As the undisputed Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin was no stranger to the heights of the pop charts, but number-one singles proved elusive for the vocalist.

You might not know these three early songs by these three music legends, but you certainly won't forget them after you listen to them.

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In the mid 1960s, Otis Redding was on the verge of becoming one of the brightest R&B and soul stars in the industry. His ...

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"The Big Beat" consists of interviews conducted with 14 of the rock music's greatest drummers, including Ringo Star, Charlie Watts and D.J. Fontana.

Read our Melba Moore interview and learn about her Broadway journey, R&B successes, and the meaning behind her music.

If there’s anything that defines music in the 21st century, it’s constant change. We live in an era when your next favorite song could come from anywhere — all over the stylistic map, all over the ...

Emmy, Grammy and Tony award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo transforms into the "Queen of Soul" in a new television series about American songstress Aretha Franklin.

Not just Brown, but also Stevie Wonder, Prince, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye — the soul-music canon ... a cheeky ...