Credited by Miles Davis as opening his eyes to the music of Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, Davis released three albums of her own and kicked open doors for a new generation of boundary-pushing pop stars.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billy Bass, born William Nelson, Jr., and the founding bassist of Parliament–Funkadelic, died on Saturday, February 1, at 75.

Ask the average pop fan to trace the development of rock and roll through the ’60s and ’70s, and he or she will immediately recall the way the music moved from the British Invasion into psychedelia, ...

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 ...

If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ...

Call it old school but the sweltering mélange of jazz, funk, and soul that characterizes pianist/keyboardist Mike DiLorenzo's new album Bring It Back defines timelessness. The early '70s was a golden ...

There are some artists that define a generation and without a doubt Earth, Wind & Fire was one of them. Aside from laying the ground work for a lot of funk artists, the band was among one of the most ...