A Natural Woman was named the best soul song in history by Time Out New York, despite never topping the music charts.

Yet I’ve never featured Chuck Berry, though he’s mentioned frequently throughout this series. Serendipitously, Oct. 18 is his birthday, so this week’s spotlight is right on time. Though Berry passed ...

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Chuck Berry would have turned 100 this month. His family is making sure his guitar riffs never stop ringing in St. Louis.

Americans need to party more. A new class of IRL influencers is ready to help.

Between the choruses, the guitar rolls like falling droplets. A sweet yet somehow poignant voice turns the pain of heartbreak into a danceable rhythm. Does that music sound familiar to you? That ...

Verne Allison, a founding member and longtime second tenor of legendary soul group The Dells, has died at 90. The veteran ...

Formed in the 1950s, the five-member vocal group racked up a string of hits that led them to be inducted into the Rock and ...

Award-winning R&B singer Freddie Jackson has died, his family announced this week. Jackson, known for his 1980s hits "Rock Me ...

Jackson was born and raised in Harlem, where he learned all about soul music and sang gospel at White Rock Baptist Church.

With hits like “Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)” and “You Are My Lady,” he made slow jams feel like grand romance.