2014 in Review: The Greatest Hits, Losses and Challenges

2014 was quite a year for soul music. We had some incredibly high moments and some equally great losses. So this is our chance to take a look back at both, with our 2014 IN REVIEW.

In our review of 2014, we cover some of the biggest moments, from great new album releases to rising young stars. We also cover some of the dark days of 2014, particularly the deaths of some all-time greats – and we certainly had too many of those in the past year.

Follow the links below to see the highs and the lows of the year in Soul Music. And tell us what you think about the year that was…

The Greatest Hits

See the Biggest Songs of
 the Year on SoulTracks
   

 The Greatest Losses

Those Who Died in 2014
   

The Awards


SoulTracks Readers’
Choice Awards
Our Critics’ Picks: The
Best of 2014

The Challenges Ahead
(Our Most Popular Opinions)

 Give Us Something We Can Feel 

Progress rolls on in music…and we wanted that, right? 

 The Whitewashing of Popular Radio – A bad history repeats itself 

 For the Grammys, Diversity ends when the music begins 

How Do Songs Become Soul Classics Today? (Pssst…They Can’t)

 

 

 

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Sargent Tucker

"No One Can Replace You (Remix)”

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Grover Washington

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Choice Cut

Heidi Tann feat. Kinsman Dazz Band

"Island Summer"

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