Voices Carry: Shirley Brown, the forgotten soul sister, sings on

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Shirley Brown: "Singing in clubs was a bridge in my career, a way to showcase myself."
Shirley Brown: "Singing in clubs was a bridge in my career, a way to showcase myself."

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After her deal with Arista collapsed, Brown found a home with Malaco, a small but persistent Jackson, Mississippi, label that specialized in modernizing Southern soul and blues with a contemporary urban flair. Brown has remained with Malaco for two decades, and this spring she'll release Shirley Brown: Unleashed. She still believes in her voice and the unpredictable potential of the right song.

"I believe that if your record is good enough, it will cross over on its own," she says. "At Arista, Clive Davis wanted me to do a Bette Midler song or something like Barbra Streisand. I could probably sing those kinds of songs, but I didn't feel them."

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