Gotta thank @shotgunseamstress for turning me on to the amazing Charles Bradley, who I was not aware of before this year (RIP, he passed in 2017). RIDICULOUS voice and arrangements. Strong Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Al Green, Percy Sledge vibes, for sure, and his first record is incredibly good- as well as his others, which I've been going through all last month.
Of special note is this soul/R&B cover of Nirvana's 'Stay Away' which is just one of the best damn things you'll hear today: https://youtu.be/dqwLMbgHep0
And he also did Neil Young's 'Heart of Gold' - another must hear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN53wAV7qdM

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #LaurenLaverne
Charles Bradley:
🎵 Ain't It A Sin

from the album Changes
Deep Listening Day #36 — Charles Bradley: Changes (2016). he was 63 when he released his debut LP on
Daptone Records in 2011. if u dig Otis Redding or have a thing for 60s soul u need to check him out. best soul singer this century.
#MusicSky #DeepListening #CharlesBradley #Changes #DaptoneRecords
A powerful edition of #WMPG's #WaxPoetic today (#MartinLutherKingDay)!
Wax Poetic
Jan 19, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
With Chet
"Mixtape style on wax...
From Funk to Punk! A high energy eclectic mix brought to you on VINYL!"
Includes both music and spoken word tracks including: #MartinLutherKingJr, #CutChemist, #CharlesBradley #TheTemptations , #OtisRedding #StevieWonder , #GilScottHeron, #PublicEnemy, and #NinaSimone.
Playlist:
https://spinitron.com/WMPG/pl/21849701/Wax-Poetic
Archived version (available for 5 weeks):
www.wmpg.org/archive-player/?show_key=mon1700&archive_key=0
More archives:
https://www.wmpg.org/show/mon1730/#
#Funk #Soul #BlackHistory #HipHop #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #CommunityRadio
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #DriveTime
Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires:
🎵 The World (Is Going Up In Flames)
#CharlesBradley #HisExtraordinaires
https://daptonerecords.bandcamp.com/track/the-world-is-going-up-in-flames-live-at-the-apollo
from the album The Daptone Super Soul Revue LIVE at the Apollo
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Early
Charles Bradley:
🎵 Changes
https://chatdesmond.bandcamp.com/track/charles-bradley-changes-chat-desmond-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/3HC6U39266ytr7fMW9M2Mz
🎶 show playlist 👇
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5F6PDmIbE0oCzbwTklfrLZ
🎶 KEXP playlist 👇
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6VNALrOa3gWbk794YuIrwg

from the album The Healer
Charles Bradley // #CharlesBradley //
Crazy For Your Love
[album Changes, 2016]
//via // #DaptoneRecords //
#buzzingroom #music #bandcamp #CharlesBradley #Changes #CrazyForYourLove #MenahanStreetBand #TheShaLaDas #ThomasBrenneck
link bandcamp: https://charlesbradley.bandcamp.com/track/crazy-for-your-love
from the album Changes
Charles Bradley // #CharlesBradley //
Nobody But You
[album Changes, 2016]
//via // #DaptoneRecords //
#buzzingroom #music #bandcamp #CharlesBradley #Changes #NobodyButYou #MenahanStreetBand #TheGospelQueens #DaveGuy #HomerSteinweiss #LeonMichels #NickMovshon #ThomasBrenneck
link bandcamp: https://charlesbradley.bandcamp.com/track/nobody-but-you
from the album Changes