There was a time, pre-Beatles if you want something more specific, when singles ruled pop music. But around the mid '60s things started turning toward album-length statements by artists. Of course, ...

Bell-bottom jeans, shiny disco balls, lava lamps. The '70s had soul. Relive some of the best music to come out of the decade at KCRW's ArtDontSleep presents: That '70s Soul, a night of live music and ...

In the early 1990s, two brothers and some friends in Munich formed the Poets of Rhythm, a band inspired by the "deep funk" sound of late-1960s James Brown, The Meters and similar groups. The Poets ...

There is no sonic aphrodisiac like ’70s soul. From the effervescent vibe of the Chicago sound to the orchestral lushness of the Philly sound, the music has become synonymous with seduction. It’s also ...

Musicianship definitely counts with the Right On Band, but the overriding goal of the 1970s show band is to entertain people and give them a good time.“We’re more like a three-hour dance party,” said ...

"Blue Eyed Soul," Simply Red's 12th album, is not innovative, groundbreaking, cutting-edge, topical or extensive. But it's a lot of fun and its title is comfortingly accurate. Mick Hucknall's band, ...

Fans of soul music are in for a treat when Soul Train steams into Worcester. Featuring six lead vocalists, three male and three female, the show, which will take place on Friday, March 22 at 7:30pm at ...

With dozens of new Afrobeat outfits appearing every year, the Budos Band has long sought to differentiate itself from fellow Fela aficionados. On its fourth release, “Burnt Offering,” the nine-piece ...

Leon Haywood, soul fixture of the late '60s and whole '70s, died last Tuesday. Associated Press reports that Haywood's godson Darnell "OG Cuicide" Price has confirmed the singer died in his sleep at ...

Bill Withers, the influential Grammy-winning soul singer-songwriter who scored four smash singles including the iconic ‘Lean on Me” and “Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone,” has died. He was 81. His ...