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...
Few men or women in music have accomplished so much in popular music and remain as relevant than Quincy Jones, who today turns 82. From his jazz roots, meeting ...
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...
This man is on so many records that you (probably) own, yet I’m guessing that most of you have never heard of him, or if you have, you know little about him. Fo...
For today’s rare cuts we celebrate another birthday of on the integral members of The Temptations – Mr Ron Tyson, falsetto and tenor with the group since 1983 a...
Happy Birthday to Dennis Edwards, the former lead singer of The Temptations and The Contours! So in honour of one of the finest singers to be with The Tempts, a...
