(ThyBlackMan.com) When you think about soul and funk legends of the ‘70s and ‘80s, certain names dominate the headlines — but true music lovers know Carl Carlton belongs firmly in that conversation.

Expressive, versatile, and dripping in history - the fizzing frequencies of funk and the seductive sounds of soul are ever-alluring; and when all these sounds merge on a festival lineup, you can bet ...

The funk/soul icon, 72, and English rock legend, 80, are proving they're both still going strong, joining forces to release a ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Funk music artists with ties to Dayton have connections to thousands of songs, leaving behind a proud history of funk music in the city. Dayton is known as the funk capital of ...

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 ...

Instead those honors go to Parliament’s 1977 funk classic “Flash Light,” the Afro-picked Xavier “X” Smith (Bow Wow, three years removed from dropping the “Lil’”) singing over George Clinton and ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Old-school funk and soul of the Twin Cities will be alive and well this weekend at the Dakota Jazz Club. On Friday and Saturday nights, the Secret Stash Soul Revue with Sonny ...

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 ...

Born in Santa Monica and raised as the white girl with soul, Teena Marie celebrated the 30th anniversary of her recording career last year with a string of lively performances, including one at the ...

Soul and funk trailblazer Betty Davis, who released three solo albums in the 1970s, has died at 77. Betty Davis, the brazen funk icon, died on Wednesday in Pennsylvania, at the age of 77. Danielle ...