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Pedal Steel master Roosevelt 'The Dr.' Collier has announced the upcoming release of his debut solo album, 'Exit 16'. Check out the title song here.

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Tedeschi Trucks Band - Bound For Glory (with Jon Batiste)

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The Miami Killian - Multiple Sclerosis Foundation connection... Beautiful pic ladies #multiplesclerosis #miamikillian #classreunion #1975 #msfocus

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Something ain't right... #alllivesmatter #sandrabland

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#Repost @okayplayer ・・・ Remembering #StuartScott on what would have been his 50th birthday. A mural in honor of the late ESPN anchor was painted in Los Angeles and Scott's daughters, Taelor and Sydni, tweeted this moving photo on Monday after visiting the site. Scott passed away in January this year after a long battle with cancer. At last year's ESPY awards, he told us all: "When you die, it doesn’t mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and the manner in which you live.”

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Crescent City Blues Festival #theleeboys #highisomusic #neworleans

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Light em up #happy4thofjuly #SouthFlorida #pompanobeach #fireworks

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Enjoy your 4th today

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Let's Get It! #HeatNation #dwade

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Happier Than the Morning Sun #StevieWonder #MusicOfMyMind

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Contemporary organ/keyboard jazz/gospel/soul etc. master Cory Henry

Here playing “wonderful is your name” in tribute to Melvin Crispell

“Cory Henry was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. As a child he spent much of his time in the local church, which had a large community of musicians. Before he started playing organ in the church at the age of two, his friends and family say that he would bang on pots and pans, sing, and play on neighbors’ pianos every chance he could. Cory continued to play organ, piano, and Rhodes through school until his father passed away; Cory did not attend his 8th grade year of schooling, having decided to leave school to continue his musical education and growth. From then on, Cory dedicated his life to learning and honing his skills as a musician, producer, and composer. He has since performed with some of the best of the jazz, fusion, gospel, and r&b worlds, such as Snarky Puppy, The Roots, Boyz 2 Men, NAS, Derrick Hodge, Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway, Bruce Springsteen, and many more.” - link

He that has ears to hear, let him hear!

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CultureSOUL: “I Feel The Spirit (Live)” - The Gospelaires (1966)

When African Americans brought the sounds of gospel music to Europe in the 1960s. A spectacular clip. Get the spirit, no religion required.  #GospelSunday 

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Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Gayle F. Wald

Long before “women in rock” became a media catchphrase, Rosetta Tharpe proved in spectacular fashion that women could rock. Born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, in 1915, she was gospel’s first superstar and the preeminent crossover figure of its “golden age” (1945-1965). Everyone who saw her perform said she could “make that guitar talk.”

Shout, Sister, Shout! is the first biography of this trailblazing performer who influenced scores of popular musicians, from Elvis Presley and Little Richard to Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt. An African American guitar virtuoso, Tharpe defied categorization. Blues singer, gospel singer, folk artist, and rock-and-roller, she “went electric” in the late 1930s, amazing northern and southern, U.S. and international, and white and black audiences with her charisma and skill. Ambitious and relentlessly public, Tharpe even staged her own wedding as a gospel concert-in a stadium holding 20,000 people! Wald’s eye-opening biography, which draws on the memories of over 150 people who knew or worked with Tharpe, introduces us to this intriguing and forgotten musical heavyweight, forever altering our understanding of both women in rock and U.S. popular music.

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Jam In The Van (Telluride Blues and Brews)

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Burn it up