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Remembering Sam Cooke and the Sound of Young America

Mark Anthony Neal | Posted 12.11.2012 | Black Voices
Mark Anthony Neal

What Berry Gordy understood was that Motown represented the best of what America could produce, and Sam Cooke was a constant reminder of what those possibilities were.

Book Review: Rod: The Autobiography

Carole Mallory | Posted 01.06.2013 | Books
Carole Mallory

Grandfather Rod Stewart, the rocker, happy at last.

A Musical Portrait of LA

Tom Teicholz | Posted 08.18.2012 | Arts
Tom Teicholz

"Trouble in Paradise" and "Who Shot Rock & Roll" serve to remind of us of how much music can shape the very landscape of our lives and our times, through journeys that both define and transcend the place where we live.

Random Midday Hotness: Marvin Chilling — And Killing It

Gene Demby | Posted 06.02.2012 | Black Voices
Gene Demby

Here's Marvin Gaye, who would have been 73 today, performing "I Want You" while lounging on the couch in a Belgian hotel room. Epic.

Canonization Coming for Hildegard

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.11.2012 | Arts
Michael Sigman

The Catholic Church seems ready to codify what music lovers have known for nearly a millennium: Hildegard von Bingen is a saint. Vatican Insider repor...

Maroon 5 with Travie McCoy on SNL, Plus Chatting with Vince Gill, Trombone Shorty and Paul Rodgers

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.06.2012 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

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Artists' Famous Last Words

Posted 12.31.2011 | Arts

While great art lives forever, great artists don't. And aside all of the panic, pain and stress death brings, there is also the pressure to come out w...

Portion Of 36th Street To Be Named 'Sam Cooke Way'

Posted 08.14.2011 | Chicago

Oprah isn't the only legendary performer getting a street named after her this season. One of the most influential musicians in American history -- an...

James TormƩ's "Love For Sale," Plus Conversations with Josh Groban, Darlene Love, and Yael Naim (Video)

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.03.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

Jazz vocalist James TormƩ -- son of The Velvet Fog, Mel TormƩ -- debuts his new video "Love For Sale" here on HuffPost.

Rate The All-Time Best Soul Singers

Linnie Frank Bailey | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Linnie Frank Bailey

Here are some of the best, along with their qualifying songs. Rate them. Who did we forget?

From DJ Heroes to Old Time Gospel: Conversations with Aaron Neville and DJ Qbert

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

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HuffPost Review: John Legend & The Roots' Wake Up!, Plus Conversations With Seal and Matt White

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

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Listening Booth 1970: A Conversation With Marc Cohn

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

Listening Booth: 1970 is a concept album that compiles Marc Cohn's favorite -- and many would feel greatest -- songs from that year.

Today I Left the Democratic Party

Chris Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Campbell

With any relationship, when the bad far outweighs the good, perhaps it's time to move on. This is honestly how I've felt for the past few years with the Democratic Party

An Interview with Herb Alpert & Lani Hall

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Tony Sachs

Last Herb and Lani re-emerged, hitting the road for a series of low-key shows which were recorded for the newly-released Anything Goes -- the first time they've ever collaborated musically.

"Night Shift": A Late Night Playlist For Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
David Wild

Jay and Conan have both brought us so much music over the years. Here's my playlist for two nice and funny guys in one awkward TV situation.

Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 1)

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Sigman

Here are the first of two offerings of some current inspirations for cheer. If you've been laid off, Madeoff-ed, or you just plain need a lift during a tough holiday season, check these out.

Fan-Funding With Jonah Smith, Plus Chris Bell, Stephen Stills, and Manassas Updates

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

While most of his contemporaries have the fantasy of signing the bottom line of a label contract, Jonah Smith has rejected a record company's offer instead.

"Idiot Wind": A Mind-Expanding Playlist for Glenn Beck

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
David Wild

Glenn Beck started out as a Top 40 DJ, so on behalf of all the lefties out there who are busy ruining this great nation, here's my personal playlist for this fallen jockey who just keeps steering to the right.

This Blog Post Is Even Weirder Than Michael Jackson

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Dave Astor

The general public doesn't mourn the deaths of less-famous people who might have continued to also do great things if they hadn't left us before their time.

The King of Pop (and Heartbreak)

Giles Slade | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Giles Slade

I played along too when she listened to Michael Jackson even though my tastes tended towards Keith Jarrett's lonely intensity. She gave me a mix-tape of Jacko. I was transformed.

Benefits of Unemployment

Chris Campbell | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Chris Campbell

I didn't greet this free time with a desire to sit around lazily and waste away the days, but rather to explore the things that I've always wanted to go after, namely writing and photography.

Obama and the Arts

Chris Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Chris Campbell

Most industries are adapting and evolving during these uncertain times, but the arts have been in flux for years and years, long preceding Bush and Wall Street's dismantling.

Dear Grandma, A Change Has Come!

Adia Colar | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Adia Colar

Grandma, We did it! We elected a black man President of the United States of America! Grandma, it's been a long time comin' but I know a change has come!

HuffPost Video Premiere: Playing For Change Presents "Don't Worry"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

Featuring over twenty musicians from four continents who have never met, "Don't Worry" makes its auspicious debut today, on Martin Luther King Day, and is featured here.