Last Of The Original Temptations Looks Back

by Nick Krewen Special to the Toronto Star    Sixty-three years on, Otis Williams is still at the helm of one of the greatest Motown acts of all-time, the Temptations.    Not only does the tenor and baritone vocalist continue to tour with the group into its seventh decade as its only original member, but …

Georgia (And Ray Charles) On My Mind

by Kevin Burton    Whether in jazz, blues, pop or country, the late great Ray Charles was not just comfortable but masterful.    Somebody asks you, “quick who was Ray Charles?” You’re probably going to say he was a soul singer.  You wouldn’t be entirely wrong but he didn’t see himself that way.    He …