Gospel royalty Mavis Staples, 85, brought her musical-spiritual message to the Arlington, with The War and Treaty in tow.

Mavis Staples has stood on the frontline of music all her life ... Her soulful voice can wrap itself around any gospel, R&B, folk, pop, or blues song with disarming warmth and grace.

This may have just been the strictest bluegrass of the fest, and served as a reminder of why the festival could never be ...

Making her debut at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, indie singer Cat Power joins seasoned artists like gospel icon Mavis Staples ...

San Francisco's free annual celebration of music returns to Golden Gate Park as Hardly Strictly Bluegrass kicked off Friday ...

Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz is one of the greatest concert films of all time. Full stop. And for a certain kind of music ...

But this was a special occasion in that the historic Monterey festival, in its first edition directed by new head Darin Atwater, had a strong gospel theme running through ... because I have work to do ...

Hailed by NPR as “one of America’s defining voices of freedom and peace,” Staples is the kind of once-in-a-generation artist whose impact on music and ... topping soul/gospel/R&B pioneer ...

her music, and her magic," Wortman shared in a statement. General sale for Mavis Staples 85th: All Star Birthday Concert begins Friday, Feb. 16, at 10 a.m. PT via Ticketmaster. More from Rolling Stone ...

A truly loaded lineup headed to L.A.'s Kia Forum to pay tribute to The Band at Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson.

The singer, who died this week, was the mother of Whitney Houston and a contender for the greatest voice of the country, our ...

Charles Bradley was part of the rebirth of authentic-sounding soul for Brooklyn’s Daptone label in the early 2000s Considered one of the founders of soul music, Ray Charles began recording in ...