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The Meldavians – Farewell Arigemon (2012)
The Meldavians represent the coming together of three major talents all out of North Carolina: vocalist and acoustic guitarist Melissa Reaves, guitarist Scott Sawyer and keyboardist Dave Fox.
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Simply Red – Live at Montreux (2012)
Simply Red, from its late-1960s sense of pop-soul style to its keening, R&B-soaked countertenor, sounded old from the start. It was little surprise, then, that they eventually had a No. 1 hit with a remake of “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” — and even did an album with legendary Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier.
Tedeschi Trucks Band – Everybody’s Talkin’ (2012)
The most inspired husband-wife team in roots music since Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks joined forces to form the Tedeschi Trucks Band and made a Grammy Best Blues Album winning record last year
One Track Mind: Ryan Shaw, “Karina” (2012)
Is there a place for, you know, an American in a world of soul shouters dominated by a certain big-voiced Brit superstar? Cut to two-time Grammy-nominated R&B singer Ryan Shaw, who returns on May 15, 2012, with Real Love
Bo-Keys’ Skip Pitts, guitarist on ‘It’s Your Thing’ and ‘Shaft,’ passes away at 65
Charles “Skip” Pitts, one of the architects of soul, R&B, and funk guitar and a member of the Bo-Keys, has passed away at the age of 65. Pitts is best known for creating two of the signature guitar riffs of all time: The Isley Brothers’ “It’s Your Thing” and the wah-wah on Isaac Hayes’ “Theme From Shaft.”
Something Else! Featured Artist: The Spinners
The Spinners, though finalists for the 2012 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, came up short. It was one of the only times something like that’s happened for the greatest soul group of the early 1970s.
Something Else! Featured Artist: Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie has made that rarest of comebacks in 2012, and not just because he’s so successfully exploring the country roots inside his own musical muse.
Bunny Sigler – From Bunny With Love (2012)
Bunny Sigler, an architect of the classic Philly sound, is back with a blast of straight-forward funk and sweet soul, following his gospel-themed 2008 release The Lord’s Prayer.
One Track Mind: Curtis Salgado on Robert Cray, O.V. Wright, Cab Calloway, Albert Collins
On this special edition of Something Else Reviews’ One Track Mind, we hand the reins over to Curtis Salgado
Something Else! Interview: Soul-blues shouter Curtis Salgado
Curtis Salgado, who has kicked off 2012 with a sizzling new soul-blues debut for Alligator Records, has never been fated with an uninteresting life.
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