Forgotten for 50 years, 'Save the Children' now streaming on Netflix, is the soundtrack to Black America in 1972.
INEZ sings of love, justice and the Black condition while simultaneously trying to tame and unify Pittsburgh's sprawling soul music scene.
Percy Sledge, the soul singer behind the iconic hit “When A Man Loves A Woman,” died early Tuesday morning at the age of 73. Sledge passed away in Louisiana in hospice care after a lengthy battle with cancer, according to his longtime manager. “He was one of my first acts, he was a terrific person and you […]
The death of Amy Winehouse is most certainly a tragic loss to the music industry, and even greater loss to the elite group of blue-eyed singers. Though soul music is a genre that is applicable to Black music culture, it isn’t exclusive to singers of color. White soul singers have made a tremendous impact in […]
General Norman Johnson, the lead singer for Chairmen Of The Board has died at 67, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. General Norman Johnson, lead singer of the soul vocal trio Chairmen of the Board, died Wednesday at age 67. His group was best known for the song “Give Me Just a Little More Time,” a […]
Robert Wilson, the bassist for the funk and R&B group the Gap Band, has died. He was 53.
