Soul Events

1967 Jul 14 The Bee Gees release Bee Gees' 1st
Bee Gees' 1st is the third studio album by the English rock band, The Bee Gees, however, their first album to be released internationally, as their first two LPs were only available in Au...
1968 Jan The Bee Gees release Horizontal
Horizontal is the fourth studio album by the Bee Gees, and the second to receive an international release. The LP was released in early 1968, and included the international hit singles "M...
1970 Funkadelic releases their self-titled first album
Funkadelic was the debut album by the American funk band Funkadelic, released in 1970 on Westbound Records. The album showcased a strong bass and rhythm section, as well as lengthy jam se...
1970 Jul Funkadelic releases Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow
Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow is the second studio album by American funk band Funkadelic, released in July 1970 on Westbound Records. The inspiration for this album was, acc...
1970 Jul Parliament releases Osmium
Osmium is the debut album of American funk band Parliament, led by George Clinton. The album has a psychedelic soul sound with a spirit of experimentation that is more similar to early Fu...
1971 Jul Funkadelic releases Maggot Brain
Maggot Brain is the third studio album by the American funk band Funkadelic, released in 1971 on Westbound Records. The album incorporates musical elements of psychedelia, rock, gospel, a...
1972 Funkadelic releases America Eats Its Young
America Eats Its Young is the fourth album (a double album) by Funkadelic, released in 1972. This was the first album to include the whole of the House Guests, including Bootsy Collins, C...
1973 Funkadelic releases Cosmic Slop
Cosmic Slop is a the fifth studio album by Funkadelic, released in 1973 on Westbound Records. While it has been favorably reevaluated by critics long after its original release, the album...
1974 Jun The Bee Gees release Mr. Natural
Mr. Natural is the Bee Gees' twelfth album (tenth worldwide), released in July 1974. It was the first Bee Gees release to be produced by Arif Mardin, who was partially responsible for lau...
1974 Jul Funkadelic releases Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
On this album, the lyrics generally take a backseat to the music and the jamming. It is one of the most popular Funkadelic albums among fans, and considered an essential album for fans of...
1974 Jul 10 Parliament releases Up for the Down Stroke
Up for the Down Stroke is a 1974 album by Parliament. It was the band's second album (following 1970's Osmium), and their first to be released on Casablanca Records. The album's title tra...
1975 Mar 12 Parliament releases Chocolate City
Chocolate City is a 1975 album by the funk band Parliament. It has a theme of love of Washington, D.C., where the group was particularly popular. The album's cover includes images of the ...
1975 Apr Funkadelic releases Let's Take It to the Stage
Let's Take It to the Stage is the seventh album by American funk/soul/rock band Funkadelic. It was released in April 1975 on Westbound Records. Compared to most of the group's albums it f...
1975 Jun
to 1975 Aug
The Bee Gees release Main Course
Main Course is the Bee Gees' thirteenth album (eleventh worldwide), released in 1975 for the RSO label, and their last album to be released by Atlantic Records in the U.S. under its distr...
1975 Dec 15 Parliament releases Mothership Connection
Mothership Connection is the fourth album by American funk band Parliament, released on December 15, 1975 on Casablanca Records. This concept album of P Funk mythology is usually rated as...
1976 Jul 20 Parliament releases The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein is an album by funk band Parliament, released in the summer of 1976. The album is notable for featuring horn arrangements by ex-James Brown band member, Fred...
1976 Sep The Bee Gees release Children of the World
Children of the World is the Bee Gees' fourteenth album (twelfth internationally), released in September 1976. The first single, "You Should Be Dancing", went to number one in the US and ...
1976 Sep 20 Funkadelic releases Tales of Kidd Funkadelic
Tales of Kidd Funkadelic is the eighth studio album by the band Funkadelic, released in 1976 on the Westbound record label. It was actually released after Funkadelic had left the label, i...
