The Soulquarians era of the late ‘90s and early 2000s was brief but brilliant. The Roots, Common, and the late great D’Angelo released records that changed Black music, culture, and time itself.

Today in Music History for Dec. 5: In 1828, a Harmonic Society was formed in Lunenburg, N.S., by 24 men who met every week to sing church music. The society was one of the earliest musical ...