NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with soul singer Charles "Wigg" Walker. The Nashville native has released his latest album, "This Love is Gonna Last" at the age of 84. There's no cure-all for when life's ...

Leon Bridges' devotion to retro soul has won him admiration — and criticism. Why replicate the sound of the past when so many crucial musical... "A Rational Conversation" is a column by writer Eric ...

Singing soul music was never about profit for singer Little Jake Mitchell — it’s about seeing people happy. Even now, at 80 years old and 50 years into his career, his band, Little Jake and the Soul ...

Buddy Red is an old soul. Schooled on Delta blues, the funk and soul of James Brown and Bootsy Collins, as a teen, it was Freddie Mercury who had a cosmic impact on the Atlanta-born singer, songwriter ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When it comes to soul music that never goes stale, The Chi-Lites are a name that deserves a spot in every vinyl crate, playlist, or midnight radio session. Hailing from Chicago, ...