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Big Head Todd and the Monsters Celebrate 40 Years of Blues Rock
13 Jan 2026 19:32 GMT
… four decades crafting classic songs, touring steadily and delivering … collective creativity and ongoing musical passion — all of which … their sound and selecting songs. Pleasing covers by BHTM … artists like Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, John Lee …
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Music Reviews: An Anthology of Beatles Covers, Ward Hayden Interprets Springsteen, and a Record about Records
06 Jan 2026 16:36 GMT
… as much as the musical styles, though much of … “Savoy Truffle” by English singer, songwriter, musician, and producer Mike Batt are … and “Hey, Jude” by Wilson Pickett, the latter with guitar by … the late 1970s.
Country music predominates, but the program …
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Alabama singer-songwriter Kashus Culpepper performs two concerts at The Argyros
26 Dec 2025 11:49 GMT
… risen quickly in the music industry. He taught himself … Records in Nashville. The music conglomerate liked what it … he played music that spanned genres, learning songs by Sturgill Simpson … his voice to that of soul singer Wilson Pickett, a fellow Alabaman.
At …
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Nashville-Related Music Obituaries 2025
31 Dec 2025 23:21 GMT
… & soul genres. Played guitar or bass on records by Wilson Pickett, B … Aug. 17.
Folk singer, song finder, musicologist. Headed Archive of Folk Song at Library of …
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Influential artists the music world lost in 2025
28 Dec 2025 13:15 GMT
… not talking.
Serge Fiori
Lead singer-songwriter of Quebec’s Harmonium. Died … some of pop music’s most memorable material, including Wilson Pickett’s funky … ;The Globe and MailRoy Ayers, soul-jazz vibraphonist; Amadou Bagayoko, blind …
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Steve Cropper, guitarist, songwriter and a shaper of Memphis soul music
09 Dec 2025 10:25 GMT
… in shaping the lean gutbucket soul music made at Memphis’ Stax … gospel-steeped “Soul Man,” the 1966 single on which singer Sam Moore … Cropper was also a prolific songwriter. His credits, typically as … “Dock of the Bay,” Wilson Pickett’s “In the Midnight Hour …
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Legendary Guitarist, R&B & Soul Musician Steve Cropper Passes
05 Dec 2025 02:00 GMT
… Cropper
Steve Cropper, Memphis soul legend, guitarist and … , backing numerous legendary singers including Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding. … fixture in the Nashville music community. He continued writing … inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, …
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Steve Cropper, legendary soul music songwriter and guitarist, dead at 84
04 Dec 2025 13:21 GMT
… Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis, located at … rock and soul songs."
The guitarist, songwriter and record … listen to the other musicians and the singer," Cropper said … recorded with them, notably Wilson Pickett.
"When you walked …
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Legendary guitarist who played with soul music greats dies at 84
04 Dec 2025 08:17 GMT
… soul guitarist who played with the likes of Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett … according to Variety.
The musician rose to fame in the … dozens of soul greats such as the Staple Singers, Aretha … Crooper was also an accomplished songwriter, producer and arranger. He …
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Steve Cropper, guitarist, songwriter, and a shaper of Memphis soul music, dies
04 Dec 2025 02:53 GMT
… Cropper was also a prolific songwriter. His credits, typically as … “Dock of the Bay,” Wilson Pickett’s “In the Midnight Hour … Cropper helped reimagine the Southern soul music of the era, imbuing … Royales,” an album featuring singers like Bettye LaVette and …