Soul
Everyone’s got it, some just express it better. In these stories, writers dig deep to find what keeps the titans of soul ticking
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Ken Cayre on the History of Salsoul and Working with Disco’s Greatest Remixers
Di Stevens on Life with Mod DJ and Music Mogul Guy Stevens
Larry Gold → Philadelphia’s venerated string arranger talks Kanye West, Timbaland and the Philly Sound
Encounters: Scientist and Shafiq Husayn
Terry Farley on Boy’s Own Fanzine and Acid House
Jazzie B on Soundsystem Culture and Soul II Soul
Loleatta Holloway: Queen of the Night
Eddy de Clercq on “Popcorn” and Bringing House to Holland
Norman Jay: These Are The Good Times
The Soul All-Dayer Scene, 1975-86
A Celebration of Patrick Adams → Exploring the peerless back-catalog of an unsung black musical genius
Give The Drummer Some: Tower of Power’s David Garibaldi
Greg Phillinganes → The Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson collaborator on the secrets behind the hits
Susan Rogers → Prince’s one-time engineer on the intricacies of listening and the habits of a musical giant
An Interview with the Drummer Behind R&B Classic “Tighten Up”
Singing in Harmony: The Badgett Sisters
Leroy Burgess on the Reinvention of Black Ivory
Patrick Adams on the Importance of Shedding Labels