(ThyBlackMan.com) When discussing the foundations of modern music, James Brown is a name that cannot be ignored. Known as the ...

courtesy of Pickup Music. These 10 rhythm riffs showcase funk guitar styles from across the ages. Whether you’re into the classics like James Brown and Michael Jackson or the more contemporary ...

Chronicling the history and influence of funk music, PBS Distribution's We Want The Funk! features legendary artists and rare ...

To me, it was just a music store, and you just never know what’s going to be happening ... How do you know when you’ve made the album of the year? All the time I spent with P-Funk and James Brown, I ...

Bootsy Collins – one of the greatest bass players of all time – has a new record out soon, the modestly-titled Album Of The ...

As a progenitor of funk music, Brown with his band created a stripped-down, rhythmically driven aesthetic that has influenced world music from reggae to Afrobeat. Much of popular music since the 1960s ...

Funk music started to emerge in black American ... One of the genre’s pioneers, James Brown, is still considered the King of Funk, having started in 1958 with his band James Brown and the ...

The track, released today through HIGH IQ/EMPIRE, bridges the gap between classic funk and modern rap, highlighting Brown’s enduring impact on hip-hop culture. James Brown’s rhythmic ...

A major hit and an iconic ballad in his discography, this song doesn’t boast the extravagant, sweaty, exploding-on-stage persona of James Brown. Rather, it’s a passionate piece of work.

The Ohio Players is one of many funk groups from Dayton that took off in the 1970s and '80s. In the mid-1960s, James Brown was creating a new style of music — funk. Instead of turning elaborate ...