IT WAS A pivotal year in popular music—a point underlined by “1971: Never A Dull Moment”, a book by David Hepworth, a veteran music writer, as well as “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything”, a ...

From glam to punk, prog to soul, the 1970s defined the album era – here are the decade’s standout releases, year by year.

Thom Bell, the Grammy-winning producer, writer and arranger who helped perfect the “Sound of Philadelphia” of the 1970s with the inventive, orchestral settings of such hits as the Spinners’ “I’ll Be ...

Bobby Martin worked mostly behind the scenes, but his musical contributions were heard by millions, thanks to his luminous work with such greats as Whitney Houston, Patti Labelle, The O’Jays, the Bee ...

Julius "Dr. J" Erving sat in a golf cart under heavy rain, listening to Teddy Pendergrass' 1970s R&B classic "Love TKO" at ex-Phoenix Suns owner Jerry Colangelo's Hall of Fame Golf Classic on Sept. 26 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Thom Bell, the Grammy-winning producer, writer and arranger who helped perfect the “Sound of Philadelphia” of the 1970s with the inventive, orchestral settings of such hits as the ...

Bay Area soul singer-songwriter William Daron Pulliam Jr., known professionally as Darondo, died June 9 of congestive heart failure at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. He was 66. Born in Oakland ...

Singing soul music was never about profit for singer Little Jake Mitchell — it’s about seeing people happy. Even now, at 80 years old and 50 years into his career, his band, Little Jake and the Soul ...

FILE - Musicians Kenneth Gamble, left, Leon Huff, center, and Thom Bell stand together at Gamble and Huff Music, on Broad Street, in Philadelphia, on Thursday, May 30, 2013. Bell, the Grammy-winning ...