Certain musicians are not only celebrated by their fans but by the industry at large for changing the way a genre operates.

Legendary soul singer-songwriter Don Bryant has died at 83 years old. The artist, who is most known for writing “I Can’t Stand the Rain” with his wife, vocalist Ann Peebles, passed away on December 26 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis soul singer and songwriter, Don Bryant, died Friday morning, Dec. 26, at the age of 83. He’s best known for co-writing the hit song I Can’t Stand the Rain, which he wrote with ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Stephen Day is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter whose music blends pop, soul, and country influences. Day's latest album, "Gold Mine," reflects his journey of finding his unique sound and achieving ...

This song is credited with the birth of soul music, and it was considered controversial when it came onto the scene in 1955. Ray Charles’s “I Got a Woman” hit number one on the R&B chart in 1955. The ...

Legendary blues and soul singer Barbara Carr has died. She was 85. Carr died on April 15, according to multiple reports.

R&B soul singer Angie Stone died suddenly in a car crash early Saturday. Stone, who lived in metro Atlanta, is recognized as a pioneer of the neo-soul genre. A local radio host and friend of Stone’s ...

D'Angelo, the soul and R&B legend whose influence helped usher in the neo-soul movement of the 1990s, has died after a private battle with cancer. He was 51. The singer's family confirmed his death in ...

Butler, who died Feb. 20, was born in rural Miss., and had his first hit in 1958, singing lead with The Impressions. He later moved to Chicago and entered local politics. Originally broadcast in 2000.

This is the only known photo of September Jones, a soul singer who’s still popular in the United Kingdom. Credit: Courtesy of Piped Piper Productions/ Ace Records Ltd. Jim O’Hara has spent more than a ...