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Al Green (1988) [transcript]

Audio transcript of interview by Simon Witter, Rock's Backpages transcripts, 1 May 1988

This is a transcript of Simon's interview. Listen to the audio of this interview. ...

Nelson George: Soul Destroyer

Interview by Paolo Hewitt, New Musical Express, 14 January 1989

As a columnist for Billboard and The Village Voice, Nelson George has been America's most incisive commentator on the changing face of black music culture. ...

Tom Jones (1989) [transcript]

Audio transcript of interview by Adam Sweeting, Rock's Backpages transcripts, 25 January 1989

This is a transcript of Adam's audio interview with Tom. Listen to the audio of this interview. ...

Roachford: Who's a Cuddly Boy then? Andrew Sylvester Roachford, that's who!

Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 1 February 1989

He used to live in a house with 23 cats! His uncle learns to play the sax in one of those v. trendy lager ads! ...

James Brown: Wrestling With The Devil

Report and Interview by Michael Goldberg, Rolling Stone, 6 April 1989

The struggle for the soul of the Godfather of Soul ...

Teddy Riley, Guy: Teddy Riley: The Life of Riley

Interview by Paolo Hewitt, New Musical Express, 10 June 1989

At 22 TEDDY RILEY is the most sought-after producer in America. His mixture of R&B and rap has created a new sound, dubbed New Jack ...

Ziggy Marley, Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club: Clubbing It with the Tom Tom Club

Interview by Alan di Perna, Musician, July 1989

Chris and Tina are now in "a real band." And it's not Talking Heads. ...

Johnnie Taylor (1989)

Interview by Barney Hoskyns, Rock's Backpages Audio, 8 July 1989

Soul legend Johnnie Taylor tells Barney Hoskyns about his background in gospel with the Highway QCs and the Soul Stirrers, Sam Cooke, Stax Records, having hits in the disco era, and finding a new home at Malaco.

File format: mp3 File size: 20.8mb Interview length: 22 minutes 45 seconds Sound quality: ****

Chimes, The: Sign of the Chimes

Interview by Paolo Hewitt, New Musical Express, 6 January 1990

Did you hear the one about the two Scotsmen and the London singer who may well be Britain's top soul band? Well PAOLO HEWITT has ...

En Vogue: Dawn! Maxine! Terry! Cindy!

Profile and Interview by Siân Pattenden, Smash Hits, 13 June 1990

They're four "comely" maidens from Oakland, California, who don't wear many clothes, but cry at sappy greetings cards and think quite highly of women's "issues". ...

Prince: Slave To The Rhythm

Report by Pete Paphides, Time Out, 15 March 1995

Prince has always been a bit weird, but lately he seems to have lost it completely. He's changed his name to 0+>, declared war on ...

Candi Staton: Journey From Sensuality to Salvation

Discography by Bill Carpenter, Goldmine, 17 March 1995

When you get that old yearningTo come around knocking on my doorYou know I'm gonna let you inBaby just as sure as sin, as sure ...

Donnie Fritts: Leanin' Man from Alabam'

Interview by Chris Bourke, Real Groove, April 1998

DONNIE FRITTS MAY be one of the unsung heroes of American music, but a peek inside his address book shows how his talents are appreciated. ...

Big Star, John Coltrane, Funkadelic, Spiritualized, Suicide, Johnny Copeland, Balanescu Quartet, The, Charlemagne Palestine, Bedouin Ascent: Invisible Jukebox: Spiritualized

Interview by Mike Barnes, The Wire, July 1998

Every month we play a musician a series of records which they're asked to identify and comment on — with no prior knowledge of what ...

James Brown, B.B. King, Lloyd Price: Eyewitness: The Black Woodstock — 22-23 September 1974

Retrospective and Interview by Johnny Black, Q, June 2000

As Muhammad Ali and George Foreman waited to go toe-to-toe in Zaire, Don King persuaded James Brown and BB King to headline a music festival. ...

Git Down!! The 50 Funkiest Records Ever Made!!

Guide by Various Writers, Rock's Backpages, June 2001

ONCE UPON a time there was Funk. THE Funk. The Rhythm of the One. Now it's all four-on-the-floor hard-house and techy trance, dance-muzik devoid of ...

Shuggie Otis: The Resurrection of Shuggie Otis

Retrospective and Interview by Joel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 June 2001

INSPIRATION INFORMATION disappeared shortly after its 1974 release, and the world soon forgot about Shuggie Otis, the promising young rock musician who made the record. ...

Faith Evans, Pink, Christina Milian: Bubblegum to chew over: Christina Milian, Faith Evans, P!nk

Review by Lisa Verrico, The Times, 11 January 2002

A teen diva can't compete with maturing talent, says Lisa Verrico  ...

Sam Cooke: Keep Movin' On (ABKCO)

Review by Ted Drozdowski, The Boston Phoenix, 14 March 2002

THE TRAGIC DEATH of Sam Cooke remains one of rock and roll's great mysteries. Cooke was shot in the wee hours of December 10, 1964, ...

Al Green: Higher Ground: Al Green Blends His Sacred and Secular Instincts When He Steps Onstage

Retrospective by Geoffrey Himes, Baltimore City Paper, 17 July 2002

ALBUMS ARE NOT the only means of making great music any more than movies are the only means of doing great acting. Every time a ...


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