Hector Gonzalez, pictured in 2013 in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., is the head of Rampart Records. The label which earned a measure of fame in the 1960s as the originator of the West Coast Eastside sound ...

Beloved ‘60s soul singer Brenton Wood, best known for his hit “The Oogum Boogum Song,” has died. He was 83. The musician died from natural causes in his sleep Friday at his home in Moreno Valley, ...

When Otis Redding died tragically in 1967, he’d already left behind a body of work that is iconic with soul music. When Otis Redding died tragically in 1967, he’d already left behind a body of work ...

The legends of 60's and 70's soul music return to perform their biggest hits. The legends of 60's and 70's soul music return to perform their biggest hits. Featuring The Temptations, James Brown, ...

Many of the songs on the album, like "If It Feels Good (Then It Must Be)" sound nothing like the soul ballads of Bridges' debut Coming Home. "I'm very thankful for what Coming Home did, but I didn't ...

From 1958 to 1964, she was the most popular female singer in the United States, selling 40 million records with tunes like “Who’s Sorry Now” and “Where the Boys Are.” Connie Francis in 1958, at the ...

San Clemente’s 16th annual Summer Beach Concert Series is in full gear, with two down and two to go. The July 23 edition featured Stone Soul, belting out a lively blend of ’60s, soul and Motown sounds ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Solomon Burke’s contributions to American music are often underrepresented in mainstream discussions of soul, yet his influence is undeniable. Known as the “King of Rock ’n’ Soul,” ...

A properly potent blend of deep funk and soul cuts to score the holidaze. Funk used to be a ba(aaa)d word. Or so they say. But what George Clinton and the musical misfits of the '60s and '70s once ...