In honor of Black History Month, The Current is exploring the origins of Black music in America, what came after, and how it ...

Music has evolved throughout the decades, but even with the current musical climate, no one can deny the impact of the 1970s.

"Soul Man" would gain renewed popularity in the late 1970s when Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi began ... DJ Unk (Anthony Platt) ...

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum celebrated the legacy of incarcerated Nashville soul pioneers Johnny Bragg and The ...

Soul ballads weren’t exactly burning up the charts with regularity circa 1986. Nobody told Gregory Abbott, however, which is a good thing, because he went ahead with “Shake You Down” anyway and walked ...

As the guitarist said at Theater on the Lake, the only thing the band has in common with the one-hit wonders they were ...

The Sun Ra Arkestra leader is releasing his first solo album at age 100. Plus, Questlove's 'Sly Lives,' and funk, soul- ...

It's tough to believe that the Altons' Heartache In Room 14 is being released in 2025 and not the '70s, as the album delivers luscious and nostalgic vibes.

That has been true since the early days of film, and it is still valid. However, the idea of “1970s New York” is the decade of the city that draws the most interest. There have been movies ...

If you feel the sudden urge to dance like there is no tomorrow, then listen to these three '70s disco classics.

The list of 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction nominations includes Chubby Checker, Billy Idol, Bad Company, The Black ...

If the Eagles won the Super Bowl, then the next Amplifier playlist would be made up entirely of songs by artists from Philadelphia. The football gods upheld their end of this bargain — in case you ...