Clarence Carter, the powerful, deep-voiced R&B-soul singer from Alabama who scored a series of crossover hits during the late 1960s and early 70s, celebrated his 90th birthday on January 14, 2026.

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Well-known musicians and songwriters of R&B, blues, and southern soul were recognized during the 2nd annual Soul Music Awards at Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi on Sunday.

With Podcast Canon, Benjamin Cannon analyzes the history of podcasts and interrogates how we talk about the art form. The way a piece of music attaches itself to our lives feels like the closest we ...

As logical humans, we know this is objectively true: Music doesn’t have a temperature. And yet as emotional humans, we also know weather has vibes and warm weather universally = blues music. So this ...

The trio’s “sweet soul” aesthetic isn’t pretentious pastiche or vintage cosplay. It is a deliberate rejection of the ...

Luther Kent was a bear of a man, especially in his younger years when he rocked a bushy head of hair and equally impressive beard. But his physical presence was not what earned the New Orleans singer ...

However culture-shifting history proves Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, to be, it’s not unprecedented. For generations, artists have blurred the supposed lines between country music, R&B, soul, ...

Heart & Soul, along with surrounding neighbors, will present its 10th annual Music Stroll. Liz Adeola sits with Heart & Soul’s board president, Tom Stillinger, to talk about the 10th annual Heart & ...

This is the only known photo of September Jones, a soul singer who’s still popular in the United Kingdom. Credit: Courtesy of Piped Piper Productions/ Ace Records Ltd. Jim O’Hara has spent more than a ...