Soul music was the definitive sound of the 1960s, but its influence on music has never truly disappeared, spurred on by ...

Leon Bridges' devotion to retro soul has won him admiration — and criticism. Why replicate the sound of the past when so many crucial musical... "A Rational Conversation" is a column by writer Eric ...

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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 ...

Wilson Pickett, the soul music pioneer whose insistent wail turned songs such as "In the Midnight Hour" into hits, died Thursday in Virginia. He was 64. The cause was a heart attack, Margo Lewis, his ...

Retro soul star Sharon Jones and her band the Dap-Kings visit the Mondavi Center on Friday, Oct. 30, at 8 p.m. Jones pursued her musical career for decades with only modest rewards, working at a ...