There are many Old School celebrities whom have made a huge impact on soul music, but have also passed away with minimal media coverage. We often like to shine a spotlight on those celebrities to pay homage to them for the work that they laid and the lasting impression they etched into the hearts of their fans. Gwen Guthrie is one of those celebs.

Many people may not know Gwen’s name, but if you’re an Old School soul music fan, you definitely know her song, “Ain’t Nothing Going On But The Rent,” which she wrote and produced. That was the jam back in the day, wasn’t it?!!

There was a time when you couldn’t turn on the radio, or go to a club without hearing Ms. Guthrie singing “You got to have a J-O-B if you wanna be with me/ No romance without finance.”
Sadly, Gwen Guthrie quietly passed away in…