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Category: Rhythm and Blues (Music)
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The Shindellas, an R&B Girl Group With an Unlikely Story
The trio, brought together by a writing and production team and based just outside Nashville, are hoping for a breakout moment with their second album, “Shindo.”
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My Haul From the WFMU Record Fair
Rounding out a record collection with finds from the Beach Boys, Kraftwerk and Roberta Flack.
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Rudolph Isley, an Original and Enduring Isley Brother, Dies at 84
He provided harmony vocals and the occasional lead. He also helped write some of the group’s biggest hits, including “Shout,” “Fight the Power” and “That Lady.”
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Sampha Leaned Into Joy for His New Album ‘Lahai’
While the British singer’s last album unpacked the grief of his mother’s death, “Lahai,” due this month, is brighter and more expansive.
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Russell Batiste Jr., the Drumming Heartbeat of New Orleans, Dies at 57
A pyrotechnic funk and R&B mainstay, he was a vital figure in his home city as a member of one of its celebrated musical dynasties.
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After Viral Beef, Robert Glasper Returns to the Blue Note
Mounting his fifth annual residency at the Blue Note (after a viral beef at the Grammys), the pianist, producer and composer is hungry for a challenge.
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Alicia Keys Steps Into a New Spotlight
“Hell’s Kitchen,” a musical inspired by the singer-songwriter’s teenage years in New York, is set to open Off Broadway.
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Bobby Schiffman, Guiding Force of the Apollo Theater, Dies at 94
Taking over for his father in 1961, he transformed a former vaudeville house in Harlem into a pre-eminent R&B showcase.
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Corinne Bailey Rae Breaks Free on ‘Black Rainbows’
Inspired by art and artifacts, the English songwriter moves beyond pop on her fourth album.
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Larry Chance, Who Helped Keep Doo-Wop Alive for Decades, Dies at 82
His career began in 1957, when he and some friends from the Bronx formed the vocal group that would become the Earls. He recorded his last song 65 years later.