I did a deep dive on Tommy Francisco when I received his new song, “Give Me A Call” for this First Listen, as I was not ...

“There comes a time in everybody’s life when you got to stand face to face with the truth,” Valerie Simpson testified on “Can’t It Wait Until Tomorrow,” a single from her Motown debut Exposed (1971).

(December 25) Today we wish a very happy heavenly birthday to the great John Edwards of The Spinners, born December 25, 1944. At age 33, Edwards stepped into a legendary group that had just lost its ...

Happy birthday to the great Norman Connors, born March 1, 1947. If there is a Kevin Bacon (six degrees of separation) of music in the last 50 years it may be Norman Connors. He is a man who was a ...

Stevie Wonder has lived virtually his entire life onstage, with a career in a series of stages. And as prolific as he was during his Imperial Period in the 1970s, he created many, many more songs that ...

Today we commemorate the birthday of the late, great Gerald Levert, born July 13, 1966. Soul man Gerald Levert had an auspicious childhood as the son of R&B legend Eddie Levert, the lead singer of the ...

Happy birthday to the always-spicy R&B singer Millie Jackson, born July 15, 1944. The Georgia-born singer is known for her powerful voice, bold lyrics, and candid stage presence. Jackson’s journey to ...

Nearly 20 years after his celebrated Las Vegas residency, the late Prince will be heard in a new live album capturing one of ...

Now more than a half century into his career, Lionel Richie is an artist whose stature seems to have grown and his songs – ...

Summer 2026: The official global release of The 5th Dimension’s “Let the Sunshine In: The Soul City & Bell Albums 1967-1974” 6-CD, first-ever box set on Cherry Red Records and now available at Amazon ...

Happy Birthday to Airrion Love, co-founder of the Stylistics, born October 8, 1949. Love has been with the Stylistics since the beginning, his rich baritone gracing such songs as “You Make Me Feel ...

Happy Birthday to Kenny Gamble, the architect of the Sound of Philadelphia, born August 11, 1943. When it comes to soul music legends, they don’t get much bigger or more important than Kenneth “Kenny” ...