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 ...

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 ...

Sometimes the word instrumental makes me shiver or worry. I can recall them sometimes being used as a cheap filler on a B-side. But many others far exceed those memories and stand up as singles in ...

Montgomery also penned “Where Grass Won’t Grow”. The song is the title track of Jones’ 1970 album, and the only single on the ...