After 'The Voice' and 'American Idol,' Cape Coral's Ricky Manning was broke and considering quitting music. Then his breakup ...

As the cornerstone of Stax Records’ house band, Booker T & The MG’s – not to mention a producer, engineer and co-writer of ...

In 1976, music thrived in diversity, with Gordon Lightfoot's haunting ballad about a shipwreck and McCartney's playful love ...

British soul-pop singer wins Best New Artist at 2026 Grammys, honoring her Windrush-generation grandmother in emotional acceptance speech ...

Los Angeles neo soul indie-pop band Fitz and The Tantrums play Belly Up Aspen at 8:30 p.m. Sunday. The band brings billions of Spotify spins and pop culture credibility to the proceedings. Cherokee ...

Once you notice these signs of a truly happy man, it becomes clear that true happiness after a tough divorce often looks much ...

Exactly 20 years ago today, January 6, 2006, the world lost one of the great soul/R&B voices when Lou Rawls died. The smooth baritone singer passed away from complications of lung cancer at age 72 in ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis soul singer and songwriter, Don Bryant, died Friday morning, Dec. 26, at the age of 83. He’s best known for co-writing the hit song I Can’t Stand the Rain, which he wrote with ...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — 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,'" died at age ...

Saturday evening, 3rd and Lindsley will host the 13th annual edition of Mike Farris’ The Soul of Christmas show. The Nashville soul man and his hot 12-person backing band take traditional Christmas ...

As a member of Stax Records' Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Cropper helped create some of the most important Southern soul music of the '60s. He died Dec. 3. Originally broadcast in 1990. This is FRESH AIR.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, a storied guitarist, songwriter and producer who helped define the Southern soul sound at legendary Memphis music label Stax Records, died on Wednesday in Nashville, ...