You wouldn't think there would be a whole load of overlap between the careers of Marvin Gaye and Lou Reed, but the former ...

Soul singer Bobby McClure sang with Sam Cooke, duetted with Fontella Bass, and collaborated with Swamp Dogg, but he fell ...

The Motown vocal legend and 1987 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee turned 85 in February and releases his new album in April.

From contestants who nearly botched their auditions, to folks who floored the judges, these tryouts from past "Idol" winners ...

President Trump’s lack of historical perspective has freed him to scratch every itch and act on every whim. Unencumbered by ...

Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses finds the rocker getting candid about his split with the J. Geils Band and ...

Butler, who died Feb. 20, was born in rural Miss., and had his first hit in 1958, singing lead with The Impressions. He later moved to Chicago and entered local politics. Originally broadcast in 2000.

“He used to tell everyone that I was going to be a singer,” Colbert, one of 50 Howard University students who visited Trenton ...

Born on the Water, as well as his forthcoming picture book The History of We, working on a story about Cooke was especially meaningful. “My first introduction to Sam Cooke’s Civil Rights Era ...