It’s sometimes dangerous to mess with the past, especially memories of the fabled West Side sound of the 1960s. But concert promoter and radio and TV personality Henry “Pepsi” Peña knows he has a sure ...
One of the more surprising trends rolling through the Southern California underground recently has been the inspiration of Art Laboe-approved oldies on a rising generation of multihyphenate musicians.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — 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 ...
Jim Morrison famously opened the door to his trousers in February 1969. A few weeks earlier, Led Zeppelin released its first album. The Beatles had played their last show. Richard Nixon had been sworn ...
Sam Moore, half of the hit-making 1960s soul duo Sam & Dave, died Friday, according to news reports. The duo was behind the chart-topping hits “Soul Man,” “Hold on, I’m Comin' and ”I Thank You." Moore ...
Lordi (Black Resonance), an English professor at Vanderbilt University, examines the sound and artists of soul music in this brilliant history. Drawing on close listening to artists including Beyoncé, ...
Bruce Springsteen has become a multifaceted media figure—he’s written a bestselling memoir, starred in his own Broadway show, and hosted a podcast with former President Barack Obama that also became a ...