Liner notes: Keep the fire extinguisher handy when Big John Hamilton pours out his heart on this smoldering lament. Behind the music: Based in a tiny town on the Florida Panhandle, Finley Duncan’s ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few soul greats truly moved people the way Jackie Wilson did—not just with his voice, but with every fiber of his presence. His songs weren’t just records; they were full-blown ...

Artist Wolfram Schramm lives and works in Germany, but he finds inspiration in American soul music. Schramm's work forms the basis of "Songs From the Soul," an ...

Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul and first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, died on Thursday. She was 76. It’s been 50 years since TIME billed the 18-time Grammy winner as ...

Johnny Cash was himself a master interpreter of songs, whether he was singing Kris Kristofferson’s “Sunday Morning Coming Down,” Soundgarden’s “Rusty Cage” or Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.” Now, the ...