Born on March 25, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee, Aretha Franklin was widely recognized as the "queen" of soul music in America.

So many incredible soul singers have graced our ears with their incredible music and even more incredible voices. Many have come and gone, like Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, and James Brown ...

For a long time, Bobby Caldwell was known as the blue-eyed soul singer. Beloved by Black people everywhere, we mourned with his passing in March 2023. Now, with it being nearly 46 years to the date ...

In the 1960s music fans were treated to some of the greatest singing voices of all time. From Otis Redding to Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, and many more. It was the golden age of soul singers that seemed ...

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When Thee Sinseers performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk series, they were given the option to perform in studio or record at home. Instead of heading to the network’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., the ...

ATLANTA — American Soul Star, a singing competition dedicated exclusively to soul music, has officially raised the stakes with free auditions and a $50,000 record deal for its winner. The competition ...

Roberta Flack, a legendary R&B and pop singer who came to fame with 1970s hits such as “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” died on Monday at age 88. “We are ...

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 ...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin,‘” has ...