Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music" has remained the band's top song for the past 50 years.

This is FRESH AIR. In the 1970s, influential musicians such as Ornette Coleman began combining free jazz and electric funk. Three notable vets of free funk bands periodically team up to get ...

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, ...

When we hear modern music echoing the 1970s, we often describe it as retro. But pulling classic sounds into a new era is easier when the music you borrow from is groundbreaking funk. Funk and soul ...

This article was originally published in August 2005. In rendering his decision in a 1964 obscenity trial, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart wrote: "I shall not today attempt to further define ...

A truly funky soulful DVD compilation of live performances from the masters of RB music Features incredible concert footage of James Brown Chic The Pointer Sisters Dionne Warwick The Brothers Johnson ...

This ABBA jam isn’t solely a rock tune. It has elements of rock, pop, and disco, as one would expect from this famous group. And it’s absolutely a fun track to dance to, even today. “Summer Night City ...

What does Christmas in New Orleans sound like? The excellently titled “Brah, Humbug! Xmas in NOLA.” The latest release from the Tipitina’s Record Club, “Brah, Humbug!” collects 10 New Orleans- and ...