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Throughout the course of R&B music history, few vehicles have had the kind of long-lasting impact as has Soul Train, the weekly dance and performance TV show founded by Don Cornelius in 1970. read more ...

Featured:  Not featured They call themselves the HeavyLight Experience, a group of reasonably well known underground poets, singers, and musicians who are keeping their individual identities on the low on behalf of this collective experience, one intent on expressing the musical legacy of soul. Currently touring a tribute show entitled “The Originals,” highlighting the work of the ascended masters...

Featured:  Not featured We just received word today that Paul Goddard , the bass player and co-founder of the band Atlanta Rhythm Section , has died at age 68 after a brief, sudden illness. read more ...

Featured:  Not featured Rock & Roll Hall of Famer  Chris Jasper  is an R&B legend for his years as member of the  Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley , where he became one of R&B's most notable keyboardists and songwriters. Visit Chris at www.chrisjasper.com Click on link below to purchase "The One" at Amazon.com . read more ...

Featured:  Featured item on homepage Philly-based singer/songwriter Jaguar Wright has earned a name of reverence in R&B circles for her gutsy vocals and her truthful songs about relationships. She first came to the attention of some fans with her background vocal stint at Jay-Z' MTV Unplugged appearance in 2001. read more ...

Featured:  Not featured Caroline Crawford's career started by recording for Motown in the 60's. Smokey Robinson wrote a minor R&B hit for her with ''My Smile Is Just a Frown (Turned Upside Down)," but after three singles her contract was not renewed. Her next recording project was as part of the group Hodges, James, Smith and Crawford, but after two single releases, she left the group. read...

Featured:  Not featured Kirk Franklin knows talent. He's shown that over two decades of hitmaking, and he proves again with his newest discovery,  The Walls Group . . read more ...

Jackiem Joyner’s Evolve represents somewhat of a return to the genre of instrumental music that brought him commercial and critical success. Listeners may decide that theme distinguishes Evolve from Joyner’s 2012 Church Boy. The previous project took the multi-instrumentalist and saxophonist back to his church roots, just as the truth in advertising title acknowledges. read more ...

Featured:  Featured item on homepage "I'd never buy music. I just don't believe in it." I heard those words in a recent conversation I had with my 20-something year old Godson. He is a superb young man but his view of music is so different than mine that I did a bit of a double take. And the more I talk to others his age and to others my age, I've found that neither he nor I are anomalies. read...

Featured:  Featured item on homepage (April 28, 2014) Rodney Bryce, known better to hip-hop fans as DJ E-Z Rock , has died at age 46. The cause of his death is currently unknown. While he released other songs together, it was his collaboration with Rob Base on the Teddy Riley-produced "It Takes Two" that brought the greatest fame, becoming one of the most popular and recognizeable hip-hop songs...

Featured:  Featured item on homepage Beverly Crawford is one of the great Gospel warriors of today. With her powerful voice and the enthusiasm that runs through every song she touches, she has become a favorite of both traditional Gospel lovers and a new generation of believers. . read more ...

Featured:  Featured item on homepage (April 26, 2014) We've learned from a Facebook post by legendary producer Tom Moulton that singer and songwriter Alfie Davison has died after a long illness. Davison had a notable career as both a songwriter for other artists as well as a headliner. Here is Tom's post: read more ...

Featured:  Not featured The Dramatics are truly a "one of a kind" group. They are Detroit royalty and soul music legends. In 2008, they were given the Lifetime Achievement Award  at the annual SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards, and their fans came out in full force. Click On the link below to listen to or purchase "Greatest Slow Jams" for just $7.98 at Amazon.com! . read more ...

Thanks to those demure, dusky vocals, tantalizing soul and jazz grooves and, of course, that minimalist yet mesmerizing fashion sense, we just cannot get enough of Helen Folasade Adu, AKA Sade. In the nearly 30 (!) years since her  Diamond Life  debut,   the Nigerian-born and England-based superstar channeled the virtuosities of early influences (Al Green, Billie Holiday and Aretha...

Featured:  Not featured AVE’ and Sarah Dash are creating history by repeating history. read more ...

Featured:  Not featured Last year we introduced SoulTrackers to Drew Schultz , a young drummer, writer and producer who has worked with many of the past Motown greats and has made it his goal to help music programs in the Detroit schools. And he's made an impression on a lot of people with his debut album,  Back to School . . read more ...

Harvey Mason’s nickname is “Chameleon,” and I definitely get the appropriateness of deploying the moniker as the title of the drumming legend’s latest album. The nickname comes from the ease with which Mason moves into different musical genres. Jazz, most notably jazz-fusion is where Mason earned his name. read more ...

There are always mixed feelings when one of your favorite alternative R&B or rock artists goes more decidedly pop in their music. read more ...

Featured:  Featured item on homepage (April 22, 2014) Deon Jackson,  the singer who made the world smile in 1965 with the sunny soul song "Love Makes The World Go Round," has died at age 68. read more ...

Featured:  Not featured Alexi P has been singing his own blend of Gospel and R&B for a few years, and it has struck a chord with his fans around the world. And he brings that same angle to his newest song, "Something Greater #2" read more ...