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Isaac Hayes

Hot Buttered Soul

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Front cover of Isaac Hayes' "Hot Buttered Soul" (1969).

How Isaac Hayes Changed Soul Music

The political rumblings beneath his 1969 album, "Hot Buttered Soul."

by Emily J. Lordi via The New Yorker on October 1, 2019

David Porter Takes Us to School

The man who wrote "Soul Man" gives a master class on how code-switching through music helped catalyze the Civil Rights Movement.

by Tonyaa Weathersbee via The Bitter Southerner on October 16, 2018

Musicians and producers around a soundboard listening to a recording.

How Stax Records Set an Example for America

Nelson “Little D” Ross talks soul and significance with music historian Robert Gordon.

by Robert Gordon, Nelson Ross via The Bitter Southerner on February 11, 2014

Black and white photo of Charlie Rich on a hammock.

Dear Charlie

Charlie Rich, the tragic soul man whose legacy was largely forgotten after his brief period of fame.

by Joe Hagan via Oxford American on January 7, 2014

What's Going On? 50 Years Ago, The Answer Was Bigger Than Marvin Gaye

In 1971, a wave of Black artists released explosive new work that put its politics front and center.

by Mark Anthony Neal via NPR on May 21, 2021

'I'm Feeling Bad About America'

The sick history of the U.S. campaign song.

by J. W. McCormack via The Baffler on November 1, 2018

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