CULTURE

D’Angelo, Groundbreaking Neo-Soul Artist from Richmond, Dies at 51

by RVA Staff | COMMUNITY, CULTURE, MUSIC, RHYTHM & SOUL

Michael Eugene Archer, better known to the world as D’Angelo, has passed away. The Richmond-born singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist didn’t just help create neo-soul, he refined it. His music, “thick as molasses,” as Rolling Stone once wrote, carried a voice...

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The Music Ross Left Behind.

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