Welcome to the Funk-n-Soul Music Blog.
Here’s where we dig into the songs, artists, albums, and stories that have stayed with us through the years. Some are old favorites. Some are forgotten gems. Some may make you stop and listen all over again.
Put on a record, pull up a chair, and stay awhile. 🎶💿
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When a Song Grows Older With You
Bruce Springsteen, “Born to Run,” and why some songs mean more at 60 than they did…
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Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds:
The Little Girl Behind the Beatles’ Psychedelic Classic How a child’s drawing became one of the…
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Alice’s Restaurant Massacree: The Thanksgiving Littering Incident That Became a Folk Legend
How Arlo Guthrie turned a ridiculous arrest into an 18-minute musical masterpiece There are songs about…
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Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles: The Backup Band That Flew Away
How a young singer’s touring band became one of America’s biggest rock groups Before the Eagles…
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🎵 Maggie May: The B-Side That Took Over the Record
How Rod Stewart’s afterthought became a No. 1 classic When a record company releases a single,…
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Blue Clear Sky: The George Strait Hit That Came From Forrest Gump
How one backwards phrase became a country classic Sometimes a song starts with a guitar riff.…
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Motown: How Hitsville U.S.A. Changed American Music
Motown: How Hitsville U.S.A. Changed American Music The rise, the sound, and what happened when the…
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Save the Last Dance for Me
The Wedding, the Song, and the Story Behind a Classic Some songs are just songs. You…
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Tears in Heaven: When Music Carries Grief
Some songs entertain us. Some songs take us somewhere. And then there are songs that seem…
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The Hidden Meanings Behind Your Favorite Pop Songs
We all have them. Those songs we’ve heard a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. We know…
