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Isaac Hayes delivered funk-soul compositions that were a major part of the 1971 ... The film presented a quintessential ...

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Leslie Wilson, lead singer of New Birth, has died. Known for hits like "Wild Flower" and "I Can Understand It," he shaped '70s soul.

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Stacker takes a look at Black artists music wouldn't be the same without, from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Tupac Shakur.

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This is the story of R&B and soul legend Betty Wright ... (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) By the end of the 1970s, Alston Records was on the outs. But Wright wouldn’t let that stop her from ...