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Return to VinylsAuthor: David Husom
Return To Vinyls Podcast focuses on what makes the great music that we love from Jazz and R&B artists and the stories behind the creation and the creators. As a working visual artist and retired professor in Art, Journalism and Liberal Studies host and creator David Husom has spent his life surrounded by creative people in the arts. He brings that perspective of the creative process. The podcast goes beyond just musiclooking at the process and work that goes behind creating music and art and the history of the music industry. It is more than just another record review podcast and website. Language: en-us Genres: Music, Music History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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EP 28: Rufus, Marvell, Vaneese and Carla Thomas, The First Family of Soul and Stax Records.
Episode 4
Sunday, 12 April, 2026
Musical families are not uncommon in all genera of music. But few have been as all encompassing as Rufus, Marvell, Vaneese and Carla Thomas were in soul music and the Stax record label. Rufus Thomas and his son and daughters didn’t just record for Stax and create some of the best known hits the label released— Rufus along with Carla were the catalyst that transformed a struggling studio into a global soul powerhouse. Rufus was well known as the “World’s Oldest Teenager” and the “Funkiest Man Alive” and many of his own hits were dance hits based on animals. But his contribution was both musical and strategic, particularly in Stax's early years. Carla was known as the original “Queen of Soul.” While Marvell and Vaneese were important figures behind the scenes.
