The Walker Brothers topped the charts in 1966.

Soul music in 1963 spoke to the times, but it also laid the groundwork for the future of R&B, pop, rock and roll, funk, and eventually hip-hop.

The Supremes were on a chart-topping role in the late 60s when a second single from their 1967 album reached No. 1 status.

The advent of folk rock, Bob Dylan performing on an electric guitar, American bands emerging as “the answer to the British invasion” and performers of Motown making it in mainstream music. What do all ...

Author Margena A. Christian revisits the legacy of Sylvia Moy, the Motown trailblazer behind classics by Stevie Wonder.

Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the ’60s whose music became an anthem for Vietnam War protesters, died Sunday.

These soul hits by Mary Wells, Dionne Warwick, and The Drifters are just too good not to sing. See if you can resist.

In the ’60s and ’70s, R&B was dominated by the swirling melodies and catchy hooks from the likes of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight and the Pips, all of whom came ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Born in 1929, Berry Gordy Jr. began his music career writing songs for artists like Etta James in the late-1950's. He then ...