"We as a Black people have made something fantastic." Those words can be heard in "Ailey," a 2021 feature documentary directed by Brooklyn-based filmmaker Jamila Wignot. The speaker, in vintage ...

But if there is a single takeaway from the four-part documentary series “STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.,” it is how precarious the entire enterprise was, how reliant on happy accidents and circumstance.

Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American songwriter, musician, singer, and occasionally an actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Fans, friends and family honored the memory of Soul legend Isaac ...

A federal court judge in Georgia granted a request by the singer’s estate to bar the former president from playing “Hold On, I’m Coming” at his events. By Maggie Astor Dozens of musicians, or their ...