It’s brutal out there, and that’s why, more than ever, we needed the consoling and prodding pleasures of popular music to help everything make sense in here. [Stage direction: taps chest, knowingly.] ...

For 20 years, Nick Johnson, under his radio sobriquet of Dr. Nick, has charismatically and creatively brought the sounds of blues and soul, new and old, popular and obscure, to listeners via a trio of ...

803Fresh, a Southern soul artist, has achieved success with his song "Boots on the Ground." Southern soul music blends various genres, including blues, country, gospel, and funk. Beyoncé's use of ...