(ThyBlackMan.com) When you think about soul and funk legends of the ‘70s and ‘80s, certain names dominate the headlines — but true music lovers know Carl Carlton belongs firmly in that conversation.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The funk/soul icon, 72, and English rock legend, 80, are proving they're both still going strong, joining forces to release a ...

Expect to hear original weekender DJ's playing Anthems from: Fatback Band - BBQ - Chic - Shalamar - The Whispers - Kool & The Gang - Change - D Train - George Benson - Rose Royce - The Gap Band - SOS ...

As part of 6 Music’s All Day Rave, Craig takes people back to the world of Funk & Soul in the 1980’s. Listeners hear how the Soul II Soul collective took their London sound system to a worldwide ...

Funk makes a convincing case for being the most important form of expression in the history of popular music, more than rock, swing, country, folk, anything. When I drop the needle on Sly and the ...

New Orleans singer reached No 2 in the US with 1971 hit, and was nominated for a Grammy Jean Knight, whose irrepressibly funky and disdainful song Mr Big Stuff was a major hit in 1971, has died aged ...

Keyboardist/singer/songwriter Neal Francis was already a veteran upon the release of his critically acclaimed 2019 debut. He started as a dedicated blues pianist ...

The New Orleans native was best known for her 1971 hit single, "Mr. Big Stuff." The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for a Grammy in 1972. Good morning, I'm Michel Martin.

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Chaka Khan is teaming up with Eric Clapton for a historic moment in honor of the King of Soul, B.B. King. The funk/soul icon, 72, and English rock legend, 80, are proving they're both still going ...