Gwen McCrae, who has died aged 81, was a singer best known for her hits Rockin’ Chair and Funky Sensation; known as “the Queen of Rare Groove” – referring to hard-to-find tracks that are often ...

His wife was supposed to sing it. George McCrae’s own music career had languished in Palm Beach clubs, in what might be thought of as an upscale chitlin’ circuit. At the time, he was about to go back ...

(CBS 11) - George McCrae (born George Warren McCrae, Jr. on October 19, 1944 in West Palm Beach, Florida) is an American soul and disco singer, known primarily for his biggest hit, "Rock Your Baby." ...

Gwen McCrae helped the pre-Bicentennial U.S. find another use for the “Rockin’ Chair,” turning the piece of furniture into one of the soundtracks of the summer of 1975. McCrae was one of the soulful ...

The singer was known for producing dance hits with substantive lyrics. Gwen McCrae, heralded by many as “The Queen of Rare Groove,” has died at 81. Fans remember the soul-funk singer for her ...

In the 1970s, Miami’s Henry Stone and TK Productions sold hundreds of millions of records around the world. Yes, hundreds of millions of records around the world. TK was a humble eight-track studio in ...

An Edinburgh square has been named in honour of footballers and supporters who served in the first of the so-called Sporting Battalions of WW1. The area outside the Usher Hall is where Sir George ...

The music mogul Henry Stone put Miami on the map in the 1970s with a sequence of worldwide smashes, including "Why Can't We Live Together" by Timmy Thomas, "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae, "That's ...