Soul

Sugar Pie DeSanto – “In The Basement (Pt. 1)”

Sugar Pie DeSanto (born Umpeylia Marsema Balinton) was a ton of dynamite in a tiny 4' 11" frame... and still…

3 years ago

The Albums That Made Us – with Special Guest Eric Miller

Here's the first episode of a new series that we'll be exploring occasionally here on the "I'm In Love With…

3 years ago

Ohio Players – “Fire”

The Ohio Players paid their dues for 15 years before their first #1 Top 100 hit, but by then, they…

3 years ago

Merry Clayton – “Country Road”

Merry Clayton never had a big hit, but her voice can be heard in dozens of songs you know (we've…

3 years ago

Rare Earth – “I Just Want To Celebrate”

Rare Earth's sound was equal parts funky soul and straight-up rock. For decades, when there's cause for celebration, folks have…

3 years ago

Marvin Gaye – “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”

Hard to believe now, but Motown resisted releasing this song as a single. Marvin's version sat on a shelf for…

4 years ago

Earth Wind & Fire – “Shining Star”

Earth, Wind & Fire's 6th album, That's The Way of The World, was ostensibly a soundtrack album; when the film…

4 years ago

Edwin Starr – “War”

"War" was originally written for The Temptations, but when Motown was too squeamish to have one of their top acts…

4 years ago

The Temptations – “I Can’t Get Next To You”

The Temptations' first #1 Hit on the Billboard "Hot 100" chart was "My Girl" in 1965. 4 years later, they…

5 years ago

Aretha Franklin – “A Change Is Gonna Come”

Aretha Franklin recorded over 40 albums during her career; this episode, we revisit a song from her breakthrough album, "I…

6 years ago

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