Growing up in Tampa, Mitchell won talent shows left and right, but in 1957, he recorded his first record on the same original ...

Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as “For Your ...

Mellifluous vocalist scored hits with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly with His Song" ...

Jerry Butler, a soul music giant who later served as a Windy City politician, has died following a long battle with Parkinson ...

The Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum has been voted among America's top music museums as part of the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ ...

Soul and disco singer Gwen McCrae, who rose to popularity in the mid-1970s and became known as “The Queen of Rare Groove” ...

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum celebrated the legacy of incarcerated Nashville soul pioneers Johnny Bragg and The ...

The Longhorn Ballroom has always been a place where music lives on. Yes, it started out as a Western swing joint, and the venue is filled with Western iconography inside and out — longhorns everywhere ...

His biggest hits included foundational Philly Sound songs "Hey, Western Union Man" and "Only The Strong Survive," written ...

Stax Music Academy will mark its anniversary with concerts and educational efforts, including “Soul of America,” a virtual ...

Soul vocalist Jerry Butler, a.k.a. "The Iceman" died on February 20, 2025, at the age of 85. He had been fighting Parkinson's disease in the previous years.

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer known for her soulful ballads, passed away at 88. A versatile artist, she effortlessly blended jazz, soul, pop, and R&B. Despite ALS diagnosis in 2022, her ...