Cover Photos of the Blues & Soul Magazine in the 1970s

John Abbey, a devotee of American R&B music, established a magazine entitled Home of the Blues in 1966. The magazine went on to publish its own musical charts, cover events and clubs and feature reviews, interviews and other musical articles. The publication soon gained further popularity in the UK and Europe covering genres of music such as soul, R&B, Funk, dance, jazz, hip hop, reggae and world music. With issue number 12 the magazine's title was changed to Blues & Soul.

Blues & Soul magazine covers in the 1970s

By 2006, the magazine had published 1000 issues. The magazine returned in printed form in August 2010 with a special vintage edition. In July 2011, Blues & Soul was relaunched permanently in print as a two-monthly magazine alongside its ongoing presence online, helmed by editor Lee Tyler plus assistant editor (and long-time contributor) Pete Lewis.

The Independent has noted Blues & Soul as being the equal of magazines such as NME and Q. Billboard magazine has called Blues & Soul “a respected publication.”

Here below is a collection of cover photos of the Blues & Soul in the 1970s.

Al Green, September 10-23, 1971

Curtis Mayfield, July 9-22, 1971

Diana Ross, August 6-19, 1971

Eddie Kendricks, April 16-29, 1971

Freda Payne, April 30-May 13, 1971

Freda Payne, May 14-27, 1971

Honey Cone, July 23-August 5, 1971

Stevie Wonder, January 22-February 4, 1971

The Supremes, March 19-April 1, 1971

Tina Turner, February 19-March 4, 1971

Jackie Wilson, August 11-24, 1972

Marvin Gaye, June 2-15, 1972

Roberta Flack, July 28-August 10, 1972

Billy Preston, September 14-27, 1973

    Diana Ross, April 27-May 10, 1973

Freda Payne, May 11-23, 1973

The Staple Singers, August 31-September 13, 1973

Barry White, December 3-16, 1974

Curtis Mayfield, July 16-29, 1974

James Brown, June 18-July 1, 1974

Nina Simone, June 4-17, 1974

Chaka Khan, July 8-21, 1975

Sly Stone and Kathy Silva, July 2-15, 1975

Dionne Warwick and Thom Bell, December 23, 1975-January 5, 1976

Al Green, July 16, 1976

Aretha Franklin, January 27-February 9, 1976

Gladys Knight, May 4, 1976

Jermaine Jackson, April 20, 1976

Mary Wilson, June 22, 1976

Chaka Khan, November 21-December 4, 1978

The Three Degrees, November 7-20, 1978

Tina Turner, January 31-February 13, 1978

Barry White, August 14-27, 1979

Donna Summer, July 3-16, 1979

Michael Jackson, August 28-September 10, 1979

Natalie Cole, April 24-May 7, 1979

Sylvester, June 8-15, 1979