Browsing: Civil Rights

Today sees the release of Gaye’s “Tribute to John Lewis: Ain’t No Grave Can Hold His Body Down,” the second single in her ‘Freedom Song Trilogy’

Limited edition six-CD Ray Charles box set, ‘True Genius,’ out September 10!

“Our purpose is to educate as well as to entertain.” – Curtis Mayfield

“If it hadn’t been for music, the civil rights movement would’ve been like a bird without wings.” – Rep. John Lewis

“I thought about Emmett Till, and I couldn’t go back [to the back of the bus].” – Rosa Parks

With her induction in 1987, Franklin was the first woman earning a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She sold more than 75 million records over the course of a career that spanned six decades.