Sass Jordan mattered because she carried Canadian rock across generations. She emerged from Montreal as a commanding singer during the…
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Geordie Greep’s U.S. tour dates were canceled amid the fallout from an unsigned flyer accusing him of rape outside his…
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Otis Redding is the officially credited songwriter of “Respect.” He recorded and released the original in 1965, two years before…
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Gospel shaped R&B and soul by giving singers and musicians a powerful musical language: call-and-response, improvised vocal runs, close harmonies,…
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Aretha Franklin’s story begins in the Black church and travels through blues, soul, pop, funk, and contemporary R&B without ever…
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