A birthday celebration of “Kung Fu Fighting” hitmaker Carl Douglas
He is best known for a single song, but it was a song that both capitalized on and created an international sensation. Carl Douglas was the singer behind the #1 song “Kung Fu Fighting,” and the world has never been the same since. Born Carlton George Douglas on May 10, 1942 in Kingston, Jamaica and […]
First Listen: Charles “Wigg” Walker defies time again
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Choice Cut: Full Force’s Paul Anthony delivers a nighttime gem
If you’ve been anywhere near a radio in the past three decades, you know the music of Paul Anthony. As a member of the performance and production group Full Force, Anthony literally drove the blend of hip-hop, soul, and pop music that continues with us to this day. He’s won Grammy Awards and Gold, Platinum […]
Video of the Month: Heidi Tann and Kinsman Dazz Band warm us on “Island Summer”
Heidi Tann is a singer who is difficult to box in. Her music touches R&B, jazz, bossa nova and pop. And she has performed it all over the world, from her childhood in the Philippines to extensive travel performing for audiences everywhere. “My cultural heritage and my experience make me different. Even when I sing […]
Jeffrey Osborne, Kenny Lattimore head 2024 R&B Hall of Fame class
Detroit, MI- August 16, 2024 – The National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame proudly announces its all-star class of inductees for the 2024 ceremony, including celebrated artists Jeffrey Osbone, Kenny Lattimore, Candi Staton, Ginuwine, Regina Belle, Rose Marie McCoy, Buddy Miles, Terry Stewart, William Bell, Ken Hawkins, and the influential Boddie Recording Company. Additionally, special […]
Texas “Summer Soul Affair” a hit
(July 20, 2024) The Summer Soul Affair Outdoor Music Festival marked a triumphant debut in Waxahachie, TX, drawing over 2000+ attendees for its first-ever outdoor soul festival at the picturesque Railyard Park. Created and curated by K.Avett Music Group LLC and partnering with the City of Waxahachie, this enchanting evening under the stars delighted guests with a […]
Song of the Month: Acantha Lang reimagines Bill Withers classic
SoulTracks Readers’ Choice Award winner Acantha Lang is a storyteller who also happens to be one of the most exciting soul singers in the world. In a time when music seems to be getting smaller and smaller, Lang has consistently brought her big vision of full-bodied, horn-filled, Southern-fried soul music to a starving world. That expansive view continues […]
Lost Gem: KANO had a big moment with “Can’t Hold Back (Your Loving)”
KANO was an Italian band heavily influenced by a blend of German Keyboard and American Sounds. Despite having two solid hits on their debut album one year earlier with the Keyboard-based and VERY Kraftwerk + Disco + Hip-Hop tracks “I’m Ready” and “Its A War”, the band recruited soul vocalist and fellow Black European by […]
Video of the Month: Helen Bruner and Terry Jones shine again
Let us start by saying we can never get enough of the Grammy-nominated production, songwriting and performing duo Helen Bruner and Terry Jones. Separately, they have worked with a who’s who of popular performers, but together they are something even more special. Their most recent album, 2nd Overture, has received universal acclaim (as well as a SoulTracks Readers’ Choice Award nomination), […]
First Listen: Billy Brown of Ray Goodman & Brown returns with cool new single
(May 2, 2024) As one-third of The Moments (later known as Ray, Goodman & Brown), Billy Brown’s velvet-lined tones of soul helped craft a definitive vocal blend that solidified eternal R&B classics of the 1970s including “Love on a Two Way Street,” “Look at Me (I’m In Love),” “Sexy Mama,” and “Special Lady.” Although the original line-up […]
