From the Ohio Players to Lakeside, Slave and Zapp, some of the top funk bands in the country came from Dayton.

Roberta Flack's intimate vocal and musical style on "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and other hits made her one of the top ...

The longest-running music festival in history has been happening annually for decades now, with its stage being graced by the ...

No cause of death was available for the singer whose "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was featured in Clint Eastwood's ...

Roberta Flack, a classically trained pianist who taught in the D.C. school system before launching a singing career that made ...

Another stunning example of Flack’s interpretive power, and of her role in curating a new pop songbook in the 1970s. She paints this modern standard — made famous with lachrymose sweetness by the ...

An inductee of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Isley Brothers, Mr. Jasper also had success as a solo artist and producer.

Local police said they didn't believe any foul play was involved in the death of the couple, found alongside their dog.

The Stax Music Academy in Memphis is marking its 25th anniversary with Black History Month-themed concerts on March 28.

NEW YORK — In an era where popular music is fluid, it is easy to forget the listening world was not always so open. Unless, ...

R&B superstar best known for songs such as 'Killing Me Softly' and 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' had died at 88.