Sam Cooke's death in 1964 left a huge void in the world of soul music not filled until Al Green's breakthrough in the early '70s. Although many great male soul singers came and went in the years...
THE BELLE ALBUM marks a turning point in the life and music of Al Green. By 1976, Green had gone through some major changes in both his personal and artistic life. The classic Willie Mitchell...
On the surface, one might fear the taint of market-research exploitation on an album where this classic gospel group backs a variety of famous guests on well known Christmas songs, but that fear is...
Although barely remembered today, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was, at the height of her fame, every bit as well-known as contemporary gospel giant Mahalia Jackson. Tharpe may not have been Jackson's...
