*Stevie Wonder and Clint Eastwood have both spoken about the transformative impact Ray Charles had on American music and culture, with each man describing an artist whose reach extended far beyond any ...

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Looking back at the moment that the UK's obsession with soul eclipsed its popularity in the United States, with the aid of ...

An R&B showcase, "R&Babu," held at Nashville’s Babu Cafe, spotlights local artists and the city’s thriving R&B scene beyond ...

Lesley Gore recorded a breakthrough hit; the photo session for The Beatles' “Sgt. Pepper” album took place; R.E.M. began recording a big album; and Tracy Chapman was born, today in music history.

Until the 1980s, an annual prison rodeo offered a chance for men inside to perform and sell albums. Now The Marshall Project ...

It takes years to build a meaningful friendship, possibly even a lifetime, but in this moment of then and now, the Sistering.

There are voices that entertain you, and then there are voices that change you. Somewhere deep in the history of recorded ...

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Kanye West’s new album Bully has finally arrived. Delayed, reworked and released amid years of controversy, it is the latest turn in one of hip-hop’s most volatile careers, one that has produced ...

Bobby Womack, born Robert Dwayne Womack on March 4, 1944, in Cleveland, Ohio, was an influential American singer, songwriter, ...