Great soul ballads always seem to tug at the heartstrings. And any music called “soul” better do just that. Connect with the very essence of who we are as humans. But in 1961, a powerful voice was ...

The Philly Soul sound that emerged in the first half of the 70s made a massive impact on music. Armed with a combination of top producers, writers, studio musicians, and artists, The Sound of ...

A properly potent blend of deep funk and soul cuts to score the holidaze. Funk used to be a ba(aaa)d word. Or so they say. But what George Clinton and the musical misfits of the '60s and '70s once ...

Bruce Springsteen recently included William Bell‘s 1968 ballad “I Forgot to Be Your Lover” on the Boss’ collection of 15 soul music covers, Only the Strong Survive. Bell’s song was probably the most ...

On her final, posthumously released album, Jones alternates powerful ballads with the upbeat dance numbers that were staples of her live shows, confirming her stature a contemporary soul-music icon.

In the late nineteen-seventies, East Los Angeles swelled with decade-old soul records; Mexican-American teens cruised to oldies in low-rider convoys, forging a youth subculture that was both nostalgic ...

Valentina Magaletti drummed for her life, Sarz got hips swinging and Daniel Avery got slinky and serpentine: our writers pick their favourite unsung LPs from 2025 The 50 best albums of 2025 More on ...