This story originally appeared in the Asbury Park Press on June 15, 1970. Brick Township – Comparing rock groups really isn’t my thing. They are too much a social phenomenon to judge strictly for ...

There was a lot of music to discover in the 1970s. Funk and disco were hip, rock’n’roll was evolving into different forms of modern rock, and jazz continued to branch out into jazz fusion. Despite all ...

The Ohio Players as pictured in their 1970s heyday. CONTRIBUTED / FILE The Ohio Players as pictured in their 1970s heyday. CONTRIBUTED / FILE “We Want The Funk!,” a journey through the history of funk ...

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

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 ...

The 1970s Scottish funk/R&B group Average White Band will be the subject of a new feature documentary that is being supported by Sky and Screen Scotland, with Warner Music Entertainment on board as ...

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, ...

Brick Township – Comparing rock groups really isn’t my thing. They are too much a social phenomenon to judge strictly for their musical prowess and the necessary consideration of audience impact ...