1976 Oct 29 Funkadelic releases Hardcore Jollies
Hardcore Jollies is the ninth studio album by the funk band Funkadelic, released on October 29, 1976 by Warner Bros. Records, their first album to be issued on a major label. It is dedica...
1977 May 5 Parliament releases Live: P-Funk Earth Tour
Live: P-Funk Earth Tour is a 1977 Parliament live double album that documents the band's P-Funk Earth Tour of that year. The performances include songs from Parliament's albums through Th...
1977 Nov 28 Parliament releases Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome
Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome is a funk album by Parliament, released in 1977. The album is considered to be one of the best in Parliament's catalog. It is a loose concept alb...
1978 Sep Funkadelic releases One Nation Under a Groove
One Nation Under a Groove is the tenth studio album by American funk and rock band Funkadelic, released in September 1978 on Warner Bros. Records. Recording sessions took place at United ...
1978 Nov 11 Parliament releases Motor Booty Affair
Motor Booty Affair is an album by funk band Parliament. Released in late 1978, it contains two of the group's most popular tracks, "Rumpofsteelskin" and "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobe...
1979 Sep 29 Funkadelic releases Uncle Jam Wants You
Uncle Jam Wants You is the eleventh studio album by American funk band Funkadelic. It was originally released by Warner Bros. Records on September 21, 1979, and was later reissued on CD b...
1979 Nov 28 Parliament releases Gloryhallastoopid
Gloryhallastoopid (Or Pin the Tale on the Funky) is a 1979 album by the funk ensemble Parliament. It was their penultimate album on the Casablanca Records label, and is another concept al...
1980 Funkadelic releases Connections & Disconnections
Connections & Disconnections is a renegade Funkadelic album, performed by original Parliaments members Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon and Grady Thomas. The album was released in 1980 in Germ...
1980 Dec 5 Parliament releases Trombipulation
Trombipulation is a 1980 album by the funk band Parliament. It was released by Casablanca Records. It was the last album of original material produced by the group. Unlike previous Parlia...
1981 Apr Funkadelic releases The Electric Spanking of War Babies
The Electric Spanking of War Babies is the twelfth studio album by American funk band Funkadelic, released in 1981 on Warner Bros. Records. The title is an allusion to the Vietnam War and...
1984 Apr 1 Marvin Gaye is murdered by his father
On March 31, 1984, Marvin's parents had a domestic argument over misplaced business documents while Marvin, ill from drug use, lay in bed. Upon hearing this, he woke up and told his dad t...
1986 Nov Bad Brains release I Against I
I Against I is the third official full-length studio album by Bad Brains, released in 1986 as SST Records number 65. The highest selling album in the band's catalogue, I Against I is a cr...
1991 The Fugees is Formed
The Fugees were an American hip hop group who rose to fame in the mid-1990s. Their repertoire included elements of Hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of t...
1998 Aug 25 Lauryn Hill Releases First Solo Album
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the debut solo album by American musician Lauryn Hill, released August 25, 1998, on Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from l...
2002 May 7 MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 Released
MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 is a live album by American hip hop/soul artist Lauryn Hill. The performance comes from her 2002 MTV Unplugged special recorded on July 21, 2001 at MTV Studios in Ti...
2007 May 15 Funkadelic releases By Way of the Drum
By Way of the Drum is an album by the American funk band Funkadelic. It was recorded in 1989 for MCA Records but shelved until its release in 2007 on Hip-O Select. The original sessions w...
2008 Nov 18 Funkadelic releases Toys
Toys is an album by the funk band Funkadelic. The album was released by Westbound Records in 2008 and consists of previously unreleased sessions recorded during the band's tenure for West...
2010 Oct 10 Solomon Burke Dies
Jerry Wexler, a co-founder of Atlantic Records, described Solomon Burke as "wily, highly intelligent, a salesman of epic proportions". Burke, who has died aged 70, was indeed vast, and wa...