The majestic multi-instrumentalist changed the course of soul music and did it with Blackness as the focal point of his ...

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.

Cropper surely gave his complete dedication and considerable talent to serve the artist and the song, as Mojo magazine noted.

Guitarist Steve Cropper — a legendary soul guitarist who played with the likes of Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and Sam & Dave ...

Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and ...

News of D'Angelo's death has rattled the world of music. The neo-soul trailblazer, who was only 51, had been privately battling cancer. His passing was announced in a brief statement from his family. ...

The sweet sounds of soul, hip hop, gospel and rock will fill city streets later this summer. Tickets are on sale for the 29th Rochester Summer Soul Music Festival, set for Saturday, Aug. 24, at ...

As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and as a producer, he played a pivotal role in the rise of Stax Records, a storied force ...

Veteran soul singer Oleta Adams reflected on her five-decade career with WTOP before her final show at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA.(Courtesy Tom Van Kooten Photography) Legendary singer-songwriter ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...