In the sweltering heat of the summer of 1916, a Madison County woman eight months pregnant with her 10th child sat on a porch and began to sing for a visiting Englishman and his assistant. Her voice ...

Great soul ballads always seem to tug at the heartstrings. And any music called “soul” better do just that. Connect with the very essence of who we are as humans. But in 1961, a powerful voice was ...