Special guest appearances by legends Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas and fellow blues enthusiast Sir Tom Jones NEW YORK, Sept.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of Black Music Month, Capitol/EMI has released a new digital compilation, The Soul Of Capitol Records: Rare & Well-Done (Vol. 1).

New Label Formed to Capture the Music of Louisiana and Help Independent Musicians Get Their Music Heard NEW ORLEANS, Jan.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Threadhead Records Foundation project, "Nine Lives", has been selected to compete via daily online voting for a $50,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project: Do Good for the Gulf campaign.

By Stacey Plaisance Associated Press NEW ORLEANS -- From her rebuilt but not yet fully furnished home, Irma Thomas anchors her faith in the rebirth of New Orleans to the return of the Essence Music Festival.