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 ...

Hector Gonzalez, pictured in 2013 in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., is the head of Rampart Records. The label which earned a measure of fame in the 1960s as the originator of the West Coast Eastside sound ...

I could live 10 lives and still not hear half of the worthwhile music that's out there. It's a wonderful yet frustrating feeling. Looking at the rows of funk compilations at Chicago's Dusty Groove ...

In this blog post, we’ll explore the 35 most influential Black male singers of the 1960s who shaped the music landscape and left an indelible mark on the industry. These iconic artists dominated the ...

Adam P. Newton recently became a father for the first time, so he has decided to explain the entirety of post-WWII Western pop music to his new daughter, “Fig”…one genre at a time. What’s going on, ...

James Brown was an iconic American musician who is recognized as one of the most influential figures in rhythm and blues, soul, funk and protest civil rights music. Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia ...

Cato is one of the "lost" acts featured on the compilation Stone Crush. Credit: Photo by Morgan Murrell/Courtesy of Chummy PR When most people think of Memphis Soul, it’s the era from the mid-‘60s to ...

Michael Sumler, who was the iconic stylist, promoter and choreographer for the group Kool & the Gang, died Sunday in a car crash in Georgia, the Los Angeles Times reported. He was 71. 11Alive, a news ...

In a year when Adele, the retro-soul stylist with a ground-shaking alto, sold a gazillion albums, and Amy Winehouse, the game-changing soul-revivalist who battled her demons in public, passed away, it ...

Acclaimed soul singer Charles Bradley who released his first album at the age of 62, died Saturday following a long bout with cancer. He was 68. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing ...

Sharon Jones, an iconic Grammy-nominated soul and funk singer who rose to fame relatively late in life, died on Friday of pancreatic cancer. She was 60. Jones, known for her high-spirited live shows, ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Old-school funk and soul of the Twin Cities will be alive and well this weekend at the Dakota Jazz Club. On Friday and Saturday nights, the Secret Stash Soul Revue with Sonny ...