Blues and Soul Music Magazine

Issue 1008

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THE OFFICIAL 1ST STOP FOR MUSIC WRITING, COMMENT, INTEGRITY, OPINION AND LISTINGS.

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Calvin Richardson

CALVIN RICHARDSON: KEEPING THAT SOULFUL SOUND ALIVE!

B&S SITS DOWN STATESIDE WITH CALVIN RICHARDSON, WHO TALKS ABOUT HIS PROGRESSION FROM HIS DEBUT ALBUM TO BEING VERY MUCH A SOUL STAR OF TODAY... AND BEING WANTED ALONG THE WAY...

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Bobby Womack

BOBBY WOMACK: 'LAST SOUL MAN' B&S CLASSIC INTERVIEW - 08/08/04

PETE LEWIS RECALLS MEETING ONE OF SOUL`S ELDER STATESMEN AND MOST ENDURING FIGURES IN SUMMER 1994, WHEN BOBBY WOMACK TOOK THE KID GLOVES OFF IN DISCUSSING HIS OWN TROUBLED CAREER AND THE DAMAGE BEING INFLICTED ON BLACK MUSIC BY NEGATIVE RAP...

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D'Angelo

D’ANGELO: The Gift & The Curse

With personal demons, sensitivity and a raging creative fire, he will never be a record company darling like an Usher or Beyoncé. They are simply wired differently... Jeff Lorez looks back at the career of the inigma that is D'ANGELO.

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The Blakbyrds

THE BLACKBYRDS: TALKING IN RHYTHM

The Blackbyrds unquestionably achieved the first serious breakthrough for jazz-funk music in the UK - more recently - making significant impact on today`s hip hop generation... "To be blessed by 2Pac Shakur to me is the ultimate honour!"

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ERIC ROBERSON

ERIC ROBERSON: A STATE OF INDEPENDENCE

B&S Catches up with the artist generally acknowledged as America`s biggest-selling independent soul artist, New-Jersey based singer/songwriter/producer Eric Roberson...

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Rev Al Green Rev Al Green Rev Al Green Rev Al Green

AL GREEN LAYS IT DOWN

As far as this writer is concerned, 'Lay It Down' is track for track, possibly Al’s best work since ’74 but also one of the finest contemporary soul albums in years. Right on, right on! Amen, Reverend Green.

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BILLY DAVIDSON

BILLY DAVIDSON: TO SOUTHPORT AND BACK.

AFTER HIS PENULTIMATE GIG AT SOUTHPORT- B&S WIPES A TEAR FROM IT'S EYE AS WE TALK TO BILLY DAVIDSON ABOUT HIS LAST SOUTHPORT WEEKENDER, LOOKING BACK ON 21 YEARS AT THE TOP... WE'RE SURE GONNA MISS YA BILLY.

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Conya Doss

CONYA DOSS: 'STILL...' THRIVING.

BLUES AND SOUL TALKS TO CONYA DOSS ABOUT CAREER JUGGLING BEING A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN, FULL TIME TEACHER AND HER PHENOMENAL WORK RATE RELEASING FOUR ALBUMS IN SIX YEARS!... PHEW!

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SOULFUL DANCE @ THE ORWELL: 22/03/08

SOULFUL DANCE @ THE ORWELL: 22/03/08

THE VIBE WAS BRILLIANT WITH A WELL ATTENDED CROWD, A NIGHT YOU SHOULD BE PUTTING IN YOUR DIARY WITH 'MUST GO' NEXT TO IT.

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Michael McDonald

MICHAEL MCDONALD SPEAKS FROM THE SOUL

B&S' PETE LEWIS SHOOTS THE BREEZE WITH 5 TIME GRAMMY WINNER MICHAEL McDONALD- WHO TALKS MULITI-PLATINUM ALBUMS, THE PERSONAL JOURNEY HIS ALBUM 'SOULSPEAK' HAS TAKEN HIM ON & PROVING A FEW PEOPLE WRONG ALONG THE WAY!

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SATURDAYS @ Traks Complex, Soi (Every Saturday, 10pm-3am) Portrush

They say you can’t always get what you want. In clubbing circles, that’s not entirely true, as a visit to the sprawling Traks Complex in the pictureseque Northern Irish coastal town of Portrush will reveal.

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BOURNEMOUTH'S ONLY CARIBBEAN STYLE NIGHTCLUB. YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME... DAYTIME, NIGHTIME... ANYTIME!

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