The American version launched in 1998 ... The party line on Gaye's 1971 album is that it was the first time soul music approached the condition of art — as though Motown's pocket symphonies ...

American Soul is a dramatic re-telling of the minds behind Soul Train, as well as the behind the scenes drama including the show’s crew, musicians, and wannabe superstars in 1970s Hollywood.

Mayfield put down the greatest Blaxploitation score (music and movies aimed at attracting African-American audiences) with his solo album Superfly. In Philadelphia, soul took on a smoother ...

ATLANTA — American Soul Star, a singing competition dedicated exclusively to soul music, has officially raised the stakes with free auditions and a $50,000 record deal for its winner.

On February 24, the music world lost a giant who helped create a “quiet storm” on 1970s radio. Roberta Flack hypnotized audiences with epically slow ballads and helped define a new approach to R&B and ...

Listening to the third album by this American folk trio ... but in the decade-plus since then has taken a turn toward soul, particularly on her fifth album. That might be partly due to production ...