Grammy-nominated and seven-time Blues Music Award winner Janiva Magness has released a dozen and a half albums in the last 34 years, with her 17th album, “Back for Me,” scheduled for release from Blue ...

In “Sly Lives!” and “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” the divergent expectations faced by White and Black musical artists become ...

The 1980 film 'The Blues Brothers' had a love for soul and R&B music at its heart, and it recruited the likes of James Brown and Aretha Franklin in cameo roles.

Uncovering the story of 'Snatch and the Poontangs', a bizarre sex-centric album recorded by R&B pioneer Johnny Otis and released under the pseudonym 'The Hawk'.

As 'Young Americans' turns 50, his friend and producer Tony Visconti recalls how the album marked the moment the singer became his true creative self ...

Fridayy, Alex Isley, Honey Bxby, Lila Iké, Johnny Venus & 6lack, and more released some of the best R&B songs this past week.

Rod Stewart has always been a fan of soul music, and one song in particular has captured his heart. It's by a legendary soul ...

The Sunday blues can really put a damper on enjoying those last precious weekend hours. But don't worry, you can kick this ...

Bill Grisolia, “Mr. Blues of Long Beach,” was doing what he loves best – banging on his keyboard and singing to the rocking ...

Mark Perryman writes of Rick Buckler and the legacy of The Jam as a three-piece he leaves behind   There's not many bands ...

The all-time bass great discusses his telepathic relationship with John Bonham, early influences, and why Stairway to Heaven's gradual speed-up is part of its magic ...

Emmet Cohen Trio and Catherine Russell will headline the 27th annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival on June 20 and 21 in and around Mears Park in Lowertown St. Paul. The free festival was founded in 1999 ...