These funk and soul classics from 1977 helped connect dance music’s past to its future and reflect the genre's impressive range.

Roberta Flack, Curtis Mayfield, and Al Green released classic soul hits in 1972 that you likely can't stop singing today.

In 2018, the monthly, local DJ party known as A Fistful of Soul closed up shop when the DJs realized they were getting too old to keep the party going all night long. Some of them, like founding ...

Classic soul music, which ruled the urban airwaves till the mid-’70s, survives these days mostly as a connoisseurs’ genre, preserved by dedicated indie labels. Emulating the chitlin’-circuit package ...

The following transcript was transcribed digitally and validated for accuracy, readability and formatting by an OPB volunteer. Dave Miller: This is Think Out Loud on OPB. I’m Dave Miller. For the last ...

Joss Stone didn't grow up in Mississippi, Alabama, Detroit or Chicago; she wasn't the daughter of a pastor, and she didn't sing every Sunday in a Baptist church. She didn't develop her love for gospel ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Isaac Hayes, the legendary singer, composer, and producer, was a musical force unlike any other. Known for ...