Jean Knight, a soul singer whose hits included the feisty “Mr. Big Stuff” and the funky “Do Me,” has died. She was 80. Knight died on Nov. 22 of natural causes in Tampa, Fla., family publicist Mona ...

This might be the most nostalgic of all nostalgic love songs from the 1980s out there. How could I possibly leave off this sultry, saxophone-led tune from one of the greatest talents of that decade?

Andy Rourke, the bassist for the legendary British band The Smiths, pioneers in their unique and influential sound, has died at the age of 59 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Rourke joined the ...

Before De La Soul, says Hank Shocklee, “‘beautiful’ and ‘rap’ weren’t two words that went together.” Shocklee would know: As a founding member of Public Enemy’s production team, the Bomb Squad, he’s ...