Almost all of the kinds of music America exports originated in black communities. This is a short walk through the artists who built the sound the rest of the world borrowed. American popular music, ...

As a jazz subgenre, soul-jazz began to flourish in the early 1960s. A groove-oriented style built from the bottom up, soul-jazz usually begins with the bass player: You take a strong bass line, ...

In the blues-rock maestro's new GW column, he unpacks the core influence in his playing that came from listening to the original greats ...

James Brown was an iconic American musician who is recognized as one of the most influential figures in rhythm and blues, soul, funk and protest civil rights music. Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia ...

Of all the important American roots music — jazz, blues, country, soul — the least well known is surely gospel. The market for songs about sex, romance, break-ups, good times and dancing is and has ...

It’s been a long, long time coming. For the last few years, traditional soul music has been going through a major revival in popular music. The sound, which originated in the United States during the ...

The Last Shall Be First: the JCR Records Story, Volume 1. is an upcoming compilation of raw 1970s Memphis gospel-soul coming out September 18 via Bible & Tire, the sacred soul music label started by ...

Your institution does not have access to this book on JSTOR. Try searching on JSTOR for other items related to this book. Introduction: A Native Informant’s Report from the Field Introduction: A ...

As the number of articles has increased, "From Blues to Soul" has been separated from the [Western Music] section as an ...

(RNS) — In a July 25 interview, Norman Gyamfi, a founder of the gospel music label Maverick City Music, stirred up fans and industry insiders as he explained the state of the genre bluntly. Gospel, he ...

Dowe have any believers in the house?” If you’re not a believer, Sharon Smith and the Sons of Soul will do their best to make you one. Their performance at the August 7 Gospel Brunch at the House of ...