The 1950s saw the birth of rock and roll, but these original songs might have been overshadowed by their covers.

One good thing about growing up Black in Miami during the 1950s was that everybody knew everybody. I thought about that when I learned of the death of Sam Moore. Friends called; they wanted to know if ...

but Nina Simone’s version featuring her sultry voice made it a 1950s hit. The jazz song also had a resurgence in 1987 due to a Chanel No. 5 commercial. Sung by the Pop/R&B group The Drifters ...

sometimes people need some music to help deal with their feelings. From Usher to Mary J. Blige, here's a list of some of the best R&B songs about cheating.

in Las Vegas. The combination of rhythm and blues spurred the development of the culture and genre that is R&B. Originated by Black artists and marketed to marginalized communities by the music ...

Every so often, music industry executives, artists and fans will say, "R&B is dead" and then questions start to emerge, comparing today's R&B to its counterpart in the past. Where are the love ...

WASHINGTON - Two groups with ties to the 1950s R&B group The Clovers who had been fighting over the use of the band's name have come to an agreement. Lawyers for the two groups filed a document ...