From soulful ballads to rhythmic beats, African American male singers transformed the musical landscape in the ’50s and ’60s. Sam Cooke and James Brown were among the many voices that sang of love, ...

Step back to an era when legendary male singers’ raw, passionate voices defined country music. The 1950s marked a golden age for the genre, and these icons left an unforgettable mark on music history.

In the 1960s music fans were treated to some of the greatest singing voices of all time. From Otis Redding to Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, and many more. It was the golden age of soul singers that seemed ...

Few professional singers have used their instruments as playfully and as consummately as Alwin (“Al”) Lopez Jarreau did. The seven-time Grammy Award winning jazz artist, who died Sunday at the age of ...

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