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    MARSHALL CHAPMAN COMES HOME
    By Alan Richard
    • Apr 19
    • 5 min

    MARSHALL CHAPMAN COMES HOME

    More than 50 years after she left Spartanburg, South Carolina, for Nashville, Marshall Chapman returned to her hometown to share her...
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    END OF THE GROOVE
    By Alan Richard
    • Mar 6
    • 2 min

    END OF THE GROOVE

    Howard Grimes died in February. The former drummer for the Hi Rhythm Section that backed so many greats at Royal Studios in Memphis had a...
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    COUNTRY MUSIC AROUND THE WORLD
    By Alan Richard
    • Feb 3
    • 8 min

    COUNTRY MUSIC AROUND THE WORLD

    From his home in Amsterdam, Jamal Khadar’s online radio program, Reimagining Country, is an exploration of his family’s cultural roots —...
    175 views0 comments
    QUEEN ESTHER: RECLAIMING HER COUNTRY
    By Alan Richard
    • Jan 9
    • 22 min

    QUEEN ESTHER: RECLAIMING HER COUNTRY

    Queen Esther lives in New York City — but don’t you dare tell her she’s not a Southerner. Her very presence will prove you wrong. Then...
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    BLACK WOMEN RULE: MY 2021 FAVORITES
    By Alan Richard
    • Dec 30, 2021
    • 22 min

    BLACK WOMEN RULE: MY 2021 FAVORITES

    I began writing my list of favorite music from 2021 several weeks ago, and I must confess that I came to the same conclusion as NPR music...
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    ERIC SCHROEDER: SEARCHING FOR HOME
    By Alan Richard
    • Dec 20, 2021
    • 5 min

    ERIC SCHROEDER: SEARCHING FOR HOME

    Eric Schroeder is a young rock ‘n roller with something to say. On his memorable and edgy new album, The Crucifixion of Eric Schroeder,...
    122 views0 comments
    COUNTRY, RAP, BLUES: ONE NIGHT IN MEMPHIS
    By Alan Richard
    • Dec 10, 2021
    • 7 min

    COUNTRY, RAP, BLUES: ONE NIGHT IN MEMPHIS

    MEMPHIS — It took a great cause to bring some of America’s finest musical artists and their range of music together. It’s the kind of...
    49 views0 comments
    'SACRED SOUL' SHOW BRINGS MUSIC TO LIFE
    By Alan Richard
    • Dec 5, 2021
    • 7 min

    'SACRED SOUL' SHOW BRINGS MUSIC TO LIFE

    MEMPHIS — Gospel artists Elizabeth King and Elder Jack Ward gloriously returned to live performances here this weekend for the first time...
    112 views0 comments
    MICKEY GUYTON'S RYMAN MEMORIES
    By Alan Richard
    • Oct 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    MICKEY GUYTON'S RYMAN MEMORIES

    NASHVILLE — Country singer Mickey Guyton shed some real tears from the Ryman Auditorium stage on October 17. While not the first time...
    243 views0 comments
    JOHN PRINE'S LABEL TURNS 40
    By Alan Richard
    • Oct 18, 2021
    • 9 min

    JOHN PRINE'S LABEL TURNS 40

    NASHVILLE — John Prine was tired of the hobnobbing the music business seemed to require. What mattered most to him was writing songs,...
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    MARSHALL CHAPMAN  ROCKS THE RYMAN
    By Alan Richard
    • Oct 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    MARSHALL CHAPMAN ROCKS THE RYMAN

    NASHVILLE — When Nashville singer-songwriter and author Marshall Chapman stepped barefoot onto the same Ryman Auditorium stage where...
    74 views0 comments
    THE UNBROKEN BLACK MUSICAL CIRCLE
    By Alan Richard
    • Oct 1, 2021
    • 9 min

    THE UNBROKEN BLACK MUSICAL CIRCLE

    NASHVILLE — Inside a home they christened the Black Opry House for a few days in late September, some of American roots music’s veterans...
    304 views0 comments
    CARLA THOMAS GETS AMERICANA CROWN
    By Alan Richard
    • Sep 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    CARLA THOMAS GETS AMERICANA CROWN

    Ms. Carla Thomas, the Memphis soul singer whose hits helped Stax Records become a major presence in popular music, was awarded a lifetime...
    33 views0 comments
    LEON CREEK'S SONGS OF HOPE
    By Alan Richard
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 3 min

    LEON CREEK'S SONGS OF HOPE

    SoulCountry is proud to officially premiere Leon Creek’s music video for the California group's “Hope Never Leaves My Side,” during...
    83 views0 comments
    'SACRED SOUL' FROM NORTH CAROLINA
    By Alan Richard
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 4 min

    'SACRED SOUL' FROM NORTH CAROLINA

    Johnny Ray Daniels speaks softly, but his voice shakes North Carolina’s coastal plain when he and the other members of Little Willie and...
    331 views0 comments
    Howard Grimes GETS HIS DAY IN MEMPHIS
    By Alan Richard
    • Jul 28, 2021
    • 9 min

    Howard Grimes GETS HIS DAY IN MEMPHIS

    MEMPHIS - During an event at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music to celebrate his new autobiography, Timekeeper: My Life in Rhythm,...
    147 views0 comments
    Howard Grimes' MEMPHIS GROOVE
    By Alan Richard
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    Howard Grimes' MEMPHIS GROOVE

    MEMPHIS — Howard Grimes remembers that day at Royal Studios in 1972 when the groove just wouldn’t quit. Grimes was keeping time on the...
    153 views0 comments
    JOHN PAUL KEITH: THE RHYTHM OF MEMPHIS
    By Alan Richard
    • Jun 3, 2021
    • 11 min

    JOHN PAUL KEITH: THE RHYTHM OF MEMPHIS

    When John Paul Keith moved to Memphis, he had no idea how far down the city’s deeper-than-deep well of music, creativity and inspiration...
    261 views0 comments
    OH, MERCY! MEET DEVON GILFILLIAN
    By Alan Richard
    • May 13, 2021
    • 8 min

    OH, MERCY! MEET DEVON GILFILLIAN

    Soul singer Devon Gilfillian hit the streets last year with thousands of his Nashville neighbors to protest police brutality after George...
    119 views0 comments
    Rick Holmstrom: SEEING THE LIGHT
    By Alan Richard
    • Apr 24, 2021
    • 10 min

    Rick Holmstrom: SEEING THE LIGHT

    Rick Holmstrom’s chiming, cutting, blistering guitar is like a duet partner on many of Mavis Staples’ recordings over the past two...
    527 views0 comments
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