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Betty Davis and Syl Johnson in Village Voice article by Matt Rogers

MUSIC

Odes to a Soul Man, Syl Johnson, and Betty Davis (Game Was Her Middle Name)

Remembering two legends who still aren’t legendary enough

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LONGFORM

The Strange History and Vibrant Players of the Hammond Organ

From 'The Shadow' radio show to Billy Preston and the Beastie Boys, the big, boxy B-3 Organ has been wowing listeners for going on a century

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Village Voice article by Matt Rogers on the life of jazz maestro Dr. Lonnie Smith

MUSIC

Dr. Lonnie Smith Wove the Funk for Seven Decades

The Hammond organ virtuoso left our world last month, but his spirit lives on wherever there’s a groove

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MUSIC

Singer Naomi Shelton Made New Yorkers — and Everyone Else — Feel the Love

By day that gig was housekeeping; by night she’d take the 41 bus to sing at neighborhood spots like the Night Cap on Flatbush Avenue

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MUSIC ARCHIVES

Jimmy Castor, R.I.P.

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MUSIC ARCHIVES

Al Green’s Lay It Down

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Sammy Campbell slips into his costume as the funky Tyrone Ashley--photo by

MUSIC ARCHIVES

When the Bop Gun Jams

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Orange Julius and the Modern Aces, as refreshing as the drink that bears his name--photo from Vampisoul Archives

MUSIC ARCHIVES

Funky Drummers and Orchestral Masterminds

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MUSIC ARCHIVES

Shaolin Funks

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Enduring like the tree whose name they bear--photo: Youri Lenquette

FILM ARCHIVES

Viva Cuba Y Senegal

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