(ThyBlackMan.com) When you think about soul and funk legends of the ‘70s and ‘80s, certain names dominate the headlines — but true music lovers know Carl Carlton belongs firmly in that conversation.

How to make old styles sound fresh? Dallas’ Silver Skylarks give a master class on the topic on The Number One Set and Sound, a debut album fusing ‘60s soul, ‘70s funk and ‘90s hip-hop into one ...

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 ...

Soul Jam Recalls the 70s: A night of classic soul, funk and disco at the YouTube Theater will see headliners the Stylistics joined by (William Hart’s) Delfonics, Peaches & Herb, Sonny Bivins ...

From the crucible of diverse styles that stirred in the streets of London in the ‘70s, Cymande emerged as pioneers of a bold new sound. From their formation in 1971, the nine-piece funk outfit ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Emotions were never just another R&B group. Formed in Chicago by the Hutchinson sisters—Sheila, Wanda, and Jeanette—they carried the gospel fire of their upbringing straight into ...

Instead those honors go to Parliament’s 1977 funk classic “Flash Light,” the Afro-picked Xavier “X” Smith (Bow Wow, three years removed from dropping the “Lil’”) singing over George Clinton and ...

Soul and funk trailblazer Betty Davis, who released three solo albums in the 1970s, has died at 77. Betty Davis, the brazen funk icon, died on Wednesday in Pennsylvania, at the age of 77. Danielle ...

There was a time, pre-Beatles if you want something more specific, when singles ruled pop music. But around the mid '60s things started turning toward album-length statements by artists. Of course, ...

Bruno Mars is a pastiche artist. That's just who he is. He is very good at it, too -- a born entertainer, a gifted songwriter, a master of period detail rivaling any Hollywood professional. Over the ...

Singer-songwriter-producer Betty Davis, an icon of future-funk, fashion and bold sexuality in the 1970s, died Wednesday at age 77 in her longtime home of Homestead, Pennsylvania. Davis, who was once ...