(ThyBlackMan.com) Johnnie Taylor was one of the most versatile and enduring voices in American music, seamlessly bridging the worlds of gospel, soul, blues, and funk. Known as the “Philosopher of Soul ...

Cocker was known for his powerful, gravelly voice and his eccentric body movements while performing. He had his biggest success as an interpreter of songs by other artists and composers, although he ...

D’Angelo, who died Tuesday at the age of just 51, was indisputably a musical genius, but he didn’t leave much behind: Just three studio albums and an under-the-radar live disc over the course of two ...