Maitreya: ‘I hypnotised myself into believing I was a genius’

The pop-soul singer takes your questions on name changes, musical touchstones, the transformative power of amateur boxing, and not dating Charlize Theron

The Guardian - UK

"Music really saved my life. It was the one place I could go where there was sanity and beauty": Steve Perry on being inspired, and being an inspiration

Former Journey frontman Steve Perry was raised to manage the family farm, but Sam Cooke and his parents' divorce set him on a different path

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14 peace anthems and the stories behind them

From pleas for equality to anti-war sentiments and social commentary, we look at some of the greatest peace songs of all time

The Guardian - US

Springsteen, Dolly Parton and the Killers: songs presidential candidates think make them look good

From paranoia-tinged GOP favorite Mr Brightside to a Mozart banger, you can learn a lot from music a person pretends to like

Zenger

Angelo Diaz Shares His Thoughts On SAG-AFTRA Strike And New Executive Role With The Copacabana

Diaz gets his creative juices flowing as Copacabana’s new Executive Creative Director.

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Jason Manford on why you don't want to miss Starstruck's grand finale

Jason Manford casts his eye over the seven singers destined for the Starstruck final.

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Guitar World

10 things you didn’t know about Carol Kaye

She played for Elvis, Sinatra, Spector, the Beach Boys - but just how did she do it?

MusicRadar

Carol Kaye on her 10 greatest recordings: "How many people can go home and say, ‘Yeah, I played with Frank Sinatra today’ or ‘We cut a cool track for The Beach Boys this afternoon’? Not many"

Classic interview: the most recorded bassist in history on here personal highlights

The National (Scotland)

When Ali came to Scotland: How The Greatest ended up in Paisley

I am America. I am the part you won’t recognise. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my…

Tribune News Service

Music is a matter of life, death, redemption for The War and Treaty's lead singers, Tanya and Michael Trotter

As the ebullient husband-and-wife singing team who head the Nashville, Tennessee-based band The War and Treaty, Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter are happy to discuss the joy their wonderfully soulful music brings them and their audience.

The Independent UK

Herb Alpert: ‘I was rich, I was famous and I was miserable’

The iconic Sixties trumpeter talks to Kevin E G Perry about his hit-filled career with the Tijuana Brass, writing ‘Wonderful World’ for Sam Cooke, signing the Carpenters to his record label and releasing a new album with his wife of 49 years, Lani Hall

The Guardian - UK

Art Rupe obituary

American record producer who founded his own label and helped launch the careers of Little Richard and Sam Cooke

Los Angeles Times

Art Rupe, pioneering rock ‘n’ roll mogul who helped launch Little Richard, dies at 104

Record man Art Rupe, who started a small Los Angeles-based independent label called Specialty Records in 1946 and went on to help launch the careers of artists including Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Percy Mayfield and dozens of other jazz, blues, gospel, R&B and rock ‘n’ roll artists, died Friday. He…

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