Soul Man

Armond White

July 31, 2003 | This article appeared in the August 18, 2003 edition of The Nation.

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Pop music's eternal appeal can be found in one instance out of many:
"This Magic Moment," a 1960 song by The Drifters.

About the Author

Armond White

Armond White is film critic for the New York Press and author of The Resistance: Ten Years of Pop Culture That Shook...

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