(ThyBlackMan.com) Few R&B groups from the late 1980s and early 1990s managed to blend vocal precision, stage charisma, and emotional depth quite like Troop. Hailing from Pasadena, California, the five ...

One of the cool things about R&B is hearing how the sound seems to constantly change from the previous decade. The 1980s was no different. It was an era that was moving away from the disco sound of ...

In the ’80s, while bands such as The Smiths and Frankie Goes to Hollywood were putting out songs with queer-coded lyrics about the forbidden love that dare not speak its name like “Hand in Glove” and ...

From MPCs to FL Studio sessions, one thing remains consistent across generations of Hip Hop and R&B: The power of the sample. With that said, few eras have been mined more heavily than the 1980s. With ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wayne Lewis, founding member of the platinum-selling R&B group Atlantic Starr, has died. He was 68 years old. Lewis died on ...

Things got funky on the Tonight Show on Wednesday as Pharrell Williams stopped by to get into some ‘80s jams with host Jimmy Fallon. The pair called back Fallon’s "American Power Hour" variety show ...

Wayne Lewis, founding member of the platinum-selling R&B group Atlantic Starr, has died. He was 68 years old. Lewis died on Thursday, June 5, according to a Facebook post from Atlantic Starr on Friday ...

Wayne Lewis, a founding member, vocalist and keyboardist for R&B group Atlantic Starr, has died. He was 68. Lewis’ death was announced by the band in a Facebook post on Friday. No cause of death was ...