This week In Soul Artists 45/52

How well do you know the music of Aretha Franklin, Ronald Isley, Dennis Edwards, Isaac Hayes, Earth Wind and Fire, Whitney Houston, Etta James, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Les Mccann, Eddie Harris, Narada Michael Walden, Parliament Funkadelic , The Pointer Sisters, Snoop Dogg, Wu Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest ? Take our 12-track quiz.

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Les McCann attends an Austrian festival (2005)

WIESEN ARCHIV - TEIL 23 - LES MCCANN 2005
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Eddie Harris & Les McCann Trio record ‘Swiss Movement’ at The Montreux Jazz Festival (1969)

‘Swiss Movement’ by Eddie Harris & Les McCann Trio is a live album recorded on June 21, 1969 at The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and released in 1969 By Atlantic

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Aretha Franklin & Lou Rawls entertain the White House (1994)

Aretha Franklin + Lou Rawls   Live White House Concert for Bill Clinton   June 20 1994
Aretha Franklin + Lou Rawls Live White House Concert for Bill Clinton June 20 1994
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Les McCann & Eddie Harris shoot a film in Ghana (1971)

Les Mccann Eddie Harris (Live in Ghana, 1971)
Les Mccann Eddie Harris (Live in Ghana, 1971)
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Lou Rawls records his debut album : ‘Stormy Monday’ a.k.a. ‘I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water’ with the Les McCann trio (1962)

Lou Rawls‘ ‘Stormy Monday’ is his debut album also known as ‘I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water’ recorded on February 5–12, 1962, with the Les McCann trio and released the same year by Capitol.

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