“I was born in Louisiana,
And at the age of two
My Mama told my Papa,
Our little boy has the blues”
Firstly, yes we know: Buddy Guy pays the blues n...
When we first started TFSR at the beginning of this year we thought we knew many of the top soul and funk artists in the business, but as started to build an au...
British soul appears to be currently going through a period of renaissance, leading the rest of the world in producing quality new grooves. This year alone we’v...
Best known in the UK for her stellar performances with Brit-Funk legends Incognito, Maysa Leak has just released her new album Back To Love on the Shanachie lab...
Last week - whilst we were spending an inordinate amount of time procrastinating rather than dissertation writing - when we came across one of the most exciting...
Released earlier this month on the Jammin’colourS label, bassist Reggie Washington has delivered one of the finest jazz albums of 2015 with Rainbow Shadow, an a...
It’s no secret that we love a bit of funk here at TFSR; indeed, we consider ourselves recent converts to the P-Funk sound of George Clinton and Parliament-Funka...
Best known for his work at Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff’s legendary record label Philadelphia International Records, Bunny Sigler is a well-respected and well-lov...
Jerry Lawson is one of the most underappreciated singers in soul music today. In 1962 he helped co-found the famed a cappella ensemble The Persuasions, and for ...
There’s nothing more we enjoy here at TFSR – other than music, of course - is hearing from readers and artists alike: launching this site has put us in contact ...