Some of the most defining funk albums come from legends like Parliament, James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, Betty Davis, ...

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, ...

Pro wrestling will never be the same. The legendary Terry Funk has passed away at the age of 79. For the last eight decades, wrestling filled Funk’s blood supply. The son of wrestling icon Dory Funk, ...

Funk songs really dominated the radio in the 1970s, and for good reason. Few genres that were popular at the time matched the danceable energy and uplifting lyricism that funk was known for. If you’re ...

The Song That Changed My Life is a segment that gives us the chance to talk with some of our favorite artists about the music that made them who they are today. This time around we're joined by ...

Professional wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk has died at age 79. Funk's career spanned more than 50 years and he was hugely influential in the development of hardcore wrestling. The ...

The syncopated story of funk music, from its roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk and beyond. WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, ...

Just last month, I found myself shoulder to shoulder with strangers in the basement of a New York club, screaming, shouting the lyrics to “Dancing Queen” with a live band and collectively grooving to ...

Exhibition puts music previously shunned by elites as ‘stuff of outlaws’ in long tradition of black culture and resistance Hebert Amorim was eight when he got his first taste of funk carioca (Rio funk ...