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Arts Music

Angel So Fly

An oral history of Aaliyah.

The Fader May 2008 20min Permalink

Best Article Arts Music

Amen! (D'Angelo's Back)

A profile of the singer as he returns to the stage for the first time in a dozen years.

Amy Wallace GQ May 2012 30min Permalink

Best Article Arts Music

Eclectic, Reminiscent, Amused, Fickle, Perverse

A profile of Ahmet Ertegun: son of the Turkish ambassador, teenage collector of ‘race’ music, producer and pseudonymous songwriter for records by Ray Charles and Big Joe Turner, founder of Atlantic Records, confidante to Mick Jagger, impeccable dresser.

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George W.S. Trow New Yorker May 1978 2h15min Permalink

Arts Music

James Brown: Soul Brother No. 1 (1933-2006)

An oral history of James Brown, from Macon to the top.

Scott Freeman Creative Loafing Atlanta Jan 2007 20min Permalink