RnB
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What Goes Around…/…Comes Around – Justin Timberlake Regardless of what you think of him, there is no denying that Justin Timberlake is one of the most talented performers of the 2000s and is responsible for many hits during that era. He has a really cool voice and has some absolutely killer production on his albums, Read more
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Tighten Up – (Live At Dallas Memorial Auditorium, August 26th, 1968) – The James Brown Orchestra In yesterday’s post, I mentioned how James Brown really helped me understand and appreciate a killer band. I decided to feature one of my favorite instrumentals today, “Tighten Up,” performed by James’ band, not yet officially known as the Read more
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It’s Man’s Man’s Man’s World (Live from Augusta, Georgia, 1969) – James Brown It’s pretty surprising to me that I haven’t featured any James Brown yet on the blog. I was introduced to him fairly early on by my dad and have always really liked him, but in more recent years, I have really come Read more
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I’m sure most everyone is aware of Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay, and I thought it would be fun to share my listening year in review. I will update this post when December stats are released. There’s, of course, some familiar ones in here from the blog, but hopefully some surprises as well! Top Read more
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It’s Too Late to Stop Now – Van Morrison Apologies for the late post. Per usual, I’ll highlight my three favorite tracks from the album with potential bonus tunes. Van the man. I’ve written about him before, actually in my second post ever, featuring his song “Caravan” performed live from The Last Waltz, so I’ll Read more
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Lady – D’Angelo In today’s age, there are a lot of artists, but not a lot of vocalists. My friend made this comment to me at work today, and while there are plenty of new and amazing vocalists out there, in terms of the charts today, I think that is a great hot take. Even Read more
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In a previous post, I talked about Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) and how much I enjoy his projects. He has cited Alabama Shakes as an influence before and even covered one of Brittany’s solo songs, “Stay High“. I say all this to point out the similarities (or in this case, influence) between the Shakes’ song Read more
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It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over – Lenny Kravitz I’ve been a casual Lenny Kravitz fan for a while; I think he’s a great proponent of art and music, but I’ve never really known more than a handful of his songs. He’s got some damn good ones, though! Believe it or not, I actually was Read more
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Here We Go Again – Ray Charles Feat. Norah Jones and Billy Preston A country music standard, Ray Charles first made “Here We Go Again” a big R’n’B hit in 1967, which is a killer rendition, but in 2004, the same year he passed away, he re-recorded the song with one of my favorite voices Read more
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Don’t Leave Me This Way – Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes Feat. Teddy Pendergrass “Don’t Leave Me This Way” is probably better known as a cover by Thelma Houston or The Communards, who both do a nice job. But my favorite version is the original, written by the renowned duo Gamble and Huff, with Read more
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