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The entertainer known as the a oeGodfather of Soula s Cape Mana is in jail on drug charges.

One of the most gifted, visionary, and enduring talents ever launched into orbit by the Motown hit machine, Marvin Gaye blazed the trail for the continued evolution of popular black music.

Two members of the classic Motown group The Four Tops added the personal touch to an effort to assist needy Detroit children, helping hand out winter coats.

Mamas Gun know how to get down. On "Routes to Riches," they show flashes of Earth, Wind & Fire, Curtis Mayfield and other funk-soul giants, while putting their own modern twist on the genre.

The Jackson 5 were one of the biggest phenomenons in pop music during the early '70s, and the last great group to come out of the Motown hitmaking machine before Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder shifted the label's focus to more individual visions.

MICA Paris's reputation as one of the UK's best soul, jazz and gospel singers of the 80s and 90s has paled since she carved out a career as a TV presenter.

Stevie Wonder is a much-beloved American icon and an indisputable genius not only of R&B but popular music in general.

Singer does some serious soul-searching on a collection he says is the album he waited his all life to record.

THERE are no rules. Some surrender to the ageing process, others fight it. Your Madonnas resist through desperation, frantically gymming it four or five hours a day, nibbling barely enough to nourish an anorexic sparrow.

Caption: 25 cents coin operated toilet this toilet kiosk in Madison Square Park is made of tempered glass and stainless steel and is about the size of a newsstand.

The Rawhides, a rather frantic 10-piece party dance band, will be celebrating their 20th anniversary at The Bedford this Sunday.

Actress Kathryn Crosby is 76. Singer Percy Sledge is 69. Game show host Ben Stein is 65.

The Doors' "Riders On The Storm" and the Beach Boys' "California Girls" are among 25 recordings being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

DIGGIN' Deep presents a stellar line-up of musical artists this winter at an exciting new venue, The Mount Pleasant Eco-Park at Porthtowan.

Raphael Saadiq, the celebrated soul brother No. 1 of memorable R&B groups Tony! Toni! Ton! and Lucy Pearl, won't compromise his artistic integrity.

In this CD box set cover image released by Epic Records, Pearl Jam's "Ten" is shown.

Maxwell performs live from NYC! Listen to songs from his new album "BLACKsummersnight" in stores now!... Maxwell - Play All Biography Along with fellow founders D'Angelo and Erykah Badu, Maxwell was enormously important in defining and shaping the neo-soul movement that rose to prominence over the latter half of the '90s. Drawing hi... On Demand ...

Record producer Sean "Diddy" Combs spent $3 million on his 40th birthday party at The Plaza Hotel in New York, observers say.

The most successful black performers of the '60s, the Supremes for a time rivaled even the Beatles in terms of red-hot commercial appeal, reeling off five number one singles in a row at one point.

Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty -- the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.