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Jan 13, 2002

New Orleans Hometown Favorites

Another city that had treasures we didn't know about at the time.

Jan 5, 2002

The All-Time Top 100 R&B Tunes - Part 6: 51 - 60

Ten more of the finest examples of the music we love.

Dec 30, 2001

Memphis - Part 3

The stories behind the Hi and Goldwax labels and the American Recording operation. (And a look at the great deep-soul master James Carr.)

Dec 23, 2001

Great R&B Session Players - Part 1

A look at the busy, historic careers of Earl Palmer and Billy Preston

Dec 15, 2001

Legendary R&B Venues - Part 1

Some of the places where this magic was made live and in person.

Dec 9, 2001

Chicago's Harmonica Giants

A look at the masters of one of the key instruments in that distinctive Windy City blues sound.

Dec 1, 2001

The Four Greatest White R&B Acts of All Time

Profiles of some fair-skinned folks who understood the groove.

Nov 24, 2001

Great Soul Singers Series - Part 1

Joe Tex, Lou Rawls and Little Milton - three titans of the rarified art of the r&b vocal.

Nov 17, 2001

Morris Levy and George Goldner

Two major behind-the-scenes players in the development of r&b.

Nov 11, 2001

Detroit in the Sixties Beyond Motown

Other soul music was being made in this mighty city during that era. Among other things, the town's lesser-known labels provided the bridge between doo-wop and funk.

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