SOUL 4 REAL

Bettye Swann possessed one of the most emotive voices in soul music’s cannon but her recording career was that of a shooting-star; it blazed at the start, then illumined brightly before abruptly dissipating, all in just eleven years. In 1975 she ceased recording, moved to Las Vegas and retired...

Motown's legacy extends far beyond its iconic 60s hits. By the early 1970 and amidst political unrest, the Vietnam War and rising urban crime, the label evolved to embrace deeper and more socially conscious themes. Concept albums like Marvin Gaye's What's Going On, The Temptations' Psychedelic...