Rick Karle checks in on the three ypoung men who parlayed their talent and 'American Idol' appearances into significant ...

American Idolseason 23 winner Jamal Roberts has been very busy since his victory, and he's already heading out on tour with ...

South Carolina-based 803Fresh talks the success of his Beyoncé-cosigned "Boots on the Ground" and Southern soul's six-decade ...

How new albums by Lukas Nelson, Hailey Whitters, Kelsey Waldon, and Anderson East depict America today.

The voting platform Ranker posed the question of who were the best soul singers of all time; keep reading to see who made the list. Aretha Franklin Daniel LefevreINA via Getty Images A gospel singer ...

When The Music Died Then came two major death blows. In 1967, Otis Redding’s plane crashed into Lake Monona, Wisconsin, killing the singer and most of the Bar-Kays who were touring with him.

Soul America is a three-part series chronicling the journey of soul music, from its birth out of gospel and R&B in the 1960s, when it delivered an assertive, integrated vision of black America ...

Otis Redding was born in Dawson on September 9, 1941, and raised in Macon. From an early age, his undeniable talent paid his way. He would perform at talent shows and sing gospel songs on Macon's ...

Born Emily Drinkard in Newark, N.J., on Sept. 30, 1933, Cissy Houston was the youngest of eight children. She attended New Hope Baptist Church and later became its minister of sacred music. Before ...

Cissy Houston, renowned soul and gospel singer and mother to Whitney Houston, died at the age of 91. Houston, a two-time Grammy winner who sang backup for Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley, passed ...

Cissy Houston, Grammy-Winning Gospel Singer and Whitney’s Mom, Dies at 91 She won two Grammys and performed with stars including Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin Mike Roe October 7, 2024 @ 12:28 PM ...

Houston released her first solo album, Presenting Cissy Houston, in 1970. In the years that followed, she established herself as a vocal powerhouse, singing soul, R&B, gospel, and disco music ...