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Monday Morning Video – Sam and Dave

Monday, September 21, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

I fell down the YouTube rabbit hole this weekend and stumbled across this gem. Does music get more electrifying than this? Me thinks not. As a bonus, here’s a rock legend paying honoring two godfathers of R&B, with a special guest in tow. And if you watched the end of the video above, you might […]

Filed Under: Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Bruce Springsteen, Sam and Dave

Monday Morning Video – The 1967 Stax Volt Soul Revue!

Monday, March 09, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Need a powerful pick-me-up for a Monday morning? It won’t get much better than this classic set of performances from 1967. Booker T. & the MGs, Sam and Dave and a host of stars from the legendary Stax label. And did I mention Otis Redding? It doesn’t get much better than this. Performances include: Booker […]

Filed Under: Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: arthur conley, Booker T & the MGs, Booker T Jones, eddie floyd, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, the Mar-Keys

The Rock Hall @ 25: Night One (Part 2)

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concerts, Night One 29 October 2009 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City Headliners: Crosby, Stills & Nash; Paul Simon; Simon & Garfunkel; Stevie Wonder; Bruce Springsteen Guests: Jerry Lee Lewis, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Dion DiMucci, Little Anthony & the Imperials, Smokey Robinson, John […]

Filed Under: News, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: B.B. King, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Darlene Love, Jackson Browne, Jeff Beck, John Fogerty, John Legend, Peter Wolf, Sam and Dave, Sam Moore, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Tom Morello

Isaac Hayes, 1942-2008

Sunday, August 10, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

We’ve lost another soul legend with the passing of Isaac Hayes today. In his early years Hayes and songwriting partner David Porter were the force behind many Stax soul hits, including several of Sam & Dave’s greatest hits (“Soul Man” and “Hold On I’m Coming” to name just two). Hayes launched a solo career in […]

Filed Under: News, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Isaac Hayes, Sam and Dave, Stax

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