More than five decades after its groundbreaking, gold-selling release, Craft Recordings has released an audiophile-friendly pressing of "Hot Buttered Soul," Isaac Hayes' genre-redefining 1969 soul ...

From the funky, opening groove of the film’s first song, Stevie Wonder’s slinky jam on the Isley’s Brothers’ “It’s Your Thing,” it is obvious the new documentary Summer of Soul (…or When the ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. 1969 marked a year that was full of both trepidation and excitement for Stax ...

The last year of the 60s produced some very memorable music. We all know the major hits, like “Come Together” by The Beatles or “Space Oddity” by David Bowie, but what about the fantastic songs from ...

In a span of six years from 1969 through 1975, the Jackson 5 released 10 albums with Motown Records before switching their name to the more mature The Jacksons, and changing labels, by the mid-’70s.

Every day for the month of June, Craft Recordings is digitally re-releasing a long-lost gem from the legendary Stax Records archives. Since we’re most of the way through the month, that means almost ...

Marlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B vocalist whose “California Soul” was one of the defining soul songs of the late 1960s, has died. She was 81. Shaw’s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, announced the singer’s ...

From the funky, opening groove of the film's first song, Stevie Wonder's slinky jam on the Isley's Brothers' "It's Your Thing," it is obvious the new documentary Summer of Soul (...or When the ...