(ThyBlackMan.com) Let’s be real—there’s no one quite like Erykah Badu. From the moment she floated onto the scene in the late ’90s with her headwraps, incense-swirling vibes, and unmistakable voice, ...

American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist Aretha Franklin performing in Detroit, MI. Aretha Franklin’s "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" was released as her Atlantic ...

(Photo Credit: Jennifer Troche Walsh) Left to right: Johnny Rabb (drums/background vocals), Ed Roland (vocals/guitar), Jesse Triplett (lead guitar/background vocals), Will Turpin (bass/background ...

B.H. The famous intro to Pickett’s signature song came from Cropper noodling around on his guitar before a session in Memphis ...

What’s better than a classic rock song? Well, while there are few answers that will satisfy the most ardent of classic rock fans, there may just be one thing that will get them to nod their heads. And ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When we think of the voices that built soul music from the ground up, Jerry Butler—affectionately known as The Iceman—rises near the top of that list. His voice wasn’t just smooth—it ...

Three rock songs that have made it to the upper level of the Hot 100 since the end of the garage and alt-rock movement.

However culture-shifting history proves Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, to be, it’s not unprecedented. For generations, artists have blurred the supposed lines between country music, R&B, soul, ...

Like so much rock 'n' roll from the earliest and most formative years, Southern rock took a little bit from here and a little bit from there. Southern rock, distinct from its lighter country rock ...