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Saying Goodbye To Gladys

The Marvelettes broke down racial barriers and bankrolled Motown with their early hits but in later years watched helplessly as they were almost completely erased from the label's history. One… Read more

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22 March 2011

Soul Survivor: Martha Reeves

Martha Reeves is still playing sold-out concerts to adoring fans almost 50 years after her first hit - but she hasn't had an easy ride. Speaking frankly about being left… Read more

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3 February 2011

Godfather's Widow Bares Her Soul

After James Brown's sudden death on Christmas Day 2006, images were beamed around the world of his crying widow slumped on the pavement outside their shared home, locked out by… Read more

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25 December 2010

The Ice Cream Man Cometh

Charles Thomson talks to US rapper Cazwell about homophobia in hip-hop and the inspiration behind this summer's raunchiest music video. Read more

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12 September 2010

"For me it was questionable - I'm trying to find the right way to say it - if they really were pushing him to do this..."

Exactly one year ago, Michael Jackson officially sold out 50 dates at the O2 arena. Twelve months on, Charles Thomson catches up with Kriyss Grant, the first dancer Jackson hand-picked… Read more

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13 March 2010

Play That Funky Music White Girl

One year ago today, Michael Jackson announced his 'This Is It' concert run at London's O2 arena. To mark the anniversary, Charles Thomson sat down with the star's long-serving guitarist… Read more

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3 March 2010

The Night James Brown Saved Boston

David Leaf’s latest film explores how James Brown was able to diffuse racial tension in the city of Boston in the wake of Martin Luther King’s assassination. Charles Thomson met… Read more

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26 July 2008

Michael Jackson Conspiracy

Aphrodite Jones finds trouble wherever she goes. Her first book saw her take on the FBI and her most famous work resulted in a legal battle with Fox. Her latest… Read more

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18 June 2008

Ringbang Man

He pioneered multiracial pop before Sly, he outwitted the industry before Prince and he reinvented Caribbean music... twice. Charles Thomson catches up with Eddy Grant. Read more

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18 June 2008

Still Black, Still Proud

Charles Thomson meets forefather of funk Fred Wesley to discuss his new album, working on James Brown’s final project, and life after the Godfather Read more

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