Julie Dexter has been a favorite of SoulTrackers for years and she had a big hit with our readers last year with her New Again EP.
On May 15, Soul Tracks favorite and two-time Grammy nominated soul man Ryan Shaw will release Real Love, the follow-up to his terrific debut album This Is Ryan Shaw. The New York-based singer blew us away last time with his killer vocals and his updated old school soul sound.
Before Heatwave hit it big in the United States with their debut album Too Hot to Handle, they had a large following in Europe. The band was especially popular in Germany. By the mid 1970s, Heatwave was following a well-worn path to Germany that had been blazed by acts such as The Beatles. So it’s clear that German music lovers have an ear and affinity for soul, rock and other musical styles made in America.
Singer, songwriter and musician O’Bryan, who started his career under the direction of “Soul Train” creator and host Don Cornelius, has announced the release of an anthology of his Capitol Records music on his independent label.
Sy Smith just oozes cool, and her edgy stylings, forward artistry and great voice have made her a SoulTracks favorite every year and one of the most nominated SoulTracks Awards artists of the past several years.
Click on the CD Cover at left to listen to or purchase an autographed copy of Fast and Curious directly from Sy Smith!
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He wasn’t a soul singer, but anyone who lived in the 1960s remembers growing up with Davy Jones, one of the lead vocalists of the singing group The Monkees. It has been reported today that Jones died in a Florida hospital at age 66.
He wasn’t a soul singer, but anyone who lived in the 1960s remembers growing up with Davy Jones, one of the lead vocalists of the singing group The Monkees. It has been reported today that Jones died in a Florida hospital at age 66.
After hearing the dance/pop track “Big in Japan” by popular French DJ Martin Solveig, the song’s hook struck me in an odd way: “Because the next thing you know I’m big in Japan.” This chorus is particularly odd if it is a derisively intended commentary on Japan as a second-tier music market. If so, it is an under-informed view of that country’s scene and global musical impact. For one thing, Japan happens to be one of the biggest music markets in the world, including a quite healthy local urban music community that especially excels in hip-hop.
After hearing the dance/pop track “Big in Japan” by popular French DJ Martin Solveig, the song’s hook struck me in an odd way: “Because the next thing you know I’m big in Japan.” This chorus is particularly odd if it is a derisively intended commentary on Japan as a second-tier music market. If so, it is an under-informed view of that country’s scene and global musical impact. For one thing, Japan happens to be one of the biggest music markets in the world, including a quite healthy local urban music community that especially excels in hip-hop.
