Levon Helm was born on this day, May 26, 1940, in Elaine, Arkansas. The only American in The Band, he brought a raw, unmistakable Southern spirit to their sound. He sang with soul, played with grit, and gave the music its heartbeat. 🥁🎶 📸 Elliott Landy

I mean, let's just pick a day, a time. We all roll down the window of our vehicles, and put "Brown Sugar" on blast.

with bittersweet excitement i'm officially announcing "The D'Angelo Archives", a blog aimed at curating the most comprehensive archive of D'Angelo's music and career. available now at thedangeloarchives.blogspot.com - more updates coming soon

I appreciate the sentiment but ask that anyone that wants to contribute financially to what I'm doing instead donate to the Richmond VA School District or the American Cancer Society: rvaschools.net/engagement/com… donate.cancer.org

Archivist Erin Fehr will speak about how Native American players helped cruise the Little Rock Travelers to a Southern League championship win in 1920 at CALS’ monthly Legacies & Lunch lecture. arktimes.com/rock-candy/202…

The Band performing Life Is A Carnival on Saturday Night Live, where they appeared on this day in 1976, only a few weeks before The Last Waltz.

Happy 81st birthday to Booker T. Jones, born on this day in 1944. The groove master behind Booker T. & the M.G.’s, he shaped the sound of soul and R&B with timeless hits like “Green Onions.” A true legend of Memphis music.

The Time Get It Up / Interview / Cool Soul Train 1981 RIP Jellybean Johnson Funkiest drummer for The Time and The Family and also a guitarist, songwriter and producer

Johnny Cash & Linda Ronstadt performing "I Will Never Marry" at The Johnny Cash Show (1969)

Pharoah Sanders - once described by Ornette Coleman as 'probably the best tenor player in the world.'

deserved and it's still not enough ...

happy birthday ms. tina turner. i am still very proud of this issue and its cover

On this day in 1942, Jimi Hendrix was born. His guitar spoke, cried, and set the world on fire. Rock music changed forever, and we are still catching up.

Happy 76th Birthday to the immensely talented Paul Shaffer. The iconic bandleader for David Letterman, he is also an accomplished musician who co-wrote the massive hit "It's Raining Men." A true Canadian music legend.

"Label owner Lee Anthony founded Soul Brothers in 1966, the first black-owned record shop in Arkansas." jamescalemine.com/true-soul-deep…

#Flashback to Los Lobos’ interview and performance on American Bandstand in 1985 🎸 Did anyone catch this when it first aired back in the day? 🎶 #LosLobos

RIP Carl Carlton.

Hard to believe it’s been 30 years UATV UARK Journalism I hope to see many of these friends and more former students at my retirement celebration, April 8 Arkansas Alumni Association

REMEMBERING...Cornell Dupree on his BIRTHDAY! "STUFF - LIVE AT MONTREUX". To check out music/video links & discover more about his musical legacy, click here: wbssmedia.com/artists/detail… #SOULTALK #LONDON