When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: C Brandon/Redferns via Getty Images In 1970, DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight was a ...

The musicians in War simply loved jamming together. It was everyone else who made meaning from their melodies. “All we wanted was to groove,” said keyboardist and singer Lonnie Jordan, the only ...

In the ’70s, funk tore the roof off the charts, and taught a generation what it meant to get on the One. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a ...

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...

With a focus on music from the Middle East and North Africa, Habibi Funk co-founder and curator Jannis Stürtz and his team have been reissuing some of the most unexpected and exciting releases of the ...

As its name implies, classic rock isn’t so much defined by its sound as its place in music history. Much of this music carries a certain timelessness that deserves to be remembered. But unfortunately, ...

Sly Stone, the musician who formed hit-making group Sly and the Family Stone, has died, his family confirmed Monday. “After a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues, Sly passed ...

With the amount of music that continues that gets released daily, it feels inevitable that there will be hidden gems that don’t get the shine they deserve. While this may seem like a modern problem, ...

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 ...

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, ...

Did Ariana Grande rip-off a classic funk song from the ’70s? Due to a settlement on Monday, we may never know. The company which owns the rights to the music written and recorded by the act the Jimmy ...

War, a popular funk, rock and soul group from the ‘70s, will perform Friday at Pikes Peak Center. The group is best known for its hits “Low Rider,” “Spill the Wine,” “The World is a Ghetto” and “Why ...