The profound shift from soul and R&B into funk during the ’70s saw many bands take up the mantle of James Brown’s innovations of the late ’60s. In the early part of the decade, African-American bands ...

Pop vocal trio the Bee Gees performing at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, January, 1979. The 1970s were an eclectic time for music and cultural ...

The musicians in War simply loved jamming together. It was everyone else who made meaning from their melodies. “All we wanted was to groove,” said keyboardist and singer Lonnie Jordan, the only ...

Before crossing over into the more commercial “contemporary” sound of keyboards, synths, and the bass-and-drum pop of the 1980s with the likes of Stephanie Mills, Debarge, and Al B. Sure, 1970s R&B ...

The Bronx Zoo’s Holiday of Lights festival is surely to be a “Celebration” this year as Kool & the Gang’s 1980 chart-topping hit has been tapped as the official soundtrack of the event, which runs ...

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...

War, a popular funk, rock and soul group from the ‘70s, will perform Friday at Pikes Peak Center. The group is best known for its hits “Low Rider,” “Spill the Wine,” “The World is a Ghetto” and “Why ...