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

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

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

This edition of 5-on-5 delves into the Laura Rain & the Caesars' gritty Detroit-style soul and their journey to international ...

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 ...

In 1996, D'Angelo and Questlove came together at Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios in New York City and changed the landscape of soul music, influencing countless musicians in their wake. Together, ...

Johnny Cash was himself a master interpreter of songs, whether he was singing Kris Kristofferson’s “Sunday Morning Coming Down,” Soundgarden’s “Rusty Cage” or Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.” Now, the ...

Singer-composer-arranger Donny Hathaway is perhaps best known for his duets with singer Roberta Flack, but the body of solo work he left behind when he died 30 years ago is part of the foundation of ...

However culture-shifting history proves Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, to be, it’s not unprecedented. For generations, artists have blurred the supposed lines between country music, R&B, soul, ...

More than half a century after it crept into the DNA of young Mexican-Americans in the southwestern United States — particularly in Southern California and Texas — Chicano Soul endures. Chicano Soul ...