A survey of the many fools who have been immortalized in song, featuring Aretha Franklin, Bow Wow Wow, the Stone Roses and more.
Category: Rhythm and Blues (Music)
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Jensen McRae and 10 More Artists to Watch
Meet the buzzy folk-pop songwriter, plus a dancey noise band, a dexterous Dominican M.C., a new generation of SoundCloud rappers and more.
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An ‘In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb’ Playlist
Prepare for spring with songs from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lion Babe, Buddy Guy and others.
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Chappell Roan’s Bro-Country Tweak and 9 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Playboi Carti, Haim, Bon Iver, Willie Nelson and others.
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Dawn Robinson, En Vogue Alum, Says She’s Been Living in Her Car for 3 Years
“I needed to go through this fire,” said Robinson, whose R&B group delivered the hit songs “Hold On” and “Giving Him Something He Can Feel” in the 1990s.
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Party Like It’s 2009: The Playlist
Lady Gaga’s “Mayhem” inspired a look back at a time when indie-rock and Auto-Tuned pop mingled, and the lines between the underground and mainstream blurred
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Party Like It’s 2009: The Playlist
Lady Gaga’s “Mayhem” inspired a look back at a time when indie-rock and Auto-Tuned pop mingled, and the lines between the underground and mainstream blurred
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Gwen McCrae, Singer Who Helped Open the Dance Floor to Disco, Dies at 81
Originally a gospel singer, she went on to meld soulful melodies with dance-floor-friendly grooves on songs like the 1975 Top 10 hit “Rockin’ Chair.”
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D’Wayne Wiggins, One Third of the R&B Group Tony! Toni! Toné!, Dies at 64
As a paragon of the New Jack Swing sound, the band recorded three platinum albums and a slew of hits, including “Feels Good.”
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Roy Ayers, Vibraphonist Who Injected Soul Into Jazz, Dies at 84
He helped introduce a funkier strain of the music in the 1970s. He also had an impact on hip-hop: His “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has been sampled nearly 200 times.
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Chris Jasper, Who Helped Revitalize the Isley Brothers, Dies at 73
A classically trained pianist turned songwriter, he was a cornerstone of the soul group’s sound during its fertile second act in the 1970s.
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Angie Stone, Hip-Hop Pioneer Turned Neo-Soul Singer, Dies at 63
After having success as a member of the Sequence, an early female rap group, she re-emerged in the 1990s as a practitioner of sultry, laid-back R&B.