March 7, 2019• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
“His music … brought a great deal of joy to the world, but his personality brought even more, conveying a message of grit,...
November 15, 2018• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Gene Chandler's career spanned the years from doo-wop to disco with lots of hits in between...
October 25, 2018• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Otis Rush died recently but not before leaving a lasting blues and soul legacy...
May 24, 2018• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Johnny Nash's trip to Jamaica in 1968 led to one of the first U.S. reggae hits...
May 17, 2018• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Denise LaSalle earned the title "Queen of the Blues" with a series of legendary recordings and live performances...
September 14, 2017• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
What was the first rock and roll song? It depends on who you talk to and to some extent how you define rock and roll. Some would say it was...
August 24, 2017• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
The Radiants were a Chicago group that deserved more success than they had...
February 9, 2017• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Barrett Strong had an early hit but found real success as a Motown songwriter...
October 27, 2016• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
When the world was waiting for another Mary Wells hit Jackie Ross stepped up...
October 6, 2016• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
At one time or another Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd, and Sir Mack Rice were members of the Falcons...
September 1, 2016• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Tony Clarke wrote two hits for Etta James and had a hit of his own in 1965...
August 11, 2016• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Barbara Acklin wrote some massive hits and scored one of her own in '68...
July 7, 2016• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Gene Chandler's extraordinary career spanned the doo-wop, r&b, soul, and disco eras....
May 12, 2016• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Fontella Bass scored big with the unfairly labeled "Aretha record that Aretha never made"...
February 11, 2016• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
The world lost a musical giant when Maurice White died last week at 74...
January 22, 2015• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Two new collections document the work of legendary artists on a legendary label...
August 14, 2014• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
L.C. Cooke finally gets his due with a new collection...
May 22, 2014• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Jimmy Ruffin's biggest hit is a Motown classic...
April 3, 2014• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
The 200th edition of Soul Serenade features the Jive Five...
November 21, 2013• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Win a copy of the new four disc anthology from Rhino...
October 31, 2013• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Jan Bradley and Curtis Mayfield collaborated on just one hit...
October 17, 2013• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
A great record that deserved a better fate...
February 28, 2013• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Bobby Womack has entered the twilight of his legendary career...
July 5, 2012• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
The competition for the first single by the Famous Flames was fierce. Federal Records prevailed....
February 22, 2012• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Billy Stewart brought a unique vocal style to '60s soul and created some of the most memorable records of the decade....
January 19, 2012• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
McKinley Mitchell was an under appreciated R&B singer who scaled the heights of the R&B charts in the '60s with the stunning ballad "The...
February 14, 2011• Music
You have no idea what you're missing. That's what Judd Marcello's here for. He says Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble is a rare musical...
January 6, 2011• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
In 1956 the Dells struck gold with their hit "Oh, What a Night." Thirteen years later they recorded it again, and it made them stars....
October 1, 2010• Listmania, Music
We're counting down our Top 50 favorite rhythm sections of all time! See who made the list as we look at numbers 35 through 21....
June 3, 2010• Ken Shane's Soul Serenade, Music
Levi Stubbs never left. While Diana Ross split from the Supremes, Smokey Robinson migrated from his Miracles, and David Ruffin took off...
