'I know and believe in the power of music to bring people together for the betterment of mankind,' producer Quincy Jones later said of the all-star charity single.
Tonight’s ‘Let’s Stay (In) Together: A Benefit to Support the Apollo Theater’ will feature a cross-generational line-up of talent, including Kool & The Gang, Gary Clark Jr, and Dionne Warwick.
A small selection from the stunning archives of a truly great record label.
‘Let’s Stay (In) Together: A Benefit to Support the Apollo Theatre’ kicks off Black Music Month with remote performances from a cross-generational lineup.
Selections from the songbook of one of soul music's great vocal stylists.
uDiscover Music looks at the history of the 1960s composition by Jerry Ragovoy that continues to reverberate in pop culture.
In July 1970, the seven-year-old Burt Bacharach & Hal David song 'Close To You' gave the siblings their first US No. 1.
George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic, Sam & Dave and Julio Iglesias are also among the 2019 honorees.
The industry's biggest stars remember the late Queen Of Soul, who died yesterday aged 76.
Airing on US TV network PBS, 'Great Performances' presenting 'Grammy Salute To Music Legends' will honour Nina Simone, The Velvet Underground in 2017
The Official Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame on 21 August will induct Fats Domino, Sam & Dave, Prince, Smokey Robinson, the Supremes and others.
Well known to Rolling Stones devotees over a period of more than 20 years, the singer will soon embark on her own European tour with her band Grand Baton.
The DVD Burt Bacharach: A Life In Song’, a tribute to the career and work of legendary songwriter, captures the master performing his classics live.
The Bacharach & David standard ‘I’ll Never Fall In Love Again' moved to the top of the UK singles chart on October 18, 1969 for Bobbie Gentry.
The first Festival for Peace was held at New York's Shea Stadium in August 1970 and starred the biggest names including Creedence Clearwater Revival
A man who is unquestionably one of the greatest writers of popular music of the last one hundred years; who, in the modern era, has but a handful of peers.