Rubbing shoulders with Motown for soul's defining label, Memphis' Stax Records boasted an impressive discography, all ...
Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin,’” has died.
Once called “the greatest of all soul duos," he and late musical partner Dave Prater were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
Sam Moore, who recorded hits like ‘Soul Man’ and ‘Hold On, I’m Comin’’ as one half of the Grammy-winning R&B duo Sam & Dave, has died at 89.
On a sidewalk near the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, I met Jaqueline Smith, a long-term resident of the motel until she was forcibly evicted in 1988. For 36 years, ...
While Nashville has long been known as Music City, that deep passion for music can be felt across the entire state of Tennessee. At the core of this musical legacy are the songwriters for whom ...
GRAMMY®-nominated songwriter, singer and producer David Porter — known for penning songs for artists such as James Brown, Celine Dion, Drake, Eminem, Aretha Franklin, Bonnie Raitt, Otis Redding, ZZ ...
Sitting on the original site of the Stax Records studio, this museum commemorates American soul legends (particularly the artists who recorded at Stax). Among the museum's collection of more than ...
By Roy Trakin Sam Moore, who with with partner Dave Prater helped bring the sound of the church to pop music with a string of call-and-response hits as the high tenor in the famed Stax Records duo ...
A celebration of life was held Jan. 12 in Memphis for fabled music producer Jim Gaines, who died Nov. 9 at 83.