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Having paired with future Amy Winehouse producer Mark Ronson back in 2001, this Prince-approved dynamo is so ahead of the white-chick, retro-soul bandwagon that she's already celebrating her freedom from ...

When most people think about music from the famous city of Memphis, Tenn., names like B.B. King, Otis Redding, Al Green and Elvis Presley immediately come to mind.

The Legendary JC's started flooring Central Florida crowds with their brand of soulful rocking blues in 2000.

R&B singer Maxwell's been quiet since announcing his comeback tour, which begins Oct 8 in Boston .

October 01, 2008 , 11:30 AM ET Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. Exactly a year on the heels of his last album, Seal will unveil another new project Nov.

Only a true gospel songbird could present songs penned by Michael McDonald, Marvin Winans and Al Green on the same CD with melodic grace and ease.

If Amos Lee had realized his dream of playing pro basketball, maybe he'd be drawing comparisons to Larry Bird and Steve Nash instead of John Prine and Al Green.

And just like that, another festival weekend's come and gone. Like Outside Lands, it was all hands on deck for the good ship ASD , but let's backtrack a bit.

Born Helen Folasade Adu in Ibadan, Nigeria, about 50 miles from Lagos, she was the daughter of an African father and an English mother.

Too bad the Jones Family Singers aren't slated for Sunday morning service. Church will have to come early as the mighty wind of this Bay City, Texas, gospel hurricane transforms the WaMu tent into the house of ...

It's usually safe to call bullshit when a critic uses the phrase "late-career masterpiece," so let's just say that Lay It Down , Al Green's latest effort for Blue Note Records, is comparable to the music that ...

Al Green was the first great soul singer of the '70s and arguably the last great Southern soul singer.

Everclear's New CD: 'The Vegas Years' Sept. 9, 2008 - Tune into the Doug Lewis Show on WVGN 107.3 FM from 1-3 p.m., on Sunday, Sept.

Sept. 11, 2008 - The Reichhold Center for the Arts is celebrating its 30th anniversary with one of the biggest names in R&B. Al Green perform will perform at 8 p.m., on Saturday, Oct.

The man known for songs such as "Let's Stay Together," and "I'm Still in Love With You" plays River Rock Show Theatre Saturday.

Fact is, a lot of Reed's songs he's got 11 on "Roll With You" sound like old songs, if by that you mean classic '60s soul and R&B. Think Al Green, James Brown, Otis Redding.

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Might as well get right down to it: " Lay It Down " by Al Green is off the chain.

Gnarls Barkley have released two albums, 2006's dark "St. Elsewhere" and this winter's darker "The Odd Couple." Wednesday night at the Minnesota State Fair, the inventive RB/rock duo chose the latter as the ...

I said, 'It's OK to have a little spark of love in your life, man,'" says the venerable Reverend Al Green.