Often called “The Mighty O’Jays,” the band has 10 Gold records, and in 2005 was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Two things were restricting soul from becoming fully symphonic: one was the lack of a sizable African-American middle class. By the late 60s this was starting to grow and it sought out music it ...

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.

For April we have Parka Pat as our guest DJ from Montreal (Modtreal & Addicted to the Needle podcast)! Expect to hear 60s soul, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, girl-groups, funk, mod, garage ...

and musical partner Derek Brunelle (or DJ Derek B), to come up with Soul A Go-Go, their brand-new party series which kicks off next week. "People resonate with '50s and '60s music because it's ...

Soul singer Bobby McClure sang with Sam Cooke, duetted with Fontella Bass, and collaborated with Swamp Dogg, but he fell ...

We’ve all been ‘jammin’ to Bob Marley’s classics since the 60s and now his grandson is stepping out with his debut single ...

Roy Ayers, the “King of Neo Soul” who was born and raised ... he never asked anyone to sample his music, though he thought at the time that about 60 artists had done so.

A club night that was the place to be on a Friday night in Leeds during the mid-1990s is returning to the city for a 30th ...

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On this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with the torchbearer for French soul: Ben l'Oncle Soul. His songs "Soulman" and "Elle me dit" have become instant classics ...