R&B / Mar 24, 2011 1:00AM
Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer
Raphael Saadiq is living a pretty good life right now.
R&B / Jan 1, 2011 1:00AM
The eccentric soul known as Cee Lo Green was born
Thomas Callaway to ministers of the Baptist church,
but he came into his own within a far more flamboyant
congregation.
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R&B / Dec 1, 2010 3:15PM
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Cee Lo Green Interview ExtrasBy Tony WareThe January issue of EQ profiles Cee Lo Green’s The Lady Killer. Here, Cee Lo and engineers Graham Marsh and Manny Marroquin elaborate on everything from studio sessions to Serge
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R&B / Dec 1, 2010 3:00PM
EQ Web Exclusive Le Castle Vania on remixing Cee Lo’s “Fuck You”By Tony WareThe January issue of EQ profiles Cee Lo Green’s The Lady Killer. Here, collaborator Le Castle Vania talks about how he remixed the smash hit single “Fuck
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R&B / Jul 24, 2008 12:15PM
The voice sent shivers down your spine, and, if you were in the right mood, it also stirred feelings of romance, sensuality, and sexual longing. Throughout the ’70s, Al Green was one of soul music’s most successful artists, and his smash hits—“Tired of Being Alone,” “Let’s Stay Together,” “I’m Still in Love with You,” “Here I Am,” “Call Me,” and others—were crafted by producer Willie Mitchell with open arrangements that showcased the singer’s voice by staying out of its way, while simultaneously presenting slinky grooves, dancing guitar lines, lush background vocals, tasty horn punctuations, and super-smooth string and organ pads.