Ultimately, Noble and Black Wolf say they're just happy to have fans up and dancing.

NPR: Kings Go Forth: Bringing Back Soul

Black Wolf's singing is timeless, and the album, Noble says, takes its cues from hip-hop.

NPR: Kings Go Forth: Bringing Back Soul

Co-founded by bassist Andy Noble and vocalist Black Wolf, Kings Go Forth is a 10-piece band near the forefront of the soul revival.

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Eventually, his love for music led him to open a record store, where in 2004 he met Black Wolf, a talented vocalist and songwriter who'd been performing in and around the Milwaukee area since the 1970s.

NPR: Kings Go Forth On 'World Cafe: Next'

He shot a gray wolf and a black bear, firing his pistol as the bear charged at him.

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And despite its rash of black spots, the region still has swathes of pristine wilderness where the wolf and the bear, long virtually extinct in the west, still roam free.

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