Their contributions inspire and influence artists today, from soul and R&B to pop and rock. Let’s journey through the 60s and celebrate the incredible talents of these legendary singers.

Singer Eli "Paperboy" Reed has curated the 15-track compilation of gospel, soul, and blues songs that Skippy White released on various record labels in the ‘60s, when his self-named record ...

A contemporary of icons like Little Richard and Etta James, R&B/soul singer Jackie Shane left an indelible mark on the music scene in the ’60s—and ... Grammy-nominated artist lived as a ...

As the most granular source of news and images of soul, R&B, funk and disco artists in the Golden Age ... packets of many Black musicians in the ’60s consisted of a single one-page write-up ...

As part of our Black History Month programming, let's hear some of your favorite soul music. Soul had its heyday in the '60s and '70s, but you can request more recent neo-soul artists, too.

More than half a century later, Jones’s stirring, mid-tempo, “I’m Coming Home” remains beloved in the U.K., where ’60s soul music is played in underground Northern Soul venues, thanks to ...

‘Soul Music of Illinois’ sheds light on little-known achievements of Black labels, artists Edited by Dante Carfagna, the two-volume coffee table book is a comprehensive overview of the state ...