FILE - Sam Gooden of The Impressions performs during The Message in the Music concert in conjunction with the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington on Aug. 25, 2011. Gooden, ...

Sam Gooden, an original member of the Impressions, the influential soul group that expressed the ideals of the civil rights movement of the 1960s through such songs as “People Get Ready” and “We’re a ...

The story of Tennessee music is a tale of two cities, really: Nashville and Memphis. But to count out Chattanooga is to ignore the origins of the Impressions, the long-running, socially conscious soul ...

The Impressions stand as one of the most important soul groups in the music industry. Starting in Chicago back in 1958, they began as The Roosters before finding their true identity as The Impressions ...

As an artist, Mayfield was the complete package - a pioneering songwriter and arranger, an inventive guitarist and vocalist, a skillful producer and businessman. His work as a member of the ...

As Sharon Jones & The Dap-King’s longtime guitarist, Binky Griptite has helped keep new soul music relevant for more than a decade. In the near future, he may also be responsible for introducing one ...

Fred Cash remembers the day he joined the Impressions in 1958, a mere teenager starting what would be a five-decade ride in one of the great vocal groups of all time. He had been singing on ...