For many years musicians have come to Memphis to sing and play, among them W.C.Handy, the “father of the Blues”,...

The first stop on a Soul and R&B musical tour of the United States must begin with New Orleans. Why?...

First published - July 3, 2020 A significant event occurred in the “Windy City” that will shape popular culture on an...

First published on June 17, 2020 William “Mickey” Stevenson was one of the key creative masterminds behind Motown’s success from...

First published August 3, 2020 Joseph Tarsia was a young man working in Philadelphia as a service technician, visiting various...

First published on December 11, 2020 At the age of thirty-three, on December 11th 1964, Sam Cooke was shot and...

First published on July 29, 2020 Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson had staff positions at Motown, where they wrote and...

First published - July 6, 2020 Otis Redding’s first release was a song entitled “These Arms Of Mine” recorded in...

First published - on August 26, 2020, up-dated November 30, 2024Family patriarch Roebuck “Pops” Staples was born near Winona in...

First published on August 23, 2020 William Bell was born William Yarbrough in 1939 in Memphis. Judy Clay was born...