This October marks five years since the death of the King of Rock & Soul, Mr Solomon Burke. One of the creators of early R&B, Solomon Burke was quite li...
It’s been nearly nine years since the tragic death of Gerald Levert. Born in 1966 to Eddie Levert, the incredible lead singer of the iconic group The O’Jays, th...
You’d be forgiven for thinking that we here at TFSR are either oblivious to the obvious or have lost it on reading the song title of our latest ‘Rare Cut’ featu...
On June 1st 1991 the music world lost one of its brightest and most tortured souls in David Ruffin. Ruffin, along with his brother Jimmy Ruffin, began singing w...
On March 25th 1942 Barbara Franklin and the Reverend C.L Franklin welcomed into the world the future Queen of Soul, their daughter Aretha. There’s little else t...
For today’s Rare Cut here on TFSR we’re celebrating the birthday of one of the greats, the incredible Chaka Khan! Over the course of her career as vocalist with...
It’s fair to say that everyone – consciously or subconsciously - knows Curtis Mayfield’s ‘Move on Up’, originally released in 1970 on the Curtis album. It truly...
Today marks the birthday of the last great soul man Mr Bobby Womack, who sadly passed away last year at the age of 70. He is responsible for some of the most ro...
There’s nothing we love more than a rare but of groove here at TFSR, and have we found a slice of rare groove for you. Herely Johnson, Jr.’s Do It is absolutely...
Today marks the 75th birthday of the musical legend that is William “Smokey” Robinson, founder of the Miracles, producer, songwriter, solo star, and former Moto...
