You can tell a person by the songs that stay with him through the years. That’s because certain songs can often reveal one’s private history; they are clues to his life story or states of mind. I’ve ...

Niall Horan said he wrote his new song "End of an Era" as a way to process his grief from the 2024 death of his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne.

In a previously unpublished interview, Bob Power, the late landmark hip-hop engineer, discusses his technique and place in ...

Ahead of River City Blues Festival, McKinley James discusses growing up in music, shaping his sound, and what audiences can ...

On March 15, 1955, Ray Charles hit number one on the Billboard R&B chart with "I Got a Woman" — and American music was never ...

The most beloved songs from the legendary Allman Brothers Band came in the 1970s, but they continued on for a couple more decades.

I glanced around the circle of friends and family gathered inside the white fence. There were many I knew, and many I did not. We had all come on behalf of Uncle Marcus who, after two and a half years ...

With hits like “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” she defined a female archetype: sensual and strong, long-suffering but ultimately indomitable.

If you were to ask your average American, the chances are that they would have never heard of places like Wigan, Stoke, or even Blackpool. Yet, when the northern soul scene took hold of those northern ...

It’s one of the most iconic soul songs of its era, set apart by an indelible vocal performance from the artist involved. Well after its release, it picked up more steam when the partial inspiration ...

That year, his single "Healing Hands" surged to No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, becoming one of the biggest-selling songs of his late-career resurgence. It marked yet another ...

Soulful vocalist James Hunter has gotten some accolades in his time, including one just recently when the music mag Mojo called him the greatest soul singer in the UK. He responds to that with typical ...