Robert Gordon's wonderful book, Respect Yourself, tells the story of Stax Records, a story that's closer to a Greek Tragedy than modern day record company.
The complete Stax Volt Soul Singles box set is 213 tracks of some fabulous soul music along with some great blues records.
Mary J. Blige has announced a new UK single and three major shows in England in July 2015.
15 years ago today, the ‘Voodoo’ album served notice that D'Angelo was the soul sound of the new millennium, when it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
The original Bar-Kays got their name from a billboard for Bacardi rum with missing letters and because it was akin to another Stax band, The Mar-Keys.
Universal Music has remastered the Stevie Wonder retrospective ‘The Definitive Collection’ to mark what is set to be a major period of new appreciation.
Jr. Walker & the All Stars' follow-up to 'Shotgun' was the instrumental ‘Cleo’s Mood,’ which hit the Billboard Hot 100 on January 15, 1966.
On January 4, 1964, after their dance craze smash with ‘Mickey’s Monkey,’ the Miracles made the US chart with the LP it inspired, 'Doin' Mickey's Monkey.'
The 40th anniversary of a fine album by Rufus, one of the great soul and funk act of the 1970s, is the perfect opportunity to reDiscover ‘Rufusized.’
Stevie Wonder ended the calendar year of 1973 as he’d begun it: on top of the US R&B singles chart, this time with Living For The City.
The Godfather of Soul was in festive and prolific mood in 1969, with '68's ‘A Soulful Christmas’ LP and new top 40 single 'Ain't It Funky' for James Brown.
Lionel Richie has become the first artist officially confirmed for next year’s Glastonbury Festival.
The death of Jimmy Ruffin, at the age of 78, robs us of another of the great vocal stylists of Motown’s glory years.
The much-anticipated tour on which Stevie Wonder is performing the whole of ‘Songs In The Key Of Life’ kicked off on November 6 at Madison Square Garden.
Here are 14 magical Motown 45s. The creativity that went into making Motown's records is legendary...
