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The album was produced by Tony Brown and Don Was, and saw a fascinating selection of stars of country and soul uniting for unique duets, on some of the best-loved songs in each format. Gladys Knight and
Vince Gill, for example, combined for an opening take on
Tammi Terrell’s R&B No.1 of 1968, “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing.” Natalie Cole and
Reba McEntire came together to remake the much-covered “Since I Fell For You,” previously most successfully recorded by Lenny Welch in 1963.
Other memorable highlights of the album included Sam Moore and Conway Twitty’s reading of Tony Joe White’s “Rainy Night In Georgia,” first made a hit by Brook Benton in 1970. Clarence Carter’s smash from the same year, “Patches,” was updated by the striking partnership of George Jones and
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It’s a good moment for Irma Thomas records. Last year Craft Records released a vinyl-only 2-LP remaster of Thomas’ iconic
After the Rain album, and now Newvelle drops her first new recording in years. Newvelle records is a French company that issues limited edition audiophile records in groups at premium collector’s prices. The company’s vision is a cross between the pristine high-resolution recordings by Manfred Eicher at ECM and the scarcity of Michael Cuscuna’s archived limited edition boxes on the Mosaic label, which typically sells out everything in stock. The concept is aimed at the discriminating fan or well-heeled collector. This four-album collection covers New Orleans artists and is only available as a group, priced at $200. I’m reviewing the albums individually in order of their catalog numbers, but you can only buy them as a group direct from the company.
Earl Thomasâ âYou Reignâ Reigns in The Online Music Streaming Channels The new single by Earl Thomas, You Reign, has been the apple of the eye by his listeners. The single has been on the top charts of iTunes, Apple music, and Spotify.
BriefingWire.com, 1/10/2021 - (January 11, 2021): The single âYou Reignâ by the artist Earl Thomas is now going on the top charts of iTunes, Apple music, and Spotify. The wonderful song has touched the hearts of thousands and is expected to be a popular one in the coming days. However, this is not the first time that Earl James is going to have this kind of popularity for his songs. Born in Birmingham Alabama and then raised in Detroit, Michigan, Earl has acquired the spirit of music the floats around. Starting from the mid 70âs working as a professional musician, Earl has walked a long way with his passion for creating unique music compositions. He was hired for working
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hat do London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan, Hadia Tajik, former Minister of Culture of Norway and Ayesha Yaqoob Mahmood, Director, Asian American Advocacy Fund (AAAF) in Georgia have in common? All of them have immigrant roots from Pakistan and they are all contributing to serving their communities in different ways. They represent the stories of immigrants or children of immigrants and are in their own individual way harbingers of the future in the countries they live in. A common thread in their stories is drive to success against all odds. “It can’t be done” is not in their vocabulary.
Local artist hopes to bring about change
A portrait of jazz vocalist Dinah Washington by Xenia native Kraig King.
Photos courtesy Kraig King A painting of George Floyd, who died during a police incident earlier this year, is on display at the Yellow Springs Brewery. It was painted by Xenia native Kraig King.
A portrait of Brook Benton, a singer in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Yellow Springs resident Dave Chappelle in front of a wall of social justice messages.
XENIA Kraig King became creative at an early age.
When he was just 5-years-old, his parents caught him drawing on a bathroom wall. From that point on, the Xenia native was deemed an “artist” by his family. Years later, King a 1983 graduate of Xenia High School is still drawing. But instead of walls inside his home, King’s art is appearing on the walls of Yellow Springs Brewery.