Fifty years ago, a plea for assistance from Ravi Shankar to George Harrison gave birth to The Concert for Bangladesh, an event whose impact on the culture of pop and classic rock still resonates.
The Preacher’s Wife is the ideal Whitney Houston album, ticking off many sides of the diva’s talents while marrying her commercial side with her sacred roots
Fans will likely love the warmth and charm of The Willie Nelson Family, but the album isn’t quite essential amid such a deep catalog.
Memphis sacred soul singer Elizabeth King delivers a gut punch with her latest single, “What You Gonna Do?” as she ponders the apocalypse.
The Sweet Inspirations never achieved fame as an act beyond backup singers, but this anthology reveals what other artists like Elvis and Aretha always knew.
During one of Donda’s many prayers, Kanye West sings, “this is not about me”. We see him for who he really is since the release of Yeezus.
The Montreux Years is a live album that will last in its ambiguous glory due to Nina Simone’s musical and performative talents.
Whether you are just a casual fan of Etta James or a downright fanatic, all will be equally blessed by this tremendous sounding package.
Natalie Bergman’s religious beliefs stimulate her music, but her debut album, Mercy, inspires whether one is a Christian or not.
The latest album from legendary producer Daniel Lanois, Heavy Sun, combines his longtime love of gospel organ music with his more familiar sounds.
From January 1967 to January 1972, Aretha Franklin, one of 20th-century pop music's towering geniuses, stood the pop world on its head with a run, inconceivable today, of 11 albums. Tony Scherman's biography in progress about the Queen of Soul covers those years.
Eric Wolfson’s Elvis Presley’s From Elvis in Memphis examines the greatest accomplishment of Elvis’ career: a comeback album that reinstated his relevance.
