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The Spinners topped their Motown success when they jumped to Atlantic (and Philly-soul producer Thom Bell) in the early 70s. Here are every one of the quintets A- and B-sides helmed by Bell: the R&B... more

DARLENE LOVE: THE MANY SIDES OF LOVE - COMPLETE 50 years of criminally overlooked recordings by one of the greatest R&B and rock vocalists ever! Darlene Love's work for Phil Spector gets most of the... more

If your circle of friends includes any guitar players, take this little test. Ask them if they are familiar with Eddie Hazel's Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs. Chances are their eyes will widen,... more

The story of Sondra 'Blinky' Williams has long been shrouded in mystery. The soulful singer came to Motown Records in 1967 following stints at Vee-Jay and Atlantic, bringing her passionate and... more

This Warner Bros. imprint only issued about 100 singles and a half dozen LPs from 1964–68 but has become highly coveted among soul/R&B collectors. There are some big names here, but more than half... more

Jay worked a lot with Barry White, first as half of Bob & Earl (whose hit "Harlem Shuffle" was arranged by young Barry) then as Jackie Lee (the B-side of the hit "The Duck" was written by Jay and... more

Willie's 1978 debut for the Whitfield label includes the R&B hits "All American Funkathon" and "Paradise" plus "Easy Does It," "Hip Shakin' Sexy Lady," "Nothing Lasts Forever," "And All Hell Broke... more

Formed in the late '60s, the NYCC—which originally boasted some 80 members—first came to prominence on poet Nikki Giovanni's LP The Truth Is on Its Way. This 1978 LP (featuring Paul Shaffer, Will... more

The oft-sampled sounds on this psych-soul cult classic have won the devotion of crate diggers everywhere in recent times, but it vanished after its 1971 release and has never been on legit CD. Joe... more