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  • Published on Feb 25, 2026

    Detroit's Rock and Roll Hall of Famers

    Feb. 25, 2026, 6:06 a.m. ET American soul singer Aretha Franklin, a star on the Atlantic record label.Express Newspapers, Getty ImagesAretha Franklin sings during a memorial service for her father and brother, Rev. C.L. and Rev. Cecil Franklin, at New …

    Source: The Detroit News - Michigan - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 26, 2026

    This Iconic Hippie Festival in California Was a Surprisingly “Posh Affair” Backstage, According to Co-Organizer Michelle ...

    When one thinks of the West Coast hippie scene in the late 1960s, images of class and luxury don’t often come to mind—and frankly, that was by the hippies’ earthy, offbeat design. But according to Michelle Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas, one of the …

    Source: American Songwriter - Pending
  • Published on Feb 26, 2026

    Catch Booker T. Jones Onstage March 28 at the Lobero Theatre

    Booker T. Jones, an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, and arranger will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28 at the Lobero Theatre, presented by Earl Minnis Presents and Lobero Theatre Foundation. Best known as the frontman of …

    Source: Noozhawk - California - Pending
  • Published on Feb 25, 2026

    Florida honors Allman Brothers guitarist Betts with memorial highway

    Feb. 25, 2026, 5:30 p.m. ET Rock legend Dickey Betts — a Florida native who co-founded the influential Allman Brothers Band — has been officially honored by his home state. A pioneering lead guitarist who composed numerous hit songs and revered …

    Source: Tallahassee Democrat - Florida - Pending
  • Published on Feb 25, 2026

    The South’s ‘mecca of Black entertainment’ celebrates 105 years

    Community members gather in Macon’s historic Douglass Theatre for a Greek Step & Stroll Off. The theatre celebrates 105 years this February. Photo by Jason Vorhees. Inside the storied walls of Douglass Theatre, Dee Van raised a glass and toasted …

    Source: The Macon Melody - Georgia - Pending
  • Published on Feb 24, 2026

    3 Soul Classics That Crossed Over to the Pop Charts in the 1960s

    There was no musical era quite like the 1960s, and that was definitely the golden age for soul and R&B music. Countless soulful hits made it to the top of the charts, and many of those songs were crossover hits that made it to the coveted pop chart …

    Source: American Songwriter - Pending
  • Published on Feb 24, 2026

    GOGGANS: Sound & Scene: The Rising of the Roots, Blues and Gospel Music Leads the Way

    If you know the history of music, then you know Alabama is one of the nation’s best-kept secrets of Soul, Gospel, and Roots music.  Just down the road from Albertville, Muscle Shoals was a safe, harmonious haven to some of the most heartfelt recording …

    Source: The Sand Mountain Reporter - Alabama - Pending
  • Published on Feb 24, 2026

    Local Black athletes made sports history

    Stories of professional athletes, pioneering broadcasters, family heritage and overlooked community figures filled the sanctuary at New Grove Baptist Church earlier this month as longtime broadcaster Calvin King presented a wide-ranging Black History Month …

    Source: Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch - Virginia - Center-right
  • Published on Feb 24, 2026

    Jim Cartwright’s Road: a vision of northern England

    Road Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester ★★★★★ A SIGN slowly spins from the ceiling: Road. The first word has snapped off, leaving a fragment that could belong to any broken street in any broken town. It’s a quietly potent image, and one that this 40th‑ …

    Source: Morning Star - Left-wing
  • Published on Feb 20, 2026

    Jefferson Street's Baron Club set to become a national treasure

    Feb. 20, 2026, 2:04 p.m. CT The Elks Lodge 1102 sports a mural depicting Jimi Hendrix, left, and Nashville bluesman Johnny Jones in a guitar duel in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. The stage still remains at the former Club Baron on Jefferson …

    Source: The Tennessean - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 23, 2026

    Billboard Sports & Music Power Players Answer: Who Is Your Favorite Music Artist of All Time?

    This year’s Sports & Music Power Players honorees may work at the highest levels of both industries, but at heart, they’re still sports and music fans. So, upon naming them to the list, Billboard asked each of them to name both their favorite athletes …

    Source: Billboard - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 23, 2026

    The soundtrack of Black History: 10 songs that celebrate us

    Black History Month isn’t just something we read; it’s something we feel. And few things carry Black history, joy, resistance, and brilliance like music. From spirituals and soul to hip-hop and R&B, Black artists have always told our stories when the …

    Source: Defender Network - Texas - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 20, 2026

    New director to lead Mercer center for strings, symphony orchestra concert fast approaching

    Emily Brandenburg will become the new director of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University this fall. She replaces founding director Amy Schwartz Moretti, who will step down to pursue her career as a performing violinist. Photo by Dario …

    Source: The Macon Melody - Georgia - Pending
  • Published on Feb 9, 2026

    Wednesday 2/11: Kashus Culpepper – Act I

    Have you heard of this country-soul singer yet? Elton John says he sounds like “if Bill Withers made country music.” Some of his primary influences include Hank Williams, Leadbelly, Etta James, Chris Stapleton, and Otis Redding. Country-soul, indeed! He …

    Source: WNCW - North Carolina - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Feb 21, 2026

    A life in art, a life of mimicry, and 20 years of Destroyer’s Rubies

    Can you weave yourself into a tapestry that’s already finished? Depending on how you were introduced, Dan Bejar was either the genius behind Destroyer, a cryptic child of Dylan and Hunky Dory era Bowie, or the shaggy dadaist playing foil to AC Newman’s …

    Source: Paste - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 19, 2026

    STAX Music Academy presents “A Century of Soul: Facing Our History” 

    Stax Music Academy, inextricably linked to the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, is paying homage to its roots with its latest production “A Century of Soul: Facing Our History.” The completely student-run production will take place Friday, Feb. 20 at 7 …

    Source: Tri-State Defender - Tennessee - Indeterminate
  • Published on Feb 20, 2026

    Chestertown Flashback: Charlie Graves

    This week’s photo features an image of a young Charlie Graves as he served in the Army during the late 1940s and 1950s. Charlie Graves would open up the Uptown Club, fondly remembered by those who were there in the 1950s and ‘60s. The Uptown Club was at …

    Source: The Chestertown Spy - Maryland - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 20, 2026

    Southern Soul Festival brings classic R&B sound

    The Charleston Southern Soul Festival will bring a showcase of classic R&B and contemporary Southern soul on Feb. 28 to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. The evening will feature powerhouse vocals, deep grooves and old-school R&B with a …

    Source: Charleston City Paper - South Carolina - Left-wing
  • Published on Feb 20, 2026

    Road review – Johnny Vegas lands his punches in bitter riposte to Thatcher’s Britain

    Selina Cartmell’s vision for Jim Cartwright’s play is big. Too big to be contained within the regular loop of the auditorium, even when the director uses the full height of the in-the-round space, sending her actors up ladders and getting them to pop out …

    Source: The Guardian - Center-left

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