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Jazz and R&B singer Marlena Shaw, known for the widely sampled "California Soul," died Friday. She was 81.
Marlena Shaw, the soul and jazz vocalist known for her hits “California Soul” and “Woman of the Ghetto,” has died. She was 81. Shaw’s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, shared the news Friday in ...
Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as “For Your Precious Love,” “Only the Strong Survive” and “Make It Easy On ...
Fred Willie Hughes Jr. (August 20, 1943 – January 18, 2022) was an American gospel, soul, and R&B singer, perhaps best known for his 1968 song, "Send My Baby Back". [1] Hughes was born in Berkeley, California in 1943, [2] and grew up in Oakland, California. [1] As a singer, he began working professionally in vocal groups from Oakland in the ...
Carson shared a poem on Instagram on Sept. 17 along with an in-depth remembrance and photos of him with his mother, Pattie Daly Caruso, who died at 73 of a heart attack in 2017. View this post on ...
Barrett Strong Jr. (February 5, 1941 – January 28, 2023) was an American singer and songwriter known for his recording of "Money (That's What I Want)", which was the first hit single for the Motown record label. [1]
Brenton Wood, the soul singer and songwriter known for catchy, upbeat hits including "The Oogum Boogum Song," "Gimme Little Sign," and "Catch You on the Rebound," died in his sleep of natural ...
Debbie Gibson still holds the record as the youngest female artist to write, produce, and perform a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single, a feat she accomplished at age 17 with “Foolish Beat.”