Ann Peebles first started performing as a child in her church choir and her family group, the Peebles Choir, who opened for gospel music stars including Mahalia Jackson and the Soul Stirrers, fronted ...

Drummer Howard Grimes, a pillar of the Memphis soul scene in the '70s who played with acts like Al Green and Ann Peebles, died on Feb. 12 at age 80. Grimes reportedly died of kidney failure. His death ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A haunting song released more than 50 years ago was ranked among the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time." At No. 197 is "I Can't ...

**** Otis Clay, I’ll Treat You Right (Bullseye Blues/ Rounder); **** Ann Peebles, Full Time Love (Bullseye Blues/Rounder): This is R&B; as it used to be. The practitioners may be old hands, but the ...

Even with a handful of well-known almost classics, Ann Peebles was never a household name. Rather, as a member of the Hi Records roster along with Otis Clay, Syl Johnson, Al Green, and others, she ...

“I can’t stand the rain, outside my window / Bringing back sweet memories,” Ann Peebles sang in 1974, and the world of soul and hip hop changed forever. The song those lyrics belong to, “I Can’t Stand ...

BEHIND THE LONG shadow of Al Green, Ann Peebles made brilliant music. She and the soul-pop legend found their most creatively fertile period at Hi Records in the 1970s. Both shared the same producer, ...

Ann Peebles and Don Bryant’s biggest hit ‘I Can’t Stand The Rain’ was a creative bolt of lightning in a literal downpour. It is a story that has been told and retold so many times it’s a piece of ...

Don Bryant, one of the last great Memphis soul singers and songwriters, has died. The co-author of a string of classic R&B hits for his wife, Ann Peebles — including “I Can’t Stand the Rain” — Bryant ...