Next: ’80s Funk Legend Chaka Khan Hit the Charts With ‘One of the Best Albums’ 43 Years Ago Today This story was originally published by Parade on Dec 6, 2025, where it first appeared in the News ...

'80s Funk Icon, 72, Dazzles With Rare Red Carpet Appearance originally appeared on Parade. Charlie Wilson just proved that being cool is simply part of his DNA. On June 9, 2025, the 25th annual BET ...

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, ...

The Ohio Players is one of many funk groups from Dayton that took off in the 1970s and '80s. In the mid-1960s, James Brown was creating a new style of music — funk. Instead of turning elaborate ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

Eighties electro-funk band Collage are suing Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson over "Uptown Funk!," TMZ repots. Larry White, the band's sole surviving member, and the estates of two others are claiming that ...

A legendary funk and R&B singer is dead at age 72. Carl Carlton, the voice of 1970s and ‘80s hits like “Everlasting Love” and “She’s a Bad Mama Jama,” died Sunday, according to his son. A cause of ...