Rhythm and blues is an inclusive term that captures a wide swatch of American popular music that began to infiltrate the mainstream after WWII. It grew out of disparate sources: delta blues, country, ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade’s end, ...

For decades, a soft-touch style of soul music has found a strong Chicano and Latino audience in Southern California. A record label based there is helping it bloom. For decades, a soft-touch style of ...

Singer, songwriter, and actress Mary J. Blige displayed her vulnerability and sang from deep within her soul for the St. Louis stop of her “For My Fans” tour Wednesday night at Enterprise Center.