The Wandering Soul; Anthony Hamilton's rural sound confounded music execs. But a rap mogul saw the diamond in the rough.

Newsweek | January 9, 2006 | Copyright

Byline: Lorraine Ali

It took the music industry 10 long years to figure out what to do with Anthony Hamilton. The soul singer didn't rap, he didn't croon slick R&B ballads and, worst of all, he dressed like a trucker circa 1974. After four failed record deals and only a few shelved albums to show for his effort, Hamilton seemed washed up. But a strange thing happened on the way to obscurity: a record on which Hamilton sang, the Nappy Roots single "Po' Folks," was nominated for a Grammy in 2003, and he was invited to perform at the pre-awards brunch for such ...

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