Yola Is Bringing Americana to the Dance Floor
Unafraid of fitting into any one set genre, Yola has carved out a distinct lane for herself that has few other imitators.
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Aretha Franklin and Black Music Power
Aretha Franklin’s superior soul albums, ‘Spirit in the Dark’ and Young, Gifted and Black’, see her stepping up to the ’70s Black Power movement.
Aretha Franklin: Preacher’s Daughter
Aretha Franklin, born a musical prodigy, was nurtured by her father, Reverend C.L. Franklin, and his numerous houseguests of gospel and R&B renown.
Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music and Black Cultural Power (By the Book)
In Move On Up, Aaron Cohen tells the remarkable story of the explosion of soul music in Chicago. This excerpt gives a taste of his engaging research into the rise of teenage culture and soul music's resistance against the city's infrastructural racism.
Aretha Franklin: Context, Intersectionality, and the Rock Canon
Viewing Aretha Franklin's work through a focus on race, gender, and other categories of analysis can challenge us to do the same with all music, acknowledging how multiple points of oppression and privilege impact the production, consumption, and reception of a wide range of music.
Robbie Dupree on Chart Success, Breaking the Latin Market, and Yacht Rock
Veteran musician Robbie Dupree is OK with you calling his music yacht rock. After all, he says, it's not the only trick up his sleeve.
A Religion Scholar Goes ‘In Search of Soul’, Comes Back with Ralph Ellison, Garcia Lorca, and Hip-Hop
Alejandro Nava ties black and brown art about survival to biblical values and stories.
Environmental Activist Bill McKibben on How Civility, Humor, and Soul Music Is Essential to Resistance
Talking with PopMatters about his recent environmental-themed novel, Radio Free Vermont, Bill McKibben brings joy to the seriousness of environmental activism.
Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul
Dreams to Remember recounts the triumphs and tragedy of '60s soul icon Otis Redding