Singing soul music was never about profit for singer Little Jake Mitchell — it’s about seeing people happy. Even now, at 80 years old and 50 years into his career, his band, Little Jake and the Soul ...

From the gospel-infused melodies of the 1950s to today’s genre-blending R&B innovators, soul music’s heartbeat has never faded. Legendary labels like Motown and Stax laid the foundation, while icons ...

June 22, 2024 marked the return of the Stone Soul Music and Food Festival in Richmond, Virginia, following a five-year hiatus of the venerable event. Soul, funk, and R&B are the heartbeat of America.

Also in this edition of Michael Christopher’s Rock Music Menu, is Vinyl of the Week: “Pretty in Pink: 40th Anniversary ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Well-known musicians and songwriters of R&B, blues, and southern soul were recognized during the 2nd annual Soul Music Awards at Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi on Sunday.

This song is credited with the birth of soul music, and it was considered controversial when it came onto the scene in 1955. Ray Charles’s “I Got a Woman” hit number one on the R&B chart in 1955. The ...

Memphis soul music became the “soundtrack of the modern Civil Rights Movement" as the city served as a bridge between the ...

Tony Wilson’s death at 89 renews focus on Hot Chocolate’s debut, rise to global fame, and lasting impact on British soul ...

Saxophonists Lou Donaldson and organist Jack McDuff, both born in 1926, championed memorable melodies and grooves rooted in ...

As far back as he can remember, Dante Carfagna has collected soul records. He maintains his bounty in his third-floor walk-up apartment on a single floor-to-ceiling shelving unit, stacked with white ...

It’s reggae night at the Mink. Let’s set the scene: A few weeks back, the Midtown Houston watering hole was about to be inundated by old-school reggae tunes that would permeate the bar and spill out ...