The Black Crowes shared a previously unreleased recording of Ann Peebles’ Memphis soul classic, “99 Pounds.” The track is set to land on The Crowes’ upcoming The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion, ...

A clear, sunny Thursday evening. A big soul housed in a small frame. I am listening to the debut album of a rising star from ...

Ann Peebles first started performing as a child in her church choir and her family group, the Peebles Choir, who opened for gospel music stars including Mahalia Jackson and the Soul Stirrers, fronted ...

Don Bryant, one of the last great Memphis soul singers and songwriters, has died. The co-author of a string of classic R&B hits for his wife, Ann Peebles — including “I Can’t Stand the Rain” — Bryant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A haunting song released more than 50 years ago was ranked among the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time." At No. 197 is "I Can't ...

Even with a handful of well-known almost classics, Ann Peebles was never a household name. Rather, as a member of the Hi Records roster along with Otis Clay, Syl Johnson, Al Green, and others, she ...

Ann Peebles' 1973 hit "I Can't Stand The Rain" is a classic of Memphis soul, but it's just as known for its weird, blippy electric timbale, meant to mimic the sound of falling rain, as for its ...

Drummer Howard Grimes, a pillar of the Memphis soul scene in the '70s who played with acts like Al Green and Ann Peebles, died on Feb. 12 at age 80. Grimes reportedly died of kidney failure. His death ...

One of the pleasures of loving music is stumbling upon a CD so good it’s like a greatest hits compilation. “I Can’t Stand the Rain” the 1973 release by Ann Peebles, is like that. Look below. Great ...

A haunting song released more than 50 years ago was ranked among the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.” At No. 197 is “I Can’t Stand the Rain,” a 1973 hit by Ann Peebles, a track that continues to ...