Arts May 23 Watch 6:15 Inside Malaco Records, ‘The Last Soul Company’ Referred to as “The Last Soul Company," Malaco Records, based in Jackson, Mississippi, has managed to outlast major record label competitors over the past 50 years. The small, mostly unheard-of independent record label has been home to multiple recording artists… By Christopher Booker
Arts Nov 19 Sharon Jones, who led a soul revival as Dap-Kings frontwoman, dies at 60 Sharon Jones, whose albums and electrifying live performances with her backup band the Dap Kings helped lead a soul and funk revival, died Friday at the age of 60. By Corinne Segal
Arts Dec 23 Remembering soulful rocker Joe Cocker in 5 performances Soulful rocker Joe Cocker died on Monday at the age of 70 from lung cancer, according to his agent Barrie Marshall. Art Beat collected five of Cocker’s most famous performances to help remember the Grammy-winning rocker. By artsdesk
Arts Jul 24 Blues musician John Németh gets ‘greasy’ in Memphis The first gigs that blues musician John Németh played were not in darkened, smoke-filled dives near the muddy banks of the Mississippi River, but at bright luncheons in Boise, Idaho for the religious group Catholic Daughters of America. By Frank Carlson
Apr 24 Watch Soul Singer Charles Bradley’s Greatest Stories Is His Songs Soul Singer Charles Bradley's Greatest Stories Are in His Songs… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch The Life and Legacy of Whitney Houston Whitney Houston, the superstar known for turning gospel and soul into pop music gold, was found dead over the weekend in her Los Angeles hotel room. She was 48. Jeffrey Brown and songwriter Gordon Chambers discuss her life and legacy,… Continue watching
Jun 17 Raphael Saadiq Revives Soul Sounds for New Album Music man Raphael Saadiq has gone from church choir to the R&B pop charts in the 1980s, and now back to his retro roots with new music that reflects the classic sounds of his youth. Continue reading
Oct 05 Conversation: ‘Going Back’ With Phil Collins By Tom LeGro Released last week in America, Phil Collins' latest album, "Going Back," is his homage to the music idols of his youth. The collection of Motown and soul hits by the former drummer and lead singer of Genesis reached No. 1… Continue reading