Also a mandolinist, he performed alongside his brother, Jesse, in an act that lasted 55 years. He continued performing after his brother’s death.

He also played mandolin in the act, Jim & Jesse, performing with his brother for 55 years.

As a songwriter, arranger and producer, he brought sophistication and melodic inventiveness to hits by the Delfonics, the Spinners and others.

His background was in country music. But Stax, the label he founded with his sister, achieved a level of success with Black artists that rivaled...

His group had 32 No. 1 country singles, and his guitar and fiddle playing helped extend its reach to a generation raised on rock ’n’...

His work as an engineer at Sigma Sound Studios left a sonic stamp on R&B hits by the O’Jays, the Delfonics, the Stylistics and many...

She and her background vocalists were heard “oohing” and “aahing” on thousands of country and pop hits recorded in the 1950s and ’60s.