Dan Penn: Once More With Feeling
Robert Gordon, MOJO, March 1995
Otis. Janis. Aretha. Gram. Each cut classic songs by the hallowed Dan Penn. Coaxed out of retirement, he recorded last years universally acclaimed Do Right Man. Robert Gordon was there to watch the heart of Southern soul beat again.
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