Unfortunately, we have sad, sad news to report about Leslie Wilson, lead singer of the R&B group New Birth, who has passed ...

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It’s been a long road for Cymande. Formed in London in the early 1970s, the group fused funk, soul, reggae, and jazz into a ...

Grateful Shred is kind of like a sonic time machine. The septet, which interprets, but does not copy, music from and adjacent to the Grateful Dead ...

Isaac Hayes delivered funk-soul compositions that were a major part of the ... The film presented a quintessential reflection ...

Stacker takes a look at Black artists music wouldn't be the same without, from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Tupac Shakur.

From glam to punk, prog to soul, the 1970s defined the album era – here are the decade’s standout releases, year by year.

Ray Charles changed the musical landscape forever but, according to Vince Gill, one single released by the Eagles in 1973 ...

Patti LaBelle, 81, and Nona Hendryx, also 81, took the stage to celebrate the morning show’s 50th anniversary, delivering an electrifying rendition of their timeless hit, “Lady Marmalade.” ...

The 1970s were a wild experimental era for Marvel. This was the era of Marvel trying to be “hip” and relevant, introducing ...

Can you guess the 1979 song from just one lyric? The year 1979 marked a turning point in pop music, standing at the intersection of the ...

While writing the Leadbetter Band’s latest album, Eric Leadbetter was experiencing something of a rebirth. New songs poured ...