In 1970, Sly Stone & the Family Stone released a funk classic, but it was bassist Larry Graham's pioneering technique that ...

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 ...

I set a few rules for myself when I started writing this column of mine. I would only review older albums that weren't as appreciated as they should have been, or albums that didn't get a fair shot ...

Ueberschall describes Rare Grooves Vol. 2 as a time machine in a sample library. A spokesperson told us, "It will take you back to the early 1970s, when soul beats blended with funk and rock guitars.

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 ...

No score yet, be the first to add. The new reissue of a landmark album of 1970s funk restores the Los Angeles group’s reputation as multi-cultural pop savants and unstoppable improvisers. Save this ...

Tracks: Goldenwings; Paper Butterflies (Muy Lejos Te Vas); Totem; African Bird; Corre Niña; Pieces: Tombo / La Escuela / Tombo / The Last Goodbye; Groove. Personnel ...

William ‘Billy Bass’ Nelson, the original bassist for the funk rock band Funkadelic and a key figure in 1970s funk, has died at 75. Nelson got his start as a teenager working in singer George ...

Average White Band (AWB) is a Scottish funk and R&B band that formed in the early 1970s. The band’s music is known for its tight grooves, sophisticated horn arrangements, and soulful vocals. They ...

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 ...