The Rebirth of Soul
Whoa! Naomi Shelton, the 66 year old blues queen spotlighted in an episode of the public radio show On Point, looks alot like my aunt. Weird.I like the caller who said that soul music is filling in for hip-hop now that it's almost dead. It's not just cookie cutter R&B that's being brought back, but, thanks to labels like Stones Throw Records and Daptone Records, we're witnessing a rebirth of the very core of soul: big bands, loud and unadulterated love and heartbreak and even barbershop quartets:
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