Huey "Piano" Smith, a pioneering figure in R&B and early rock 'n' roll music, died on Monday at age 89. The news was confirmed to Nola.com by his daughter, Acquelyn Donsereaux. "He just slept away," ...

Henry Butler, the imposing R&B and jazz pianist, died in New York City on Monday (July 2), according to his manager Art Edelstein and agent Maurice Montoya. He was 68 years old. Mr. Butler died of end ...

For many decades, going as far back as the 1940s, artists from the world of R&B couldn’t really claim mainstream success until they’d crossed over to Top 40 radio and the pop charts. This century, it ...