Legendary '70s Funk Band Returns to the Stage and Sound 'Flawless' originally appeared on Parade. There are some artists that define a generation and without a doubt Earth, Wind & Fire was one of them ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: C Brandon/Redferns via Getty Images In 1970, DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight was a ...

From the crucible of diverse styles that stirred in the streets of London in the ‘70s, Cymande emerged as pioneers of a bold new sound. From their formation in 1971, the nine-piece funk outfit ...

Denver funk band Wild Love Tigress formed when the world was about to end…or so people thought. It was 2012, and many were ...

In her early ’70s heyday, Betty Davis set the standard for future funk broads with strong come-ons that would scare most modern wanna-humps back to the Stone Age. On these excellent reissues of her ...

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 ...

*Larry & Alphonso “Fonce” Mizell enjoyed an out-of-nowhere run in the `70s as producers of loosely arranged musical nuggets that felt good, painted in broad strokes lyrically, and became bedrock ...

How to make old styles sound fresh? Dallas’ Silver Skylarks give a master class on the topic on The Number One Set and Sound, a debut album fusing ‘60s soul, ‘70s funk and ‘90s hip-hop into one ...

The dynamic story of funk music, from early roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk to influences. We Want the Funk is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, ...

Die-hard music fans can correlate the sound of a popular song to the specific decade from which it came. When modern artists recycle old sounds, the adjectives used are: ’50s doo-wop, ’60s soul, ’70s ...

Sly Stone, the musician who formed hit-making group Sly and the Family Stone, has died, his family confirmed Monday. “After a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues, Sly passed ...