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February 15, 2012 Music » Features

The 10 Best Things Right Now: 70s Folk, Memphis Soul and Indie Rock Goes Broadway 

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Wendy Rene—After Laughter Comes Tears: Complete Stax and Volt Singles + Rarities/i>
The good people at Light in the Attic Records bring us this 2xLP collection featuring pretty much everything ever recorded by legendary Memphis soul singer Wendy Rene, including her early work with The Drapels. Her most famous song is "After Laughter," which was sampled by the Wu-Tang Clan on 36 Chambers track "Tearz," but the quality is staggeringly high for most of the 22 tracks you get here.

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