The age of the singer-songwriter was really at its peak in 1969, and these songs remain inspirational tunes for today's artists.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few groups in American music history carry the cultural, spiritual, and social weight of The Staple Singers. Led by Roebuck “Pops” Staples and anchored by the powerful, soulful voice ...

Joni Mitchell’s “Case of You” is one of the most stunning songs ever written. Few could argue against that fact. Mitchell lists all the reasons the object of her affection is all wrong for you, but ...

Songs credited to an artist named Solomon Ray entered iTunes’ Top 100 Christian and gospel albums chart last week — but the hits weren’t created by a human. Ray’s voice, lyrics and persona were ...

Michael Hurley, the beloved eccentric folk singer whose music became a touchstone for a generation of singer-songwriters, has died at 83. The singer’s death was announced in a statement from his ...

“We had many wonderful laughs together, cried over certain things together, and she will be missed,” Dolly Parton wrote. By McKinley Franklin Jeannie Seely, the Grammy Award-winning country singer and ...

Jill Sobule, the singer-songwriter behind songs “Supermodel” and “I Kissed a Girl,” has died at the age of 66. Her team announced that the musician had died in a house fire in Woodbury, Minnesota, ...

Aug. 2 (UPI) --Singer Jeannie Seely, who helped transform the image of women in country music, has died. She was 85. Seely died Friday in a hospice in the Nashville area, the Country Music Association ...