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(ThyBlackMan.com) George Clinton is a mastermind of funk, an architect of psychedelic grooves, and an innovator whose influence stretches far beyond his Parliament-Funkadelic legacy. Since the late ...

For the first time in a quarter century, Tony! Toni! Toné! — the Oakland, California, funk-soul trio of brothers D'wayne Wiggins and Raphael Saadiq, plus their cousin Timothy Riley — are doing it ...

Maybe all we really need to know about the evolution of funk music in the 1970s comes in the form of an outfit from Dayton, ...

For die-hard funk and soul fans, your Bay Area show of shows will arrive in festival form in September — if you’re ready to add some dips in your hips and put some pep in your step along the Vallejo ...

Fort Myers rapper Plies. Outlaw country singer Creed Fisher. Funk/soul stars Tower of Power. Breakout “America’s Got Talent” ...

Where: The Knitting Factory, 919 W. Sprague Ave. When the Magic City Hippies formed in 2015, the band’s moniker was taken from Miami. “That’s the nickname of the city we’re from,” vocalist-guitarist ...

Leslie Wilson, lead singer of New Birth, has died. Known for hits like "Wild Flower" and "I Can Understand It," he shaped '70s soul.

The nightclubs are long gone, but the music that filled them night after night -- thumping funk, soul and even disco -- is back. You might even notice someone in the old neighborhood today, standing ...

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 ...

Stevie Wonder, Kim Burrell, and Questlove lead touching tributes at D’Angelo’s private funeral in Richmond, honoring his ...