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One of the world’s greatest bassists talks switching from guitar, how LSD helped him become a songwriter and why he’s finally ...
Republican National Convention, Bruce became the first African American to win any votes for national office at a major party ...
As an international music icon, James Brown emerged as one of the founding fathers of funk with a musical style that often ...
James Brown's message of Black pride and hope resonated with the Black Power movement. Learn about his legacy and the current ...
The BGSU School of Cultural and Critical Studies and WBGU-PBS are bringing on the funk next weekend when they host a popular ...
Stanley Nelson and Nicole London talk the roots of funk music and freedom. We Want The Funk! is now available on PBS.
P BS’s Independent Lens series tackles the history and cultural impact of funk music in its latest 90-minute documentary, We ...
We Want the Funk! is a vibrant documentary that celebrates the revolutionary sound and cultural legacy of 1970s funk music.​ Directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London, the film premiered on PBS’s ...
Some of the best funk songs of all time sound just as fresh as they did when they came out decades ago, which is beyond rare.
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In a recent interview with MILLION DOLLAZ WORTH OF GAME, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown spoke about James. Brown: "That man got superpowers... The super speed, super athleticism, he got super ...
As historian Scot Brown explains, funk at that time captured “the sentiment of a generational change where conformity is not the priority.” And that’s how you get songs like James Brown’s ...