The greatest Motown artists shaped and defined soul and R&B with their groundbreaking sounds. Learn more about the legendary ...

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Edited by Dante Carfagna, the two-volume coffee table book is a comprehensive overview of the state’s soul music from 1960 to ...

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Did Berry Gordy accidentally ruin Diana Ross’s chances of winning an Oscar by going so hard with his promotional campaign, which included nine full-page ads.

Soul Music of Illinois,’ edited by local collector Dante Carfagna, is an exhaustive visual survey of our state’s crucial role ...

A new documentary celebrates the creative life of Allee Willis, whose work shaped pop culture in ways unrecognized.

Six decades on from the height of Beatlemania, exact recollections of the hysteria that greeted every concert by John Lennon, ...

This month, rapper and singer Matthew Christopher Grau aka Matt Ox, was under police custody for alleged drug charges.

The disco queen was in the doldrums before she decided to take control of her life and career. Now, at 81, she’s reaping the ...

This might just be one of Marvin Gaye’s most memorable hits. Those opening three wah-wah guitar notes have permeated the ...