Chris Kenner was born in Kenner, Louisiana, not far from New Orleans, in 1929. He later moved to the city...

Irma Thomas has been a mainstay of the New Orleans sound since the age of 18 when her first single, "Don't Mess...

Leonard Caston Jr. was born in Chicago in 1943. His father, Leonard Senior, was a Blues musician from Mississippi who...

Etta James started her career at Modern Records in Los Angeles in 1955. The company released nine singles by James...

Minnie Riperton was born in 1947 and grew up in the Bronzeville area on Chicago’s South Side, the youngest of...