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Joss Stone: The Soul Sessions

Dorian Lynskey, The Guardian, 16 January 2004

THERE'S NO MISSING the thrill of novelty that runs through recent coverage of Joss Stone. See! a white Devon teenager become America's newest soul sensation. Hear! her note-perfect re-creation of the 1970s Miami soul sound. Marvel! at the predictable kerfuffle that erupts every time a white person enters a black genre.

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