Word In Black This post was originally published on Afro From country and gospel to jazz and rhythm and blues, ...

Feel pretty sad tbh but this just reminds me… you can open for the biggest popstar in the world and the internet will still ...

BLACK ENTERPRISE acknowledges these musicians, who are no longer with us but have transformed the musical sic culture for ...

Black artists shaped the sound of American music, and the world took notice, often without giving credit. This Black Music ...

From Elvis Presley to Al Green to Booker T & the MGs, here's a look at the Memphis artists in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Stone changed R&B, soul and rock music forever (while helping to invent funk along the way) with a pop sensibility that few artists have ever even dreamed of. IE 11 is not supported.

Soul music has many queens, but these R&B artists stand to argue than men can take a place on the throne as well. In honor of Black Music Month, theGrio is drawing attention to the top ten male ...

‘Soul Music of Illinois’ sheds light on little-known achievements of Black labels, artists Edited by Dante Carfagna, the two-volume coffee table book is a comprehensive overview of the state ...

Singing soul music was never about profit for singer Little Jake Mitchell — it’s about seeing people happy. Even now, at 80 years old and 50 years into his career, his band, Little Jake and ...

Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul documents the tremendous impact immigrants from Jamaica had on the Canadian music scene in the '60s and '70s, and the barriers many of the musicians faced.

The cafe is honoring Black artists' rich heritage and contributions to jazz and soul. Toledo is the home city of many famous jazz musicians, like Art Tatum and John Hendricks. Skip Navigation ...

As part of our Black History Month programming, let's hear some of your favorite soul music. Soul had its heyday in the '60s and '70s, but you can request more recent neo-soul artists, too.