Read more soul stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21382/soul.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:55:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/53397/where-bernies-headed-dantes-ninth-circle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf 150 years in prison seems like meager penance for Bernie Madoff, consider where he would go in Dante's Inferno : the Ninth Circle of Hell. There, the world's worst sinners—betrayers—freeze in an iceworld kept cool by Satan himself. "Betrayal destroys the trust that binds humanity, and with it,...http://www.newser.com/story/53397/where-bernies-headed-dantes-ninth-circle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Mar 2009 15:17:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40248/four-tops-singer-dead-at-72.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBaritone Levi Stubbs, the heart of the Four Tops, died today in Detroit at age 72, the Detroit News reports. With Abdul Fakir, Lawrence Payton and Renaldo Benson, Stubbs recorded many iconic hits of the Motown era, including Bernadette , Reach Out (I’ll Be There) , and Standing in the Shadows of...http://www.newser.com/story/40248/four-tops-singer-dead-at-72.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Oct 2008 14:50:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35215/memphis-bids-hayes-soulful-so-long.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThousands gathered at a Memphis-area mega-church to say a final farewell to Isaac Hayes, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports. Family members mixed with musicians from across the genres, as well as Hollywood stars, politicians, Scientologists, African royalty, and thousands of ordinary people paying tribute to the soul legend who died...http://www.newser.com/story/35215/memphis-bids-hayes-soulful-so-long.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Aug 2008 6:22:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35010/music-giant-jerry-wexler-dead-at-91.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJerry Wexler, a music industry giant who coined the term "rhythm and blues" and worked to bring black popular music into the mainstream, died today at age 91, the New York Times reports. Wexler, a producer at Atlantic Records in its heyday, worked with new artists such as Aretha Franklin,...http://www.newser.com/story/35010/music-giant-jerry-wexler-dead-at-91.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 Aug 2008 15:11:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34593/singer-isaac-hayes-dead-at-65.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLegendary singer/songwriter Isaac Hayes, whose "Theme from Shaft" claimed Academy Awards and Grammys alike, died early today at the age of 65, reports WMC-TV in Memphis. Hayes' wife found him lying unresponsive next to a still-running treadmill at their Memphis home; attempts to revive him failed and he was later...http://www.newser.com/story/34593/singer-isaac-hayes-dead-at-65.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 10 Aug 2008 15:45:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32747/medical-bracelet-with-soul-sells-for-32k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe personal belongings of James Brown sold for $850,000 at a bittersweet Christie's auction yesterday, E! Online reports. Letterman bandleader Paul Shaffer provided the day's surprise by shelling out $32,500 for the medical bracelet Brown was wearing before he died on Christmas Day in 2006; the estimate had...http://www.newser.com/story/32747/medical-bracelet-with-soul-sells-for-32k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Jul 2008 8:11:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27017/duffy-latest-to-give-motown-a-uk-twist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 23-year-old Welsh singer is the latest in a wave of pop artists—female, British ones—to channel 1960s Motown, the Wall Street Journal reports. Duffy, who storms the US this week with TV talk-show appearances and a performance at the Apollo tonight, is already a hit across Europe, her...http://www.newser.com/story/27017/duffy-latest-to-give-motown-a-uk-twist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 May 2008 12:56:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17091/critics-split-on-jukebox.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIndie crooner Cat Power's second album of covers is dividing critics. Many agree that Jukebox is a state-of-the-career effort, but they part ways on where the musician (real name: Chan Marshall) stands. After transforming from blues folkie to soul singer and overcoming depression, the Marshall who “savored” her songs is...http://www.newser.com/story/17091/critics-split-on-jukebox.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Jan 2008 15:17:52 CST