All About Jazz — Stax Number Ones, a compilation of 15 chart-topping hits by Stax's best-known artists is available now via Concord Music Group and features #1 hits by Booker T. and the MGs, Sam and Dave, Eddie Floyd, Otis Redding, Johnnie Taylor, Rufus Thomas, Isaac... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Ron Banks, the legendary lead singer of soul group The Dramatics has died at the age of 58. The Dramatics are best known for their string of R&B hits starting in 1971 with their smash single “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get,â€... more info

Rolling Stone — Arcade Fire have booked their first 2010 live date: a spot headlining Dublin’s Oxegen Festival, NME reports. Jay-Z, Muse, Broken Social Scene, Vampire Weekend and the Black Eyed Peas are also confirmed for the event, which takes place July 8-11th. ... more info

All About Jazz — Ron Banks, 58, whose silky falsetto helped give the Dramatics one of the most enduring careers in R&B, died Thursday at his home in Detroit after apparently suffering a heart attack, said Billy Wilson, president of the Motown Alumni Assn. Banks was ... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Singer Ron Banks, a founding member of R&B group the Dramatics, died Thursday (March 4) at his Detroit home of a reported heart attack. He was 58. more info

ContactMusic — RON BANKS, the founding member of soul supergroup THE DRAMATICS, has died at his home in Detroit, Michigan. He was 58.Banks formed the Watcha See Is Whatcha Get vocal... more info

Allmusic Blog — Ron Banks, a founding member and falsetto vocalist for R&B/soul group the Dramatics, died yesterday at the age of 58. Banks had performed with the Dramatics throughout their 48-year career, which included a Top 10 single — 1972’s “In the Rainâ€... more info

Soul Sides — Banks is the middle man, literallyI'd be remiss in not noting the sad passing of the Dramatics' Ron Banks. At this point, most of the original founders have all died in the last ten years and I don't think a single one of them made it 60. I don't hav... more info

Detroit Free Press — Ron Banks, whose silky falsetto helped give the Dramatics one of the most enduring careers in R&B, has died at home in Detroit. He was 58. more info

All About Jazz — STAX NUMBER ONES COMPILATION COLLECTS CHART-TOPPING SONGS FROM THE FIRST NAME IN AMERICAN SOUL MUSIC Included are #1 hits by Booker T. and the MGs, Sam and Dave, Eddie Floyd, Otis Redding, Johnnie Taylor, Rufus Thomas, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singer... more info