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Goapele: Socially relevant soul

Many of R&B's finest historically doubled as social documentarians. Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke, Edwin Starr - even the Temptations - sang about love and struggle. By comparison, the majority of today's soul singers push hard realities Read about Goapele

Boy Bands: Boyz to Men

A guide to prepube soul stars. Or, does success stop when the nuts drop?   The life of a prepubescent soul singer resembles that of a butterfly's. The prepube star begins as a beautiful creature, Read about Boy Bands

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Mac Dre: Brother from Another Planet

A year after his murder, Mac Dre still thizzles. Who knows how high this rapper with strong North Bay ties could have climbed? Langton Alley in San Francisco is a long, narrow, one-way street, not unlike any other alley Read about Mac Dre

Steve Turre: Preeminent jazz trombonist

When Steve Turre was 10 years old, he told his father that he wanted to learn to play the violin. His dad was less than enthusiastic about the notion, noting that a beginning violin player sounded "like a cat in an alley." Pick a horn, he advised. Read about Steve Turre