(ThyBlackMan.com) When we think of the voices that built soul music from the ground up, Jerry Butler—affectionately known as The Iceman—rises near the top of that list. His voice wasn’t just smooth—it ...

Jerry Garcia quickly handed over the role of Grateful Dead lyricist to Robert Hunter in 1967, but one Garcia-written song had ...

Fifty-four years ago today, Jerry Lee Lewis was at No. 1 with a song that turned a radio DJ into a 50s rock star.

John Lennon was influenced by many early American rock n’ roll stars and sometimes found his influences taking control of his style. He once got in trouble for ripping off Chuck Berry and went through ...

This is a list that, for years, Paste has avoided making. And I understand why. Is it actually legitimately and logically possible to rank the best Grateful Dead songs? Most signs point to no. I mean, ...