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This edition of the Freeloader, our weekly compendium of interesting stuff you don't have to pay for, rounds up new tracks from Boris and former Pas/Cal front man Casimer, a stream of the upcoming Mountain Goats album, and a brand new mixtape from the underrated R&B; crooner J. Holiday.
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The AllRovi provide a list of their favorite R&B releases of 2010, featuring a broad assortment of standout debuts (Electric Wire Hustle, Quadron), follow-ups (Jazmine Sullivan, Jose James), and comebacks (Gil Scott-Heron, El DeBarge), as well as gems by established artists from the underground and the mainstream.
significant works & people
songs
albums
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Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Story 1945-55: Southwest Blues
Various Artists
- The Very Best of the Meters [Rhino]
- Come Go with Me: The Best of the Del-Vikings -- The Dot/ABC Recordings
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Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Story 1945-55: Midwest Blues
Various Artists
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Beg Scream & Shout: The Big Ol' Box of '60s Soul
Various Artists
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Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Story 1945-55: Southwest Blues
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The New Orleans Hit Story
Various Artists
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The Disco Years, Vol. 1: Turn the Beat Around
Various Artists
- Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds, Vol. 1
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Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 1
Various Artists
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The Disco Years, Vol. 4: Lost in Music
Various Artists
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The New Orleans Hit Story
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The Disco Years, Vol. 3: Boogie Fever
Various Artists
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The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2
Various Artists
- What's the 411?
- The Best of the Tams
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The Disco Years, Vol. 3: Boogie Fever
musicians & bands
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The Chords
1950s - 1960s
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The Four Tops
1950s - 2000s
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TLC
1990s - 2000s
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Teddy Pendergrass
1970s - 2000s
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Smiley Lewis
1940s - 1960s
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The Chords
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Solomon Burke
1960s - 2000s
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Sly & the Family Stone
1960s - 1970s
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The Swingin' Medallions
1960s
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Gladys Knight
1960s - 2000s
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Bee Gees
1960s - 2000s
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Solomon Burke
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Ray Charles
1940s - 2000s
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The Flamingos
1950s - 2000s
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B.T. Express
1970s
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Big Joe Turner
1920s - 1970s
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Bobby Brown
1980s - 2000s
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Ray Charles
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Babyface
1970s - 2000s
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The Five Satins
1950s - 1960s
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Bobby Womack
1960s - 2000s
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The Clovers
1940s - 1960s
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The Coasters
1950s - 2000s
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Babyface
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The Impressions
1950s - 1970s
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Chic
1970s - 1990s
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Billy Ward
1950s
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Boyz II Men
1980s - 2000s
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James Carr
1960s - 1990s
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The Impressions
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Jackie Wilson
1950s - 1970s
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Lauryn Hill
1990s - 2000s
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The Drifters
1950s - 1970s
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Bell Biv DeVoe
1990s - 2000s
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James Brown
1950s - 2000s
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Jackie Wilson
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Parliament
1960s - 2000s
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Larry Levan
1970s - 1990s
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D'Angelo
1990s - 2000s
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Earth, Wind & Fire
1970s - 2000s
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The Dominoes
1950s - 1960s
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Parliament
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Fats Domino
1940s - 2000s
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Frankie Lymon
1950s - 1960s
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Curtis Mayfield
1950s - 1990s
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Barry White
1960s - 1990s
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Earl King
1950s - 1990s
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Fats Domino
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Clyde McPhatter
1950s - 1960s
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Tony Rich
1990s - 2000s
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Isaac Hayes
1960s - 2000s
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Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
1950s
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Erykah Badu
1990s - 2010s
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Clyde McPhatter
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François K
1970s - 2000s
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Funkadelic
1960s - 1980s
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War
1970s - 2000s
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Vicki Sue Robinson
1970s - 1990s
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General Johnson
1950s - 2000s
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François K