Produced by Ric Powell, "Everything Is Everything" has been dubbed by critics as one of Hathaway’s finest releases. The album, another facet in Hathaway’s undeniable musicianship, finds the emotive vocalist covering tunes like Ray Charles' “I Believe to My Soul” and Nina Simone’s “To Be Young, Gifted and Black”. His swinging single “The Ghetto” charted on Billboard’s Hot 100 and top R&B singles. With breathtaking sound quality, the album is a fully displays of Hathaway’s musical artistry.

Curtis Ousley, who performed under the stage name King Curtis, was an American saxophone virtuoso known for rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul, blues, funk and soul jazz. Curtis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 6, 2000. On "Everybody’s Talking", King Curtis is joined by Bernard Purdie, Billy Butler, Cornell Dupree, Billy Preston and the Memphis Horns. This funky effort is highlighted by the hits “If I Were A Carpenter”, “Groove Me” and “Ridin' Thumb”. "Everybody’s Talking" was one of Billboard’s Top R&B Albums. This is soul-jazz at its best.

1969 album from a certified blues master. Well, actually, we didn’t ask to see his certificate of mastery, but we respect Freddie King enough to know that he wouldn’t release an album entitled "Freddie King is a Blues Master" if he couldn’t back it up that kind of bold claim. Also, in case this piece happens to be your introduction to the album in question, allow us to assure you that we’ve heard it, and there’s definitely no case of false advertising in play with this album.

"Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963" is the second live album by the American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. The album was released in June 1985 in the United States by RCA Records. Initially recorded to be released as a live album entitled "One Night Stand", the concert at the Harlem Square club (in Miami's historically African American neighborhood of Overtown) was not released until 1985.