Hannah Williams found soul through her mother's Motown records and church choirMusic linernotes album music
D'Angelo recorded Black Messiah across multiple studios in New York and Los AngelesMusic linernotes album music
Theme from Shaft made Isaac Hayes the first African-American Oscar winner in a non-acting categoryMusic linernotes album music
The Bar-Kays backed Isaac Hayes on the Shaft sessions — recorded in a single day.Music linernotes album music
Tarantino and Ridley Scott both used Bobby Womack's 'Across 110th Street'Music linernotes album music
Super Fly was Curtis Mayfield's first film soundtrack — and his third solo albumMusic linernotes album music
Isaac Hayes' Shaft soundtrack arrived in July 1971 on Stax's Enterprise labelMusic linernotes album music
Curtis Mayfield's Super Fly soundtrack offered a critical counterpoint to the filmMusic linernotes album music
Bobby Womack and his band Peace wrote and performed 'Across 110th Street'Music linernotes album music
Stevie Wonder recorded Innervisions at the Record Plant and Mediasound StudiosMusic linernotes album music
Teo Macero produced Miles Davis's On the Corner and shaped it through editingMusic linernotes album music
Marvin Gaye co-produced I Want You with Leon Ware and Arthur 'T-Boy' RossMusic linernotes album music
Fela Kuti's Zombie became the first Nigerian album inducted into the Grammy Hall of FameMusic linernotes album music
Talking Book reached No. 3 while spawning two No. 1 singles — Superstition and You Are the Sunshine of My LifeMusic linernotes album music
Stevie Wonder cut Talking Book at George Martin's AIR Studios and Electric LadyMusic linernotes album music
Alèmyé came out on Amha Records, one of Ethiopia's key independent labelsMusic linernotes album music
Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life was made possible by the biggest recording deal in historyMusic linernotes album music
Songs in the Key of Life took Stevie Wonder two and a half years and four studiosMusic linernotes album music
Nightbirds transformed Labelle from an R&B trio into a glam-funk act with silver space costumesMusic linernotes album music
Don Peake played the wah-wah guitar line on Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On.'Music linernotes album music
Thundercat's debut album The Golden Age of Apocalypse blended jazz fusion and funkMusic linernotes album music
Vicki Brown's work with the New London Chorale launched her Dutch solo careerMusic linernotes album music
Vicki Brown married Joe Brown and their daughter Sam Brown became a singer tooMusic linernotes album music
Marvin Gaye produced What's Going On himself — his first album as sole producer.Music linernotes album music
Boney M.'s Nightflight to Venus features 'Rivers of Babylon' and 'Rasputin'Music linernotes album music
Boney M. on Nightflight to Venus was Liz Mitchell, Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams, and Bobby FarrellMusic linernotes album music
Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Matt Fink, Brown Mark, and Bobby Z were the Revolution on Purple Rain.Music linernotes album music
Purple Rain's last three tracks were recorded live at First Avenue — Prince's first official live recordingsMusic linernotes album music
True Stories surveys gospel, soul, R&B, Tex-Mex, and country — Talking Heads goes AmericanaMusic linernotes album music
