R&B History
Barney Quick
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R&B History
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
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
Some of the places where this magic was made live and in person.
Dec 9, 2001
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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R&B History
Black History Month (1 msgs)
The All-Time Top 100 R&B Tunes - Part 6: 51 - 60 (2 msgs)
Leaders Who Helped Shape R&B (3 msgs)
The All-Time Top 100 R&B Tunes - Part 5: 41 - 50 (1 msgs)
Michael Bloomfield (1 msgs)
What a winding road they Drifted (1 msgs)
Willie Dixon (1 msgs)
Atlantic's early years (2 msgs)
Six Degrees of Ike Turner (1 msgs)
Sam Cooke (1 msgs)