The role of soul music in uniting communities In the 20th century, The Chitlin’ Circuit, a network of venues for Black performers in the South, served as a creative outlet in response to the ...

Hayes’s subsequent recordings like The Isaac Hayes Movement (1970), …To Be Continued (1970) and the double-album Black Moses (1971) marked Soul music as something that was vital, personal ...

But as Black History Month winds down, one pioneer stands out: Regina Jones, former co-owner and editor-in-chief of the groundbreaking music and entertainment publication, SOUL Newspaper.

Preach Jacobs remembers Angie Stone: "She was the orchestrator of the soundtrack to my life. Her look, sound, presence — everything about her felt like home." ...

Most music fans can identify Back To Black, the titular single from Amy Winehouse’s 2006 album, from the moment they hear the first line. Musically, it references the soul music of the sixties ...

Angie Stone’s voice was always more than a sound — it was an emotion, a truth-teller, a vessel for love, pain, and survival.

The Stax Music Academy will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a year-long celebration, including a virtual Black History ...