Sly Stone, the frontman of the revolutionary band Sly and the Family Stone, has died following several health issues. He was 82. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our ...

Bowling Green State University celebrates an American original musical genre with the Funk Music in Popular Culture Conference April 25-26, 2025. A two-day event packed with guest speakers and a ...

When Pamela Ayo Yetunde became a new professor of pastoral and spiritual care and counseling at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, she saw an opportunity to explore the religious ...

Sly Stone was a musical alchemist, combining soul, funk, and psychedelic rock with elements of gospel, jazz, and Latin music to create the new sound of the 1960s. With his prodigious Afro and platform ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade’s end, ...

The legendary artist died following a prolonged battle with COPD, his family said Monday. By Roy Trakin Sly Stone, who took audiences higher during memorable performances at Woodstock and the Fillmore ...