*Sadly, we must report the passing of of a soul singer who never really achieved the success and acclaim commensurate with his talent. We’re referring to DeWayne Julius Rogers better known as DJ ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Some of the biggest R&B soul stars of the 1970s will convene at Cleveland’s Wolstein Center for the ’70s Soul Jam on March 7, 2020. Tickets to the show will cost $52-$99, and will ...

One of the more surprising trends rolling through the Southern California underground recently has been the inspiration of Art Laboe-approved oldies on a rising generation of multihyphenate musicians.

Legendary pop/R&B vocalist Roberta Flack, who was launched to stardom in the early '70s by the Grammy-winning hits "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly With His Song," has died ...

Roberta Flack, the iconic R&B singer best known for the track “Killing Me Softly (with His Song)” died on Monday morning. She was 88. Her representatives confirmed the news in a statement to Variety. ...

Hector Gonzalez, pictured in 2013 in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., is the head of Rampart Records. The label which earned a measure of fame in the 1960s as the originator of the West Coast Eastside sound ...

Jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove is known best for his straight-ahead and bebop jazz albums, recorded with his acoustic quintet. But the versatile musician also has a band called RH Factor which plays a ...

UPDATE (5/27): On Friday afternoon, event organizers said the opening ceremony for the Umoja Festival and all of the free Friday activities are canceled. The ceremony will now take place at 11:30 a.m.

Legendary pop/R&B vocalist Roberta Flack, who was launched to stardom in the early ’70s by the Grammy-winning hits “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” has died ...