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

#CharlesBradley #soul

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #LaurenLaverne

Charles Bradley:
🎵 Ain't It A Sin

#CharlesBradley

https://charlesbradley.bandcamp.com/track/aint-it-a-sin

https://open.spotify.com/track/1o1ccUQ66Cbb77itc7wicp

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

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Early

Charles Bradley:
🎵 Changes

#CharlesBradley

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