Soul

September 21: I Second that emotion by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles was recorded in 1967

"I Second That Emotion" is a 1967 song written by Smokey Robinson and Al Cleveland. First charting as a hit…

8 years ago

The Legendary Music Man – Lincoln Wayne “Chips” Moman passed away June 13 – R.I.P.

R.I.P. Chips Moman Grammy-winning songwriter, producer and guitarist Lincoln Wayne "Chips" Moman, who wrote and produced hits for Elvis Presley,…

8 years ago

May 21: Marvin Gaye released What’s Going On (album) in 1971

  May 21: Marvin Gaye released What’s Going On (album) in 1971 What's Going On is not only Marvin Gaye's…

9 years ago

March 25: Aretha Franklin was born in 1942

If a song's about something I've experienced or that could've happened to me it's good. But if it's alien to…

9 years ago

Feb 21: Nina Simone was born in 1933

Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music. ~Nina Simone Once I understood…

9 years ago

Jan 25: The late Etta James was born in 1938

"When I sing for myself, I probably sing for anyone who has any kind of hurt, any kind of bad…

9 years ago

Great Song: Nina Simone – Backlash Blues

Langston left us about a year ago. Before he died made me promise to sing this song wherever I went, I…

9 years ago

Jan 18: The late David Ruffin was born in 1941

His voice was so powerful -- like a foghorn on the Queen Mary... It jumped out of the speakers and ravished…

9 years ago

Great Album: Leon Bridges – Coming Home

Coming Home is the debut studio album by American gospel and soul singer Leon Bridges, it was released on June…

9 years ago