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    MATT ROLLINGS' MUSICAL MOSAIC
    By Alan Richard
    • Apr 19, 2021
    • 12 min

    MATT ROLLINGS' MUSICAL MOSAIC

    If you’ve listened to music from the past 25 years, you’ve likely heard Matt Rollings’ stylish and soulful piano, his pristine work as a...
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    KYSHONA WANTS US ALL TO 'LISTEN'
    By Alan Richard
    • Mar 27, 2021
    • 8 min

    KYSHONA WANTS US ALL TO 'LISTEN'

    As Nashville singer-songwriter Kyshona Armstrong begins touring again, she won’t quite be the same dynamic singer as before. She won’t be...
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    KELSEY WALDON'S FREEDOM SONGS
    By Alan Richard
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 8 min

    KELSEY WALDON'S FREEDOM SONGS

    Kelsey Waldon was on a tour of the world, singing songs from her first album for John Prine’s record label, 2019's White Noise, White...
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    NEW MUSEUM LIKE 'A RIVER OF SONG'
    By Alan Richard
    • Feb 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    NEW MUSEUM LIKE 'A RIVER OF SONG'

    The new National Museum of African American Music recently opened in Nashville, just across the street from the Ryman Auditorium. Check...
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    Barry Gibb: COUNTRY-SOUL MELODY
    By Alan Richard
    • Jan 13, 2021
    • 10 min

    Barry Gibb: COUNTRY-SOUL MELODY

    Barry Gibb has come full circle. From the folk-rock trio with his brothers to adapting Philadelphia soul into the Bee Gees’ distinctive...
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    OUR FAVORITE MUSIC OF 2020
    By Alan Richard
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 6 min

    OUR FAVORITE MUSIC OF 2020

    Welcome to SoulCountry’s first-ever “favorites” list. There was so much unforgettable music made in 2020 that'll stay with us long after...
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    MEMPHIS' SACRED SOUL REVIVAL
    By Alan Richard
    • Dec 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    MEMPHIS' SACRED SOUL REVIVAL

    MEMPHIS — Inside a restored Memphis brownstone dating to the 1860s, Pastor Juan D. Shipp danced and pointed through the studio window as...
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    RISSI PALMER'S COLOR OF COUNTRY
    By Alan Richard
    • Dec 19, 2020
    • 9 min

    RISSI PALMER'S COLOR OF COUNTRY

    Had Rissi Palmer not become one of a handful of Black women ever to make Billboard magazine’s country-music charts, perform on the Grand...
    522 views0 comments
    DeLila Black's Country-Punk Vision
    By Alan Richard
    • Aug 8, 2020
    • 8 min

    DeLila Black's Country-Punk Vision

    In a little club in London, DeLila Black marches on stage in a dark, honky-tonk western shirt, slacks with an oversized belt-buckle, and...
    380 views0 comments
    THE GOSPEL OF STAX
    By Alan Richard
    • Jul 6, 2020
    • 10 min

    THE GOSPEL OF STAX

    LEGENDARY LABEL RE-RELEASES LOST CLASSICS, WITH HELP FROM MEMPHIS WRITER In the early 1970s, Stax Records already was known for soul...
    356 views0 comments
    SOUL MUSIC and CIVIL RIGHTS
    By Alan Richard
    • Jun 22, 2020
    • 9 min

    SOUL MUSIC and CIVIL RIGHTS

    HOW 1960S AND 70S SOUL IS STILL CHANGING THE WORLD Can soul music save the world? In many ways, it already has. It did for me and still...
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    ESQUERITA: LOST ROCK LEGEND
    By Alan Richard
    • Jun 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    ESQUERITA: LOST ROCK LEGEND

    Without Esquerita, there might have been no Little Richard, hence no Prince and no Elton John—and no rock ‘n roll as we know it. Little...
    179 views0 comments
    MARSHALL CHAPMAN'S SONGS, SOUL AND GRACE
    By Alan Richard
    • May 22, 2020
    • 13 min

    MARSHALL CHAPMAN'S SONGS, SOUL AND GRACE

    The first time I ever spoke with Marshall Chapman, she was crying on the other end of the telephone line. My assignment as a young...
    784 views0 comments
    SWEET PEA ATKINSON: A TRIBUTE
    By Alan Richard
    • May 12, 2020
    • 6 min

    SWEET PEA ATKINSON: A TRIBUTE

    Blues and soul singer Sweet Pea Atkinson passed away on May 4, 2020 after a heart attack. He was 74. Born in Ohio and raised in Detroit,...
    91 views0 comments
    Little Richard: MUSICAL GIANT
    By Alan Richard
    • May 10, 2020
    • 6 min

    Little Richard: MUSICAL GIANT

    How to pay tribute to one of the godfathers of rock 'n roll, who took gospel, blues and soul along with him for the kind of wild ride few...
    80 views0 comments
    WHY HALL & OATES MATTER
    By Alan Richard
    • Apr 5, 2020
    • 10 min

    WHY HALL & OATES MATTER

    Rooted in Philly soul, the duo blended folk, rock, country, and new wave into their own irresistible sound. Daryl Hall and John Oates met...
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    A TRIBUTE TO BILL WITHERS
    By Alan Richard
    • Apr 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    A TRIBUTE TO BILL WITHERS

    Soulful singer-songwriter Bill Withers died on March 30, 2020. Born in the coal mining town of Slab Fork, WV, and raised in the town of...
    78 views0 comments
    Jim Lauderdale: COUNTRY, SOUL and BLUEGRASS
    By Alan Richard
    • Mar 27, 2020
    • 11 min

    Jim Lauderdale: COUNTRY, SOUL and BLUEGRASS

    Jim Lauderdale is a musical chameleon of sorts. One of the best living country songwriters, his incredible range of styles is an amalgam...
    273 views0 comments
    STAX IN ’68: SOME OF MEMPHIS’ BEST MUSICAL MOMENTS
    By Alan Richard
    • Mar 5, 2020
    • 13 min

    STAX IN ’68: SOME OF MEMPHIS’ BEST MUSICAL MOMENTS

    One of my favorite box sets is Stax ’68: A Memphis Story, a compilation of the legendary label’s dozens of singles and B-sides during a...
    364 views0 comments
    MEMPHIS MAGIC
    By Alan Richard
    • Feb 19, 2020
    • 10 min

    MEMPHIS MAGIC

    Producer Matt Ross-Spang discusses his work with the Rev. Al Green, John Prine, Margo Price, William Bell, and other greats Few young...
    335 views0 comments
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