Read more soul stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21382/soul.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed Generator2010-03-22T00:33:47http://www.newser.com/story/53397/where-bernies-headed-dantes-ninth-circle.htmlIf 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.html2009-03-15T20:17:00http://www.newser.com/story/40248/four-tops-singer-dead-at-72.htmlBaritone 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.html2008-10-17T19:50:02http://www.newser.com/story/35215/memphis-bids-hayes-soulful-so-long.htmlThousands 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.html2008-08-19T11:22:02http://www.newser.com/story/35010/music-giant-jerry-wexler-dead-at-91.htmlJerry 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.html2008-08-15T20:11:55http://www.newser.com/story/34593/singer-isaac-hayes-dead-at-65.htmlLegendary 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.html2008-08-10T20:45:05http://www.newser.com/story/32747/medical-bracelet-with-soul-sells-for-32k.htmlThe 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.html2008-07-18T13:11:41http://www.newser.com/story/27017/duffy-latest-to-give-motown-a-uk-twist.htmlA 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.html2008-05-12T17:56:10http://www.newser.com/story/17091/critics-split-on-jukebox.htmlIndie 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.html2008-01-22T21:17:52