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Elton John

Born on This Day in 1947, an Underrated Session Singer and Actress Who Was the First British White Singer To Be Signed to Motown

Bobby Womack performs on stage in 1976 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He plays a left-handed Gibson Les Paul Junior guitar. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns)

Born on This Day in 1944, the Underrated Singer-Songwriter Who Helped Propel Sam Cooke and the Rolling Stones to Fame

The Temptations in the late 60s

This 1971 Soul Hit by The Temptations Is So Smooth, You’d Never Know How Tense the Studio Was While They Recorded It

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On This Day in 2025, We Lost the Legendary Grammy-Winning Singer and Pianist Behind Some of the Greatest Songs of the 1970s

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    3 of the Most Perfectly Written Soul Lyrics of the 20th Century

    February 23, 2026, 5:16 pm

  • Shirley Jones, US actress and singer, Brian Forster, US actor, Suzanne Crough, US actress, Susan Dey, US actress, Danny Bonaduce, US actor, and David Cassidy, US actor and singer, pose leaning out of the windows of a bus in a group portrait issued as publicity for the US television series, 'The Partridge Family', USA, circa 1973. The sitcom starred Jones as 'Shirley Renfrew Partridge', Forster as 'Chris Partridge', Crough as 'Tracy Partridge', Dey as 'Laurie Partridge', Bonaduce as 'Danny Partridge', and Cassidy as 'Keith Douglas Partridge'. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

    I Can’t Believe No One Remembers These 3 Popular Songs From 1971

    February 17, 2026, 3:33 pm

  • 4 Fabulous Crossover Hits You Should Know by Veteran Soul Singer Clarence Carter

    Why Soul Legend Clarence Carter Nearly Shunned His Biggest Hit

  • LOS ANGELES - 1965: Singer Mel Carter poses for a photo in 1965 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)

    The Story Behind the 60s Soul Classic by Mel Carter That Ended Up Becoming an Easy Listening Classic

    February 4, 2026, 8:15 am

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    4 Luscious, Lovely Ballads From the Philly Soul Era

    February 4, 2026, 6:00 am

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    On This Day in 2023, One of the Greatest Soul Stars of the 20th Century Died at 81, Following a Rich Career With Three No. 1 Hits

    January 28, 2026, 6:15 am

  • 4 Fabulous Crossover Hits You Should Know by Veteran Soul Singer Clarence Carter

    4 Fabulous Crossover Hits You Should Know by Veteran Soul Singer Clarence Carter

    January 18, 2026, 3:00 pm

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    Did You Know Heatwave’s Slow-Dance Classic Came From the Writer of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”?

  • This Bill Withers Classic Borrowed Its Good Vibes From a Famously Jolly Songwriter

    January 11, 2026, 8:30 am

  • The Chi-Lites Perform On Stage

    How The Chi-Lites Talked Their Way Into a Soul Classic That’s Still Loved Today

    January 8, 2026, 7:30 am

  • 4 of Lou Rawls’ Biggest Hits in Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Smooth Soul Singer’s Death

    4 of Lou Rawls’ Biggest Hits That All Soul Music Fans Should Know

    January 6, 2026, 2:36 pm

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