When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images, Walter Looss Jr. Hard times often lead to great music, and that's never ...

This article was originally published in August 2005. In rendering his decision in a 1964 obscenity trial, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart wrote: "I shall not today attempt to further define ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Dynasty may not have received the same mainstream saturation as some of their R&B and funk contemporaries, but for those who know, their discography is pure gold. Emerging from the ...

Alcohol is a killer vice, and Robert Jay knows it. When the Detroit funk legend wrote the infectious “Alcohol” in 1969, he was hungover and mad as hell. Yet Jay’s blues-funked “Alcohol” became one of ...

Before Joseph Jefferson penned a string of hits for the Spinners in the early Seventies, he and his band the Nat Turner Rebellion – named after the 1831 slave revolt – entered Philadelphia’s famed ...

Are you searching for the perfect soul songs to showcase your vocal talents? Finding the right mix of classic and modern soul tracks can be challenging. Don’t worry – we’ve got you covered. In this ...

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The Weekend, "Uptown Funk" lead 2015 Soul Train Awards winners' circle with two awards each. By Gail Mitchell R&B/soul — in all its colorful glory — was celebrated during Centric/BET’s telecast of the ...

Hard times often lead to great music, and that's never truer than in 1960s and ’70s America. With the civil rights movement and Vietnam war raging, society was in turmoil, seemingly lurching from one ...