Rodney Brown, drummer on 1967’s “Funky Broadway,” a Dyke & the Blazers classic and one of the first hit songs to use a variation on the word “funk” in its title, died May 17 of unknown ...

Clyde Stubblefield played drums with James Brown in some of his greatest years and created the endlessly-sampled break on 'Funky Drummer.' ...

Bootsy Collins discusses working with James Brown, George Clinton, and how he made the 'Album of the Year.' ...

Getting into the soulful stylings of the incomparable James Brown? These four songs are essential listening for any fan.

'A James Brown Christmas' is a soulful Christmas. The Godfather Of Soul kept on giving, right up until his death on Christmas Day 2006.

George "Funky" Brown, was a founding member of Kool & The Gang who died in 2023. Now, Brown is going into the Rock Hall and has a recent memoir and a posthumous solo album leaving his message to ...

Sinéad O'Connor's final album is a happy, funky blues homage With I'm Not Bossy, I'm The Boss, O'Connor delivered a rarity in her discography: an album that's actually fun ...

Would hip-hop exist without James Brown, especially considering how foundational “Funky Drummer” is? James Brown has been sampled over 15,000 times – that speaks for itself.

Mr. Brown was a producer of the most recent Kool & the Gang album, “People Just Wanna Have Fun,” released this year in anticipation of the group’s 60th anniversary.