James Brown once said, "I've only got seventh grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk, and I like to put that to good use." While artists like Brown, George Clinton and Morris Day have ...

Bass Week: The word ‘funk’ or ‘funky’ can be applied to almost anything, from butt-shaking basslines to scatter cushions. We all instinctively know what’s implied, but in a bass playing sense, what ...

50 years after Parliament’s “Mothership Connection,” George Clinton is still bringing the funk to fans all over the world.

(ThyBlackMan.com) George Clinton is a mastermind of funk, an architect of psychedelic grooves, and an innovator whose influence stretches far beyond his Parliament-Funkadelic legacy. Since the late ...

In the KNKX studios, McTuff displayed the diverse sound and deep communication that has long made this a critical group in ...

Charlotte has a rich history of funk music. Back in 1965, the "Grandmaster of Funk" himself Mr. James Brown recorded his single “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” right here in the Queen City. As one of ...

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, ...

Rock Candy Funk Party (RCFP) is a collection of groove loving musicians bringing a fresh and funky vibe to the world of jazz. The band formed around 2009 when drummer Tal Bergman and guitarist Ron ...

The arrival of these two compilations of 1970s jazz/funk begs one simple question: what took RCA so long? The fact that the mini-revival known as acid jazz peaked about five years ago puts these ...