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Soul revival: At 74, Garnet Mimms pops up again with a new album

by Nick Cristiano [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[15.Jan.08] :. Garnet Mimms didn’t see himself as a musical trailblazer when he cut the career-making “Cry Baby” in 1963. “No, not really, but they told me I was,” the 74-year-old...

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Margie Joseph Reclaims Her Soul: The Interview

by Christian John Wikane

[20.Aug.07] :. Atlantic Records matched one of the most soulful female vocalists of the '70s with one of the all-time greatest producers. Three decades later, why is Margie Joseph not singing all the way to the bank?

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Sounding the Call for Equality: An Interview with Mavis Staples

by Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[25.Apr.07] :. Staples: "What has really changed? I'm 67 years old, and I was here the first time around and it's still not fixed. We can't let Dr. King shed his blood and die for us trying to get justice and live in a world like this."

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Aretha Franklin: The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years (1960-1965)

by Mark Anthony Neal

[18.Oct.02] :. Arguably one of the most important recordings done by a black artists in the post-Civil Rights era, throughout Amazing Grace Franklin seamlessly weaves through traditional sacred recordings.

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