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(April 13, 2026) Natalie Duncan announced herself to the world on Devil in Me, her 2012 debut album where she displayed the full array of her talents. Duncan fused blues singing with her classical piano chops on the title track and then gave us an amalgamation of funk infused reggae on “Pick Me Up Bar.” […]

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(April 12, 2026) We are sad to note the passing of Conley “Coy” Abrams III, the Los Angeles-based engineer, mixer, producer, and creative executive who quietly helped shape some of the most important R&B and hip-hop records of the past four decades. Abrams passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2026, after a battle with bone […]

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April 15, 1978 – Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams hit #1 with “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late” By the time 1978 rolled around, Johnny Mathis had already been a superstar for more than two decades, and one of the biggest selling artists of the entire century. On the other hand, 27 year old Deniece […]

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Happy Birthday to the great Al Green, born April 13, 1946. Al Green is one of the most enduring soul singers of the rock era, and is considered by many the most important male singer since Sam Cooke.  His early 70s work on Hi Records sounds as good today as it did then, and his […]

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Happy birthday to the brilliant singer, Peabo Bryson, who was born on April 13, 1951. Peabo Bryson has established a career as one of the premiere soul crooners of the last four decades.  Possessing a beautifully rich, almost operatic voice, he has survived and prospered despite the passage of time, changes in popular musical trends, […]

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There was a time in the early 1980s when it appeared that singer Stevie Woods was going to be the next big thing. Model handsome, a solid musician, and an ultra smooth vocalist, he was signed by Cotillion Records and teamed with international producer Jack White (Laura Branigan). Woods took aim at the emerging urban adult contemporary […]

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After a decade and a half of making some of the most essential music of the 1970s and early 80s, Earth, Wind & Fire went on a hiatus in 1984.  The magic that made the band the among the most compelling act in popular music appeared to be fading. Their 1983 album Electric Universe was […]

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NEW YORK, NY — GRAMMY Award winning, multi platinum R&B group BLACKSTREET have announced The Global Pass, an unprecedented three concert run spanning Africa, Europe, and North America across three consecutive days this June. The run begins June 18 at Velodrome Park in Casablanca, Morocco, continues June 19 at The O2 Arena in London, UK, where […]

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(April 10, 2026) We’ve been fans on soul singer supreme Karen Bernod from the jump at SoulTracks. She has been a fixture in the music world for more than three decades, both as a background singer (Mary J Blige, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross) and 20 feet forward on the stage as a solo artist. And […]

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(April 9, 2026) They are funk legends, and now The Ohio Players are unexpected social media stars. The Band from Dayton, Ohio recently posted a clip from a 1974performance on the weekly music concert program Midnight Special, and it has become a surprise viral hit, topping one million views. View this post on Instagram A […]

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(April 9, 2026) At age 16, Sophia Bromberg chose pop icon and judge Ariana Grande to guide her through NBC’s The Voice.  Though she didn’t attain the grand prize, Bromberg’s post reality show chapter was undeterred, as she developed her artistic platform.  Since then, this San Francisco native’s empowering storylines surpassed her soulful Voice performances, […]

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The late, great George Duke hit his second stride as a solo artist during his tenure with Warner Bros. Records for most of the 1990s into the early 2000s. After racking up scores of much-loved and successful recordings as a composer and producer for a slew of R&B, pop, and jazz artists throughout the ‘70s […]

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Happy Birthday to Bobbie Smith, one of the founders of the Spinners who was born on April 10, 1936. Smith was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and became a fixture on the local music scene with his group mates. He was also the group’s original lead singer, and was the voice on the Spinners’ […]

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(April 8, 2026) Howard “Minquel” Ingram and his brother Daniel “Woody” Ingram, the brothers who form the group Ingram Street, have forged the independent path to make danceable and romantic music that is inspired by the artists who influenced them as the young men in the 1980s and 90s. That has worked for them, as they […]

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(April 10) Happy birthday to singer and songwriter Kenny Lattimore, born April 10, 1970. Now more than a quarter century into his career, he is still riding high both creatively and commercially, and has proven himself to be one of the great soul singers of our time. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Kenny Lattimore became a music […]

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(April 7, 2026) Have you ever seen someone walk a tightrope?  If so, you probably held your breath, hoping the person didn’t fall before reaching the goal.  The uneasy feeling that can come with falling in love is explored on “Tightrope,” the newest release by SounDoctrine, an award-winning band of alternative Funk/Jazz fusionists.  Jere B, the founder of SounDoctrine and the song’s […]

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Music fans suffered a massive loss when Roy Ayers passed away at the age of 84 in early 2025. The tributes focused on one of his best known and loved songs, “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” which is going to be a summer cookout jam forever. Ayers’ collaborations with Eric Benet, Erykah Badu and a host […]

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When it comes to soul music legends, they don’t get much bigger or more important than Leon Huff. Huff stands as one of the principal architects of modern soul music, a creative force whose songs and productions helped define the lush, orchestral “Philadelphia Sound” that reshaped 1970s R&B and pop. Alongside his longtime partner Kenny […]

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(April 6, 2026) Miles Caton’s husky and mature voice sounds so bluesy in the role of the singer Sammie in the Academy Award winning film Sinners that he just must be from around Clarksdale, Miss. way. The baby-faced singer earned a Best Song nomination – one of the 16 nominations the film received – for […]

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Happy Birthday to John Oates, one half of the most successful duo in popular music history, Hall and Oates, who was born on April 7, 1948. During the late 60s, as Detroit ruled the pop and soul airwaves, the seeds for the next dominant soul city, Philadelphia, were germinating.  And while they’re often not given […]

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