Funk makes a convincing case for being the most important form of expression in the history of popular music, more than rock, swing, country, folk, anything. When I drop the needle on Sly and the ...

How to make old styles sound fresh? Dallas’ Silver Skylarks give a master class on the topic on The Number One Set and Sound, a debut album fusing ‘60s soul, ‘70s funk and ‘90s hip-hop into one ...

The New Orleans native was best known for her 1971 hit single, "Mr. Big Stuff." The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for a Grammy in 1972. Good morning, I'm Michel Martin.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists have had a more significant influence on both funk and soul music than Larry Graham. As the pioneering bassist of Sly and the Family Stone and the dynamic frontman of ...

Keyboardist/singer/songwriter Neal Francis was already a veteran upon the release of his critically acclaimed 2019 debut. He started as a dedicated blues pianist ...

The newspaper, which started in 1966 with a focus on R&B, funk and disco, shut down in 1982. But one of its founders’ grandsons is devoted to finding it a new online audience. By Christopher Petkanas ...

Sharon Jones, the fiery soul singer who spent decades in obscurity before becoming a Grammy-nominated soul and funk vocalist with her longtime backing band the Dap-Kings, died on Friday of pancreatic ...

To see a performance of Milwaukee funk and soul band Kings Go Forth in the mid-2000s felt more like a church revival than a music concert. The 10-piece band's high energy, coupled with the soulful ...

Sa musique a été à l’origine de l’explosion de la soul dans les années 1960 Sly Stone, pionnier du funk dont la musique a été à l’origine de l’explosion de la soul dans les années 1960, est décédé à l ...

On their 2025 tour, Tower of Power are bringing “57 years of funk and soul” to Spokane. Known as the Motowns for a brief stint, Tower of Power originated in Oakland, California, in 1968. For decades, ...