Music has served as the inspiration for many things in our lives. One Black woman entrepreneur decided to use her love of music to create a collection of scented goods and candles to help establish ...

Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and ...

Veteran soul singer Oleta Adams reflected on her five-decade career with WTOP before her final show at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA.(Courtesy Tom Van Kooten Photography) Legendary singer-songwriter ...

Cropper surely gave his complete dedication and considerable talent to serve the artist and the song, as Mojo magazine noted.

As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and as a producer, he played a pivotal role in the rise of Stax Records, a storied force ...

Songwriter Les McCann described seeing Roberta Flack perform with all of that “getting-togetherness,” referencing the soulful and central quality of Black music. “The concept of soul was really this ...

The aspiring performer could probably use a list of 11 soulful songs to sing for auditions and school talent shows. After all, you’ll have to choose songs that really charm your audience. Never fear, ...

In 1996, D'Angelo and Questlove came together at Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios in New York City and changed the landscape of soul music, influencing countless musicians in their wake. Together, ...

Rickey Fondren is a 15-year-old 10th grader with an old soul. Growing up in Memphis, he says his childhood was shaped around “older soul music.” One of his biggest influences growing up was someone ...

Muni Long says "No" to anyone asking her to write "soulful" music for "Non-Melanated" artists. Muni Long is not here for the label executives requesting her to write soulful songs for non-Black ...

Musician Yosef Gutman Levitt has had an unusual journey. He grew up on a farm in South Africa, where he developed a deep appreciation for jazz. Then, he came to America to study at the prestigious ...