After releasing a string of era-defining soul hits in the 1960s and 70s, the Jackson, Mississippi-based label expanded into the worlds of gospel and blues, and outlasted Motown, Atlantic, Chess, Stax, Sun, Ace and every other indie label releasing African-American music in the process. “Malaco’s story, by all rights, should never have happened,” says the collection’s author Rob Bowman. That story is one of the greatest, and certainly most improbable, of any independent record company in the history of American music. Presenting Malaco’s story in almost 200 full-color pages filled with exclusive stories, dozens of never-before-seen photographs, and other ephemera from the label’s illustrious history - and featuring a foreword from legendary music author Peter Guralnick - The Last Soul Company is an invaluable documentation of a unique and essential American music institution. Hill, Johnnie Taylor, Little Milton, James Cleveland, and many more. Malaco Records announces the March 23 publication of The Last Soul Company: The Malaco Records Story, a gorgeous new retrospective book from Grammy Award-winning author Rob Bowman ( Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records) that weaves together the tale of a half century of Malaco productions, exploring the careers and catalog of such seminal Malaco artists as Mississippi Fred McDowell, Bobby Blue Bland, Z.Z. ![]() WRITTEN BY GRAMMY-WINNING AUTHOR ROB BOWMAN (SOULSVILLE, USA: THE STORY OF STAX RECORDS) New Book The Last Soul Company: The Malaco Records Story, Out March 23, Celebrates America’s Oldest Independent Record Label Collects Stories, Photos + Ephemera From Over 50 Years Of The Gospel, Soul + Blues Juggernaut
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