This sure was the year for R&B CD box sets. However, despite the Rare Soul moniker here, the quality of rarity doesn’t always translate to it being very good. While there are some quality tracks among ...

Disc 1: My Baby Likes to Boogaloo (Don Gardner); I'm Hip to You (The Jelly Beans); You Had Me Fooled (Danny Woods); They're Laughing at Me (Gail Anderson); Please Consider Me (Tyrone The Wonderboy ...

The singer was known for producing dance hits with substantive lyrics. Gwen McCrae, heralded by many as “The Queen of Rare Groove,” has died at 81. Fans remember the soul-funk singer for her ...

Gwen McCrae, who has died aged 81, was a singer best known for her hits Rockin’ Chair and Funky Sensation; known as “the Queen of Rare Groove” – referring to hard-to-find tracks that are often ...

Melissa Weber can’t remember exactly how she discovered “Soul Train,” but on New Orleans TVs, the groove-filled music and dance show dedicated to R&B, soul, funk and Black empowerment aired at 11 a.m.

On Saturdays, Melissa Weber sifts through her collection of more than 10,000 records for roughly 50 discs to bring to the studio at WWOZ. At 8 p.m., she signs on as DJ Soul Sister for her “Soul Power” ...

When someone asks, “What’cha know about this, kid?” in the realm of music, it can be taken one of two ways. It can be spoken dismissively, questioning your musical knowledge, or it can be tinged with ...