The spirit of Aretha Franklin, whose songs would shoot through the astral plane—and beyond
Tel-Aviv-based band Men of North Country has become a neo-Mod sensation in London
Jerry Ragovoy, who died last month, wrote “A Piece of My Heart” for Janis Joplin and “Time Is on My Side” for the Rolling Stones, channeling his Eastern European cantorial heritage to create soul classics
Funky soul from the desert and other musical surprises