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Boz Scaggs, 'Memphis' – Album Review

Michael Gallucci — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:46:25 +0000

The muted tones, occasionally punched by brass or hi-hat, on Boz Scaggs’ ‘Memphis’ should sound familiar to R&B fans. They’re the same warm, subtle sounds found on soul recordings made by Al Green and other artists at Memphis’ Royal Studio in the 1970s. Green’s producer, Willie Mitchell, drew a casual, inviting timbre from the room that gave Green’s classic songs their distinctive hue. Scaggs, recording at Royal Studio with producer Steve Jordan, conjures a similar sound on ‘Memphis.’

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'Muscle Shoals' Doc: Mick, Keef, Bono + More

Pulse of Radio — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:29:46 +0000

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bono, and Steve Winwood, are among the many legendary artists appearing in the new documentary, Muscle Shoals, which will premiere this year at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Dukes of September to Shoot PBS Special

Dave Lifton — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:56:48 +0000

The Dukes of September, the supergroup/soul revue featuring Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs, will be recording their performance tonight (Nov. 16) at New York's Lincoln Center. The concert will be broadcast on an upcoming installment of PBS' 'Great Performances' series.

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Rock Report: Donald Fagen Looking Ahead

Crash — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:34:51 +0000

After the success of this past summer's Dukes of September shows with Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs, Donald Fagen says its next stop could be PBS. He says instead of releasing a CD or DVD right away, the guys are talking to public TV about it airing as a Great Performances special -- likely for use in one of their pledge drives

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