Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This timeless era for Black musicians across genres such as R&B, funk, and pop preached messages of love, freedom, and fun. Let’s ...

One of the more surprising trends rolling through the Southern California underground recently has been the inspiration of Art Laboe-approved oldies on a rising generation of multihyphenate musicians.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Singer-songwriter-producer Betty Davis, an icon of future-funk, fashion and bold sexuality in the 1970s, died Wednesday at age 77 in her longtime home of Homestead, Pennsylvania. Davis, who was once ...

Knoxville's hometown hero Nikki Giovanni has a treat awaiting her fans. The American poet, writer, and activist has released three of her albums from the 1970s on vinyl for the first time, on the ...

What: Tower of Power performs. When: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3. Where: Vilar Performing Arts Center, 68 Avondale Lane, Beaver Creek. Cost: $49. More information: Visit ...