This hit from vocal group The Temptations might be the most famous soul song of the 1960s. It was certainly a big deal for the group. This gem was their first No. 1 single in the US and their first ...

In the 1960s, soul music emerged as a beacon of hope amidst the darkness of racial injustice in America. Empowerment anthems by barrier-breaking artists like Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, and Nina Simone ...

Eccentric Soul: The Linco Label is a new collection that explores the history of Linco Records, a label that was founded in Greensboro by Walter Grady in the late 1960s. Though the label didn't ...

Solomon Burke, a pioneering singer-songwriter of so-called sweet soul music whose powerful ballads in the 1960s were a major influence on a generation of rock, R&B and pop vocalists, has died. He was ...

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Solomon Burke (March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American recording artist and vocalist, who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s and ...