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, ...

Academic activities at the Federal University, Birnin Kebbi (FUBK), were on Monday brought to a halt as the institution’s branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) joined the ...

Ivan Neville was in high school when The Wild Tchoupitoulas recorded its seminal 1976 album at Sea-Saint Studios. He can’t remember if he had visited the studio during those sessions — maybe he had ...

Bootsy Collins and his star-shaped Space Bass rocketed into the funk-soul universe, first with George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic and later with his own Bootsy’s Rubber Band. He'll be on hand Aug.

Mark Farner, Don Brewer, and Mel Schacher formed Grand Funk Railroad in 4969. Later that year, they released their debut album, On Time. Over the years, the band has released six Platinum albums and ...

ST. LOUIS — Pete Crow-Armstrong bluntly described his remedy to flush a tough game. “Go to sleep and wake up.” Crow-Armstrong has helped the Chicago Cubs win a lot of games this year — and will ...

Sly Stone—frontman of Sly and the Family Stone and funk music pioneer—has died. “After a prolonged battle with COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] and other underlying health issues, Sly ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — More than 30 ...

The group hits the trails for an off-roading adventure and an amazing picnic menu to fire up your en Fire up the engine and take the party to the trails - Spatchcock Funk brings out the big tires and ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Vanessa Drews didn't plan to sell cheesecake for a living, but then again, she never expected Prince to grab a slice and fall in love. "I started working for Prince selling merchandise ...