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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By Alan Richard
Oct 8, 20213 min read
MARSHALL CHAPMAN ROCKS THE RYMAN
NASHVILLE — When Nashville singer-songwriter and author Marshall Chapman stepped barefoot onto the same Ryman Auditorium stage where...
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By Alan Richard
Oct 1, 20219 min read
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...
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By Alan Richard
Sep 24, 20213 min read
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...
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By Alan Richard
Sep 23, 20213 min read
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...
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By Alan Richard
Aug 17, 20214 min read
'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...
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By Alan Richard
Jul 28, 20219 min read
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,...
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By Alan Richard
Jul 12, 20212 min read
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...
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By Alan Richard
Jun 3, 202111 min read
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...
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By Alan Richard
May 12, 20218 min read
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...
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By Alan Richard
Apr 23, 202110 min read
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...
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By Alan Richard
Apr 19, 202112 min read
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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By Alan Richard
Mar 27, 20218 min read
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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By Alan Richard
Mar 18, 20218 min read
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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By Alan Richard
Feb 26, 20211 min read
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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By Alan Richard
Jan 12, 202110 min read
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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By Alan Richard
Dec 31, 20206 min read
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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By Alan Richard
Dec 27, 20202 min read
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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By Alan Richard
Dec 19, 20209 min read
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...
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By Alan Richard
Aug 8, 20208 min read
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...
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