R&B

In the mid 1970?s some record label executives discovered it was entirely possible, due to a loophole in the law, to create a new label as a subsidiary to the major label, and to write this new label off as a large tax loss in order to help the major...

In the late fifties, former child actor and restaurateur, Eddie Davis formed the now legendary Rampart Records to record and preserve the emerging musical talents breaking out of the Latino community in East L.A. in so doing he created the Eastside Sound...

In the late 80's, former Motown recording star Kim Weston joined British producer Ian Levine's Motorcity Records project, releasing the single, "Signal Your Intentions," that went to #1 on the UK Hi-NRG charts. She subsequently recorded 2 albums for the...

In the late 70s, as disco was being purged from the American pop charts in a vicious backlash against the overkill of the previous couple of years, the scene that had spawned it got back to basics. In clubs and warehouses around New York's five boroughs...

In the four years since Adrian Younge's 'Something About April' album first appeared, the Los Angeles-based producer and multi-instrumentalist has become his own musical cottage industry. Not only has he collaborated with musical legends ranging from The...

In the early 60's Steve Alaimo was a teen idol pop singer who hosted and co-produced Dick Clark's TV show "Where the Action Is" in the late 60's. He later became a famous record producer and label owner. Featured here is a collection of his 1960's output...

In the early 60's Steve Alaimo was a teen idol pop singer who hosted and co-produced Dick Clark's TV show "Where the Action Is" in the late 60's. He later became a famous record producer and label owner. Featured here is a collection of his 1960's output...

In the early 1970s, Harry Mosco formed the now legendry funk-rock band, The Funkees. In search of greater opportunity and a wider audience, the group moved to London in 1973. Four years and two albums later they disbanded. Meanwhile, back in Nigeria,...

In the early 1960s the music once known as rhythm and blues began to be proudly referred to as 'soul' music, as in heartfelt and genuine - though it was also a fact that most of the great stars of soul had originally learned their craft singing in gospel...

In the '70s and '80s, Maze and Frankie Beverly's run of 8 gold albums and sold-out concerts was unprecedented. Despite the fact that a few of the group's albums have been recently reissued, this long-anticipated set marks the first time all of their best...

In the 1970s, Betty Davis defied genre and gender by pushing her voice to extremes and embracing the erotic. She articulated a kind of pre-punk, funk-blues fusion that had yet to be normalized in mainstream music - a style that few musicians have come...

In the 1960's and '70s Memphis, Tennessee was the centre of soul music. Stax, Goldwax, Hi and countless other labels ensured that the city is synonymous with the very best music of the era. Ace has released some of the greatest Memphis sounds via our...